for you all without knowledge
cats are 1 of the cleanest house pet - they clean
themselves regular
they are cleaner than dogs / rats / flys
but then cats are also snobbish animals
they will not attack human for food but will start hunting for
small animals like rats and birds.
please learn more and watch Natural Geo
Hwaimeng, sadly you only blindly follow knowledge - at a certain
angle. Cats are cleanest house pet - yes that is a true. But
stray cat - that is a different story.
Time to educate you on the different between stray and house
cat.
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Stray cats are susceptible to diseases that rarely
affect house cats. The tendency of strays to venture into the woods
where they encounter wild animals puts them at greater risk.
Diseases they can contract include those of a bacterial, viral,
fungal, or parasitic nature.
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Whether abandoned or feral, most stray cats are not vaccinated
against disease. Forced to fend for themselves, they cannot always
eat regularly. Because stray females rarely get spayed, having too
many consecutive litters takes its toll on the female's system.
Strays often encounter other sick cats who transmit diseases,
either those that are airborne or through fighting. While city
strays are subject to physical abuse or being struck by cars, those who avoid contact with
humans take shelter in the woods where they hunt. There, they can
come in contact with skunks and raccoons who can have rabies.
While rabies is among the most dangerous of the diseases
affecting strays, others, such as respiratory viruses, occur from a
lack of health care. Cats with
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus are unable to fight infection, making
them vulnerable to common bacteria and viruses. Those infected with
Feline Leukemia Virus can pass the disease on to other cats through
their saliva, urine, and feces. Strays might develop panleukopenia,
an intestinal infection that is often fatal. Cold germs can give
them eye infections, causing the eye to swell and shut. Fighting
result in wounds from bites that can lead to infection.
Kittens born to stray mothers are the most vulnerable to
disease. Because malnutrition often weakens the mother's resistance
to infection, strays are born with less chance of survival and a
greater tendency toward illness. Stray mothers who have diseases
like FIV often transmit them to their offspring during birth, with
other illnesses transmitted by animal bites. Young strays quickly
become predators in the wild. Since most are not spayed or
neutered, they continue the cycle of giving birth to new
generations of kittens who will never be domesticated in a real
home.
Those who are committed to helping stray cats need to protect
themselves from certain diseases. Bacteria and viruses that can
harm humans are usually transmitted through bites, scratches, and
feces. People caring for strays should wash their hands after
touching them, be careful around litter boxes, and keep their
distance from cats who are hissing, frightened, or acting aloof.
Since the rabies virus is transmitted through saliva, those who
tend to strays need to be careful of cats that might have groomed
themselves after fighting with a wild animal.
