Zoonotic diseases by their definition are animal diseases that can be transmitted to humans. I don't know of any disease that can readily be transferred from humans to animals, although I've had suspicions about a couple of them. Speaking of cats specifically, the most common zoonotic diseases are rabies, toxoplasmosis, ringworm, and bartonello henslae.
Although there is absolutely no scientific proof, I've wondered if humans can transmit the latter two diseases to cats, since they are the only ones which can be transmitted by touch alone.
As for your cold, in my opinion, you have no need to worry about your cat catching it. Nor are cats susceptible to human flu. Cats can be great nurses, so if it comforts you to cuddle with her while you are recovering from your cold, by all means, do so!
No, cats cannot contract tonsillitis from humans. Cats can fall prey to illnesses such as strep throat and tonsillitis but they don't pick them up from humans.
can cat catch laryngitis from a human
Yes, the guinea pig can catch the common cold.
Yes. animals can get the same illnesses as humans although it is often a different strain or mutation of the disease. Take bird flu or swine flu as an example, it was the same virus but a different strain.
Only rabbits can catch myxomatosis. Humans and other animals cannot catch it from eating the meat of an affected rabbit.
Well it depends.If you are alergic to dogs then yes!
yes!! my cat has the sneezies right now.
I don't think so but pets can catch colds from humans.
Yes, the guinea pig can catch the common cold.
This is a old wise tale. The viruses that give us colds, and the viruses that give our pets colds are not the same. Colds for example are a upper respiratory disease in dogs and cats. None of these can be transmitted to humans or from humans to our pets.
Cats cannot get sick from humans but they can contract diseases just like humans, if they eat something that does not agree with them they could have a stomach upset and have dhiarea the same as a human. Cats do get colds though.
In the winter if your cat is used to staying inside the house and you put it outside the cats affects will change and get a cold.
Shingles is a human disease that is caused by chicken pox that remains dormant until something like stress brings it out. It is unlikely that a human can pass it to a pet.
No. You don't get colds from the temperature. You get colds from viruses.
fur helps cats by keeping them warm. if they did not have fur, living in the wild would be hard. they could get a lot of colds and they are esier to catch. cats need fur for camoflauge.if youhave a spynx, keep it indoors!
Yes. animals can get the same illnesses as humans although it is often a different strain or mutation of the disease. Take bird flu or swine flu as an example, it was the same virus but a different strain.
Im not sure that they can catch colds but I know animals can get sick.
Cats can catch colds from humans, even months after the person is well. ANSWER cats can NOT get colds from humans! you will not give your cat your cold! its pretty much unheard of except in extreme cases where the cold has mutated and changed to be able to affect cats, but as i said this is rare. viruses can travel up to 1 mile in strong gusts and can transmitted to your cat from the air, just like our colds can do to us, also anything an infected cat has touched will still be infectious up to a month after but it will only get a cold from another cat!!! f4 There's also the possibility the cat may have allergies and not a cold at all. Keep a close eye on the her and take her to the vet if the "cold" persists, or if she worsens, or developes other symptoms.
NO. It is not Safe! It could lead to cat coma. As what we saw in one case. So dont give it to your cat. medications for humans are different from them.