A deadly fungus that can infect cats and people is spreading

Post by nosioptar » Wed, Jun 24, 2026, 5:01 PM UTC

throwaway173738 wrote: post #58

croes wrote: post #28

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A world with cats is a world with billions of dead birds and small mammals. Without them we will have even more insects. So this time cats won’t protect us from diseases by killing the carrier, these time they help the carriers

Or killing them in the US will allow bird populations to recover, leading to birds killing more insects. Cats are not native to the Americas.

Post by nosioptar » Wed, Jun 24, 2026, 5:06 PM UTC

pizzafeelsright wrote: post #110

shahsjsjjsz wrote: post #6

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Not having cats is an option that is not seriously considered. Dogs are even worse. Make them shit in your own backyard please. If you are a city dweller please do not keep “pets”, it’s bloody ridiculous, thank you.

Keeping an animal that defecates indoors and allowing it contact with food prep area is obscene.

Post by fatata123 » Wed, Jun 24, 2026, 5:37 PM UTC

hombre_fatal wrote: post #100

drdexebtjl wrote: post #48

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This doesn’t necessarily work. Some pills taste bad, and the cat will refuse weird-tasting food. I recommend everyone who has healthy cats to talk to their vet about administering empty capsules. Just so you and the cat get comfortable with the process before you need it. Kind of like you need to train them from an early age that clipping their nails is fine. When your cat gets old, they will need to take oral supple…

> When your cat gets old > You’re the person they trust the most -_- Gave my spry lil five year old critter a hug. He doesn't deserve to get old.

Post by georgemcbay » Wed, Jun 24, 2026, 5:44 PM UTC

sillystuff wrote: post #109

jsiepkes wrote: post #43

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Its not always that easy. For example cerenia tastes very bitter for a cat. My cat will start drooling almost uncontrollably if he tastes it. He has a kidney condition and needs it for the rest of his life. I've tried crushing it, but he will then just ignore the food because of the bitter taste of the pill. Putting it in something like easy-pill will work a couple of times. Until he realizes the disgusting taste he…

Some drugs are available online / locally through compounding pharmacies as transdermal creams that you apply to the inner surface of the cat's ear. From a quick search, it looks like cerenia is available in this form. Your last sentence, "[pilling cat] (without drama) is by putting it deep into his mouth" must mean you have a very chill cat [emphasis mine].

Post by euroderf » Wed, Jun 24, 2026, 5:52 PM UTC

dormento wrote: post #125

MisterTea wrote: post #15

> “I’m convinced that half of the human cases that come from cats are people who are trying to stuff pills down their cat’s throats to treat the sporotrichosis,” Do yourself a favor, crush the pill and put it in food. Problem solved. Difficult with multiple cats but I had two and one needed medication so I put this little guys on a window sill he loved to perch on which the other cat didn't care to reach.

> Do yourself a favor, crush the pill and put it in food. PROTIP never ever do this. The cat might just decide food is not worth having and develop liver and stomach issues. Bastards won't tell you anything is wrong, then they'll just crawl into a hole, as usual. Source: I had the same not-good, very very bad idea and almost killed mine once. Had to go for a feeding tube and all. If you must give you cat medicine in…