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Wow! Great info. I did not know! Thanks Caroline! :) Wendy Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has! ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ - Original Message From: Caroline Kaufmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2007 4:23:14 PM Subject: RE: OT:Question Alright, I am not an expert, but here's what I have know/have learned: I think it depends on the cause of the URI-- which with cats, we know it can be many different things and usually, it's too expensive to actually run a culture and find out what is causing the URI (unless it's a chronically suffering cat having a significant amount of trouble and then the cost outweighs the need). In cats, it's usually feline herpes (a VIRUS) OR feline caliciVIRUS causing the URI (but not always). In general, viruses are not zoonotic (transmittable over different species). However, if the URI is caused by a BACTERIAL infection, then yes, possibly it is transmittable to a dog. Again, in general though, cats are more prone to URIs than dogs. I think dogs most common shelter-type, highly contagious disease is 'kennel cough.' Here are the 'general' rules: There are some zoonotic diseases that can be transmissible between cats, dogs, and humans, but they shouldn't cause upper respiratory diseases. Most are caused by internal parasite infections, such as giardia or tapeworms. Rabies, mange, and ringworm are other examples of zoonotic diseases. For cat and dog upper respiratory infections, however, the disease-causing agents are usually species-specific (hence the titles being FELINE herpes, etc., and your dog should not be able to catch the URI from a cat. If a dog seems to come down with a URI at the same time as a cat with a URI, (insert my lawyer-speak here), it's more likely than not that the dog may have actually caught it from another dog. Here's a quick reference for shelters found on the internet: http://www.animalsheltering.org/resource_library/magazine_articles/jan_feb_1997/controlling_upper_respiratory_infections_in_your_shelter.html Okay, again, I am no expert, but this is the information on the subject that I have found generally. Caroline From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 12:48:19 -0500 Subject: OT:Question To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Hi guys, Can dogs and cats catch colds from each other? Sorry having brain farts right now can't remember...getting old I guess. Somebody contacted me about this. Thanks! TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS SIAMESE COLLIE RESCUE Terrie Mohr-Forker http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescue http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html http://www.felineleukemia.org/ http://www.petloss.com/ TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS https://www.paypal.com/ Check out AOL Money Finance's list of the hottest products and top money wasters of 2007. You keep typing, we keep giving. Download Messenger and join the i’m Initiative now. Join in! Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
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It is also possible to give your cats a cold. Again, it depends on what organism is causing the upper respiratory problem. There are 100s out there and some can be passed between species and others cannot. MaryChristine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: depends of which organism is causing the symptoms--corona, rhino, herpes, etc--some are species-specific, other are less discriminating On Dec 5, 2007 4:55 PM, Pat Kachur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Upper Respiratory Infection (which is a cold for cats) is very infectious. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 12:48 PM Subject: OT:Question Hi guys, Can dogs and cats catch colds from each other? Sorry having brain farts right now can't remember...getting old I guess. Somebody contacted me about this. Thanks! TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS SIAMESE COLLIE RESCUE Terrie Mohr-Forker http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescue http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html http://www.felineleukemia.org/ http://www.petloss.com/ TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS https://www.paypal.com/ - Check out AOL Money Finance's list of the hottest products and top money wasters of 2007. -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
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Hi Terrie It's my understanding that colds are not transmitted between cats and dogs. When I first got MeMe she had a terrible upper respiratory and was sneezing constantly. My dogs shared a water bowl and sometimes a bed with her and they were fine. Hope all is well with your kitties. Best Jane On Dec 5, 2007, at 4:55 PM, Pat Kachur wrote: Upper Respiratory Infection (which is a cold for cats) is very infectious. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 12:48 PM Subject: OT:Question Hi guys, Can dogs and cats catch colds from each other? Sorry having brain farts right now can't remember...getting old I guess. Somebody contacted me about this. Thanks! TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS SIAMESE COLLIE RESCUE Terrie Mohr-Forker http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescue http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html http://www.felineleukemia.org/ http://www.petloss.com/ TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS https://www.paypal.com/ Check out AOL Money Finance's list of the hottest products and top money wasters of 2007.
