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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / November 2004Can Cats get Lime Disease from Ticks?
Can they get ANY disease from ticks? A friend is adopting a tick-infested cat and she'd like to know. Thanks for the groups earlier help on other questions, BTW!! Yes. They can. They are less likely to get it because the tick needs to be attached for like two days before the disease can transmit, and cats are meticulous groomers and can pull most of them off. It is very treatable though a good course of doxycycline will help if she has it. Keep an eye out for limping and other vague symptoms. If anything odd occurs, inform the vet that lyme disease is a possibility. > Can they get ANY disease from ticks? A friend is adopting a > tick-infested cat and she'd like to know. > > Thanks for the groups earlier help on other questions, BTW!! >Yes. They can. They are less likely to get it because the tick needs to be >attached for like two days before the disease can transmit, and cats are [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> >> Thanks for the groups earlier help on other questions, BTW!! Thanks for the reply They are less likely to get it because the tick needs to be > attached for like two days before the disease can transmit, __________________ This is not set in stone. There are reports of transmission only after a few hours. Alot of it has to do with the way the tick is removed. If the tick is removed improperly the risk of infection goes up. Ticks should never be smothered or burned. The tick will panic and vomit its stomach contents into the host. It is very treatable > though a good course of doxycycline ______________________ Very treatable early. In people it is more complicated since rarely are people diagnosed early. The treatable status has to do with how many strains the host has been infected with. There are now over 300 strains. Also, how many other tick borne illnesses the host has been infected with. Kara Tyson Lyme Disease Support Group of AL Director > Can they get ANY disease from ticks? A friend is adopting a > tick-infested cat and she'd like to know. ______________ Yes they can. I would advise your friend to have those ticks removed before bringing the cat into the home. There are many tick borne illnesses. And people who are infected are usually infected with more than one. Kara Tyson Lyme Disease Support Group of AL |
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