Do Cats hve diseases?

Question

my dad wont get me one until he knows

Answer 1

they dont have diseases that would be contagious to people and most can be prevented with vaccinations It might be helpfull if you and your father go to the local ASPCA and talk to the people there about it, it would also give you a chance to look at all the cats their for adoption, the upside to this is that any cat you get there has its first set of shots and has been fixed. If you get a cat and take it to the vet you are going to be paying a lot more money than you would adopting one from a shelter

Answer 2

Yes they have diseases and there are vaccinations; but not for everything. And if they have a vaccination for the disease, it does not mean it will be effective. The case in point is feline leukemia, which was only maybe 50% preventable with exposure; at my last review which was about 10 years ago: so I hope I'm way low. No vaccine is 100% effective and none without risk, but looking at the odds, it's the best choice in almost all cases. I'm current on my vaccinations ( myself and my cat). Any animal can get a disease, but that doesn't or shouldn't mean you should not have a pet. And since you asked the question, I need to see the latest feline luekemia stats. Tell your dad that cats can't give you any disease except rabies (which any animal can), and that's why it is an important vaccination. Opps, I forgot about the one that can affect an unborn child if the mother is in contact with cat feces.

Answer 3

Any animal on the surface of this planet (as well as fish and anything ELSE alive) can have diseases. The word is 'can', it doesn't mean they do.

The vet tests for the standard ones found in your area. Don't panic, many diseases are treatable (diabetes, FIV, etc.). Most cats don't have any because they've never been exposed to any. If you dad keeps saying this to you I think he's just trying to get you to not want a pet.

We have two male cats with FIV, they got it when they were strays. It will shorten their life by--let's see---maybe a few months? FIV+ cats live nearly full length lives, up to 15 years and past that. I had to read up on the new information out there on this disease when ours were both confirmed with the Western Blot test as being positive. They do NOT give the disease to any other cat because they don't bite them. They've been living with three cats who don't have it, and those never got it from them in the past 7 years. It's not a bad disease--the downside of it is that you have to make sure the FIV cats don't get exposed to sick cats because it takes them longer to heal.

We have a diabetic cat too, she developed it at age 14, but we're treating her with insulin and she'd doing fine. Diabetes is a disease, but you can't get it from a cat any more than you can get FIV from a cat, it doesn't transmit to humans.

Most cat diseases don't transmit to humans.

I'm wondering if your dad is thinking 'parasites' instead? All parasites can be treated for with medicine from the vet, so that's not a worry either.

Answer 4

yes ,there is feline leukemia virus:it is present in the saliva,tears,and possibly the urine and feces of an infected
cat.it can be spread by cat to cat contact. there isnt any known study of this being passed to a human,from handling the cat.all you have to do is have your cat tested and treated before bring home.

feline AIDS is another, feline immunodeficiency virus(fiv)that
is transmittable in cats and is shed mainly in the saliva.the
principal mode of transmission is through bites.
free roaming male cats ..especially aggressive ones.. are the most frequently infected,while cat that remain mostly indoors are less likely to be infected.approximately 1.5 to 3%
of healthy cats are infected with FIV.and once again humans
cannot contract this from cats even if they scratch or bite you.
hoped this helped you out .

Answer 5

cats do have diseases. But then again so do humans and any other animal. If you do get a cat you should get them tested for any diseases. After thats been done and they come up negitive for those you want to get them vaccinated to protect them from any diseases and also give them flea and tick preventatives and heart worm preventatives so they will stay healthy.

Answer 6

Of course cats can have diseases! But the vet will also be fully aware of all of them, and you can take your kitty to the vet's right away for his shots and tests. You can't control the environment your cat was born into, but you CAN control his/her life after that and make sure it's a happy and healthy one! Good luck!

Answer 7

The first thing you do when getting a kitten is take it to the vet to get it's first set of shots. The vet will check for worms and make sure it is healthy. If it has worms the Vet will give it a pill to kill the worms. It can sleep with you a few days later. The kitten will see the vet 3 times, over the period of 3 months. After that it is once a year for rabies shot and feline leukemia. The only thing that is transferable to humans is worms. If you see little dried up crumbs in your bed then it has worms, and they are passed to humans if they can enter your butt before they die of exposure to air. It's rare for humans to get them, but if you do your doctor can give you one pill and that kills them in one dose. I hope you get a kitten they are great lovers.

Answer 8

ALL animals, just like ALL humans have the potential to carry diseases. HOWEVER...just like humans get vacinated as babies....if you vacinnate your kitty then then they will be HEALTHY, AFFECTIONATE & SUPER LOVING.

Cats are no different then dogs. Both can get diseases and both can be VACINATED TO RULE OUT ALL DIESEASES.

GREAT QUESTION. Hope your dad will let your get your kitten soon. Have him go to all vet visits with you so you both can learn all about kittens as they grow up.

You can also get a kitten that has had all its shots, full healthy certificate and spayed/neutered at your local Animal Shelter.
You can also arrange to adopt a pet from your local vet....again....everything has already been done and they are just awaiting GREAT HOMES LIKE YOURS. Blessings, Patti

Answer 9

If you take them to the vet, the vet will test them for all kinds of diseases. but they only get diseases from other cats.

Answer 10

Yes, they can actually get a feline version of the AIDS virus - FIV and there's another disease that may affect humans if the litter box is not cleaned regularly. Research - good luck!