RE: OT:Question
Alright, I am not an expert, but here's what I have know/have learned: I think it depends on the cause of the URI-- which with cats, we know it can be many different things and usually, it's too expensive to actually run a culture and find out what is causing the URI (unless it's a chronically suffering cat having a significant amount of trouble and then the cost outweighs the need). In cats, it's usually feline herpes (a VIRUS) OR feline caliciVIRUS causing the URI (but not always). In general, viruses are not zoonotic (transmittable over different species). However, if the URI is caused by a BACTERIAL infection, then yes, possibly it is transmittable to a dog. Again, in general though, cats are more prone to URIs than dogs. I think dogs most common shelter-type, highly contagious disease is 'kennel cough.' Here are the 'general' rules: There are some zoonotic diseases that can be transmissible between cats, dogs, and humans, but they shouldn't cause upper respiratory diseases. Most are caused by internal parasite infections, such as giardia or tapeworms. Rabies, mange, and ringworm are other examples of zoonotic diseases. For cat and dog upper respiratory infections, however, the disease-causing agents are usually species-specific (hence the titles being FELINE herpes, etc., and your dog should not be able to catch the URI from a cat. If a dog seems to come down with a URI at the same time as a cat with a URI, (insert my lawyer-speak here), it's more likely than not that the dog may have actually caught it from another dog. Here's a quick reference for shelters found on the internet: http://www.animalsheltering.org/resource_library/magazine_articles/jan_feb_1997/controlling_upper_respiratory_infections_in_your_shelter.htmlOkay, again, I am no expert, but this is the information on the subject that I have found generally.Caroline From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 12:48:19 -0500Subject: OT:QuestionTo: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Hi guys, Can dogs and cats catch colds from each other? Sorry having brain farts right now can't remember...getting old I guess. Somebody contacted me about this. Thanks! TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTSSIAMESE COLLIE RESCUETerrie Mohr-Forkerhttp://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescuehttp://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.htmlhttp://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.htmlhttp://www.felineleukemia.org/http://www.petloss.com/TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTShttps://www.paypal.com/ Check out AOL Money Finance's list of the hottest products and top money wasters of 2007. _ You keep typing, we keep giving. Download Messenger and join the i’m Initiative now. http://im.live.com/messenger/im/home/?source=TAGLM
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depends of which organism is causing the symptoms--corona, rhino, herpes, etc--some are species-specific, other are less discriminating On Dec 5, 2007 4:55 PM, Pat Kachur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Upper Respiratory Infection (which is a cold for cats) is very infectious. - Original Message - *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org *Sent:* Wednesday, December 05, 2007 12:48 PM *Subject:* OT:Question Hi guys, Can dogs and cats catch colds from each other? Sorry having brain farts right now can't remember...getting old I guess. Somebody contacted me about this. Thanks! *TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS SIAMESE COLLIE RESCUE Terrie Mohr-Forker *http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/* * http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescue* * http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html* * http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html* * http://www.felineleukemia.org/* * http://www.petloss.com/*** TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS *https://www.paypal.com/ -- Check out AOL Money Finance's list of the hottest productshttp://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop000301and top money wastershttp://money.aol.com/top5/general/ways-you-are-wasting-money?NCID=aoltop000302of 2007. -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
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Upper Respiratory Infection (which is a cold for cats) is very infectious. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 12:48 PM Subject: OT:Question Hi guys, Can dogs and cats catch colds from each other? Sorry having brain farts right now can't remember...getting old I guess. Somebody contacted me about this. Thanks! TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS SIAMESE COLLIE RESCUE Terrie Mohr-Forker http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescue http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html http://www.felineleukemia.org/ http://www.petloss.com/ TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS https://www.paypal.com/ -- Check out AOL Money Finance's list of the hottest products and top money wasters of 2007.
