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Cats - Plague - Immunizations
I was wondering if there is an expert out there that could answer a question
I have. I live near the Navajo Reservation in Arizona and recently a cat was found on the reservation with plague. Apparently the cat acquired the disease from contact with an infected wild rabbit. The incident happened some distance from where I work. I work at an Indian Health facility and the infection control officer asked me if I knew whether there was an immunization available for plague prevention in cats. One of the offices on our campus has been feeding some cats. The folks from that department said the cats had received all of their shots. I am thinking that plague isn't one of routine shots cats get. Is that correct? If not a routine shot, is such an immunization available for cats? Your replies would be appreciated. |
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On Wed 15 Jun 2005 08:38:04p, Lynn Gerber wrote in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav ): I was wondering if there is an expert out there that could answer a question I have. I live near the Navajo Reservation in Arizona and recently a cat was found on the reservation with plague. Apparently the cat acquired the disease from contact with an infected wild rabbit. The incident happened some distance from where I work. I work at an Indian Health facility and the infection control officer asked me if I knew whether there was an immunization available for plague prevention in cats. One of the offices on our campus has been feeding some cats. The folks from that department said the cats had received all of their shots. I am thinking that plague isn't one of routine shots cats get. Is that correct? If not a routine shot, is such an immunization available for cats? Your replies would be appreciated. Plague sounds just too general. Also sounds like a cop-out for a near-future planned culling. I hope you find some answers. -- Cheryl "The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath." - W.C. Fields |
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Cheryl wrote: On Wed 15 Jun 2005 08:38:04p, Lynn Gerber wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav ): I was wondering if there is an expert out there that could answer a question I have. I live near the Navajo Reservation in Arizona and recently a cat was found on the reservation with plague. Apparently the cat acquired the disease from contact with an infected wild rabbit. The incident happened some distance from where I work. I work at an Indian Health facility and the infection control officer asked me if I knew whether there was an immunization available for plague prevention in cats. One of the offices on our campus has been feeding some cats. The folks from that department said the cats had received all of their shots. I am thinking that plague isn't one of routine shots cats get. Is that correct? If not a routine shot, is such an immunization available for cats? Your replies would be appreciated. Plague sounds just too general. Also sounds like a cop-out for a near-future planned culling. I hope you find some answers. Bubonic Plague is alive and well in the American Southwest. It is hosted by fleas that live on rats and rabbits and other small furry creatures. Cat catches rat/rabbit, fleas jump onto kitty isn't *that* farfetched although I've never read of plague transmission via a feline vector. I don't believe cats are susceptible to the plague themselves, so a vaccine wouldn't do much good. It seems that it could be possible that outdoor cats could harbor the plague carrying fleas. I don't know if there are different kinds of fleas and a rat flea can't live on a cat. I'd kind of doubt it. Claude |
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"Lynn Gerber" wrote in message
... I was wondering if there is an expert out there that could answer a question I have. I live near the Navajo Reservation in Arizona and recently a cat was found on the reservation with plague. Apparently the cat acquired the disease from contact with an infected wild rabbit. The incident happened some distance from where I work. I work at an Indian Health facility and the infection control officer asked me if I knew whether there was an immunization available for plague prevention in cats. One of the offices on our campus has been feeding some cats. The folks from that department said the cats had received all of their shots. I am thinking that plague isn't one of routine shots cats get. Is that correct? If not a routine shot, is such an immunization available for cats? Your replies would be appreciated. I honestly don't know, I didn't even realize plague was still around. Maybe try some sites like the CDC or animal control websites? The vaccines cats normally get are FVRCP (distemper), rabies, and sometimes a Feline Leukemia vacc. -- -Kelly |
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claudel wrote: In article , Karen wrote: in article , claudel at wrote on 6/15/05 8:28 PM: In article , Cheryl wrote: On Wed 15 Jun 2005 08:38:04p, Lynn Gerber wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav ): I was wondering if there is an expert out there that could answer a question I have. I live near the Navajo Reservation in Arizona and recently a cat was found on the reservation with plague. Apparently the cat acquired the disease from contact with an infected wild rabbit. The incident happened some distance from where I work. I work at an Indian Health facility and the infection control officer asked me if I knew whether there was an immunization available for plague prevention in cats. One of the offices on our campus has been feeding some cats. The folks from that department said the cats had received all of their shots. I am thinking that plague isn't one of routine shots cats get. Is that correct? If not a routine shot, is such an immunization available for cats? Your replies would be appreciated. Plague sounds just too general. Also sounds like a cop-out for a near-future planned culling. I hope you find some answers. Bubonic Plague is alive and well in the American Southwest. It is hosted by fleas that live on rats and rabbits and other small furry creatures. Cat catches rat/rabbit, fleas jump onto kitty isn't *that* farfetched although I've never read of plague transmission via a feline vector. I don't believe cats are susceptible to the plague themselves, so a vaccine wouldn't do much good. It seems that it could be possible that outdoor cats could harbor the plague carrying fleas. I don't know if there are different kinds of fleas and a rat flea can't live on a cat. I'd kind of doubt it. Claude Well, considering that half of the Plague problem of the Great Plague is the result of culling cats (being associated with witches) which allowed the rodent population to explode, I kind of wonder about this too. But to the original OP, no, cats are not routinely vaccinated for plague. I really wonder about this diagnosis too. There was a lot of ignorance regarding many subjects in the Middle Ages. These days most authorities agree that fleas are the plague vector. Lots of good info here http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/plague/ For instance: "People usually get plague from being bitten by a rodent flea that is carrying the plague bacterium or by handling an infected animal." This suggests that the type of flea that carries the plague germ wouldn't live on a cat... Perhaps Cheryl is correct that there are excuses being made for a planned culling. There definately is some misinformation. The OP should check out the CDC website and pass along the correct info. It doesn't appear that cats can either contract or spread plague. Claude Whoops, I read some more on the CDC site. Another quote: "Domestic cats (and sometimes dogs) are readily infected by fleas or from eating infected wild rodents. Cats may serve as a source of infection to persons exposed to them. Pets may also bring plague-infected fleas into the home." Claude |
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"Lynn Gerber" wrote in message ... I was wondering if there is an expert out there that could answer a question I have. I live near the Navajo Reservation in Arizona and recently a cat was found on the reservation with plague. Apparently the cat acquired the disease from contact with an infected wild rabbit. The incident happened some distance from where I work. I work at an Indian Health facility and the infection control officer asked me if I knew whether there was an immunization available for plague prevention in cats. One of the offices on our campus has been feeding some cats. The folks from that department said the cats had received all of their shots. I am thinking that plague isn't one of routine shots cats get. Is that correct? If not a routine shot, is such an immunization available for cats? A Yersinia pestis vaccine for cats has been in development for a few years, but I don't know when it will hit the market. Its not in my latest edition of Veterinary Pharmaceuticals & Biologicals. If it the vaccine was available, it would be in the Vet PDR. Because of low incidence of disease and effective treatment, I don't think the vaccine is on the front burner. Phil |
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Thanks for your responses.
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