Some people believe that animals are bearers of all sorts of dangerous diseases. Sometimes these assumptions are justified, especially if we are dealing with wild or exotic animals. But the truth is that animals are not carriers of diseases that are dangerous to humans, especially if the pet is cared for and vaccinated. If we get sick from animals, why do we keep them in our house?

I will try tell you some of most common diseases that can occur in cats, as well as feline disease symptoms. Also, it is important that when you see these feline disease symptoms, you know how to solve them and how dangerous they are for your meowing friends.

What diseases can cats get? - Before you know which are the most common diseases, we need to do away with several myths. There are several problems with pompous names, which sound very serious and can scare the cat owners.

-Feline Leukemia (FeLV) is an incurable disease that affects only cats! It is not transmitted to humans and can not survive in the human body. If you have a cat diagnosed with Leukemia, you should know that there is no risk for you to get sick.

-Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) sounds very similar to Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Both viruses belong to the same class of viruses, which is the only similarity between the 2 disorders. FIV does not harm humans and can not cause AIDS. Some veterinarians have called FIV - feline AIDS to better explain the effects on the cats who are holders of the virus. Unfortunately, that name has scared people but the conclusion is the same: FIV is a specific disease, feline and human AIDS are two different types of diseases!

Also, the chances of a cat cold to be transmitted to humans are next to zero. The virus that causes cold in humans, sneezing, coughing, tired and bloodshot eyes stuffy and running nose, can not infect cats in the same way as any feline virus does not harm humans. In fact, cats may be diagnosed with human diseases such as diabetes, arthritis, heart disease, cancer, but these diseases are not contagious so they can not be transmitted from cat to man!

The general mind frame of people, cats are less dangerous than dogs (when is the last time you saw a postman chased by a cat?) and their reputation of clean animals should gives the impression that they are healthy as bulls. In fact, many veterinary doctors would rather treat an angry dog than an angry cat (cats claw and scratch much worse than a dog). There are some diseases that can be transmitted from cats to humans.

-Fleas. These tiny insects feed on the blood of cats as well as that of humans. Fleas are so small that their bite is almost invisible (at first), but if the man and the cat are is allergic to fleas, every bite will be felt as an injection after which it will irritate the area.

There are concerns about diseases that can be transmitted through fleas but that would mean that the fleas have bitten a healthy person after biting an ill person, and the odds are against that. In most cases, the effects of flea bites are nothing more than itchiness and perhaps a rash. End of part one. (part two, coming soon)