Zoonotic Diseases

hannahgirl

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What diseases can dogs pass to cats? Thanks.
 

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It depends who you talk to ... My vet has noted dog to cat URI s and vice versa but in general most will say a dog cannot give most ailments ( rabies I believe is a firm yes) to a cat
 

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Because I'm dealing with it right now and am completely obsessed over it, the first thing that comes to mind is ringworm.
 

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Do you mean "diseases" in the literal sense? There are some I am sure but I can't really think of any at the moment, but there are a bunch of things that would fall under other conditions, most parasites external & internal. I wonder about some bacteria but I don't know. My vets insisted that Clostridium was species specific, but I proved them wrong, of course my gang loves to prove the Docs wrong
Ringworm as mentioned is another.
 
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