Of cats who test positive for heartworms, around 75–80% self-cure, while the others will succumb to the disease. Around 10% of cats with heartworms may experience sudden death. If your cat recovers, ...

Cat Poop Parasite Known for Driving Rats Crazy, Now Infecting Beluga Whales Toxoplasma gondii and the disease it causes, toxoplasmosis, has been researched in connection to PMDD and schizophrenia ...

The parasite does not linger in their fur or mouth. • Older cats are less likely to carry toxo, as cats become infected by eating rodents, birds or other small animals infected with the parasite.

The parasite’s reproductive strategy generally involves an interaction between two other species, namely cats and rodents. It works by first infecting a cat, who passes the parasite on to rats ...

In fact, as many as 45% of cats have worms at any given time. "Worms are common, especially in kittens, newly adopted cats, and cats who spend time outdoors," says Amanda McNabb, DVM, a ...

You may have heard of Toxoplasma gondii because it is so common. Cats carry this parasite, and anyone that cleans a litter box can be exposed. The parasite usually doesn't cause many health problems, ...

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The cat eats the rat, and the parasite completes its life cycle. That manipulation of the local ecology is not unusual for a parasite, Laferty says. "This is something that many parasites do," he says ...

A mind-bending parasite Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite that can live in many kinds of animals, although it can only reproduce sexually in the gut of a domestic or wild cat.