Pet Resources and Help
Looking after your pet is a big responsibility and we are here to help you with that especially when it comes to all the accessories that you are going to need. They seem to be almost as expensive as children when it comes to their requirements. Lets face it is really hard to resist buying all those nifty items that are so readily available for our pets. Now there are some items that are must have and then there are others that in your pets opinion would be nice to have. In either case we are ready to provide you with the resources for all those needs. Right now we only have a few but not for long. We are intent on bringing you all the best deals and resources there are when it comes to getting what your pet deserves.
Yahoo news posted an interesting news article about the constant health issues some of our animals are facing and in this instance it was related to a new virus concerning cats. Our domestic animals as well as our wildlife face life threatening issues just as we do and there is still so much to be learned about these. We have the advantage in some cases over animals because we at least have a voice and can push for research on diseases. Our animals have to wait till we make that decision for them.
“Newly Discovered Virus Linked to Deadly Kidney Disease in Cats
A newly discovered virus may be one of the causes of a potentially fatal kidney disease in pet cats.
Tubulointerstitial nephritis is a disease that inflames the spaces between the kidney tubules, the tubes that carry fluid for filtration inside the organ. Many factors can cause tubulointerstitial nephritis in humans, from infections to autoimmune disorders to certain medications. But in cats, the cause is rarely known.
Now, researchers in Hong Kong believe they’ve found at least one culprit: a new virus related to measles and mumps dubbed feline morbillivirus. A dog version of this virus causes distemper, which manifests as vomiting, diarrhea, coughing and deadly neurological symptoms.
“All dogs are vaccinated against the canine distemper virus, because the dog morbillivirus can cause very severe disease in dogs with fever, pneumonia, brain infection, immunosuppression and rash,” study researcher Kwok-Yung Yuen told LiveScience. “Despite the close relationship between dog, cat and human, no morbillivirus is found in cats yet. And one of top causes of death in cases due to nephritis leading to kidney failure is quite unknown.” [10 Deadly Diseases That Hopped Across Species]…“ continue reading…
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