Can Cats get Lime Disease from Ticks?

Can they get ANY disease from ticks? A friend is adopting a
tick-infested cat and she'd like to know.

Thanks for the groups earlier help on other questions, BTW!!

Yes. They can. They are less likely to get it because the tick needs to be
attached for like two days before the disease can transmit, and cats are
meticulous groomers and can pull most of them off. It is very treatable
though a good course of doxycycline will help if she has it. Keep an eye
out for limping and other vague symptoms. If anything odd occurs, inform
the vet that lyme disease is a possibility.


"John Ross Mc Master" wrote in message
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Can they get ANY disease from ticks? A friend is adopting a
tick-infested cat and she'd like to know.

Thanks for the groups earlier help on other questions, BTW!!

Yes. They can. They are less likely to get it because the tick needs to be
attached for like two days before the disease can transmit, and cats are
meticulous groomers and can pull most of them off. It is very treatable
though a good course of doxycycline will help if she has it. Keep an eye
out for limping and other vague symptoms. If anything odd occurs, inform
the vet that lyme disease is a possibility.


"John Ross Mc Master" wrote in message
...
Can they get ANY disease from ticks? A friend is adopting a
tick-infested cat and she'd like to know.

Thanks for the groups earlier help on other questions, BTW!!

On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 20:29:03 -0400, "~*Connie*~" wrote:

Yes. They can. They are less likely to get it because the tick needs to be
attached for like two days before the disease can transmit, and cats are
meticulous groomers and can pull most of them off. It is very treatable
though a good course of doxycycline will help if she has it. Keep an eye
out for limping and other vague symptoms. If anything odd occurs, inform
the vet that lyme disease is a possibility.


"John Ross Mc Master" wrote in message
.. .
Can they get ANY disease from ticks? A friend is adopting a
tick-infested cat and she'd like to know.

Thanks for the groups earlier help on other questions, BTW!!


Thanks for the reply

On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 20:29:03 -0400, "~*Connie*~" wrote:

Yes. They can. They are less likely to get it because the tick needs to be
attached for like two days before the disease can transmit, and cats are
meticulous groomers and can pull most of them off. It is very treatable
though a good course of doxycycline will help if she has it. Keep an eye
out for limping and other vague symptoms. If anything odd occurs, inform
the vet that lyme disease is a possibility.


"John Ross Mc Master" wrote in message
.. .
Can they get ANY disease from ticks? A friend is adopting a
tick-infested cat and she'd like to know.

Thanks for the groups earlier help on other questions, BTW!!


Thanks for the reply

Can they get ANY disease from ticks? A friend is adopting a
tick-infested cat and she'd like to know.

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Yes they can.

I would advise your friend to have those ticks removed before bringing
the cat into the home. There are many tick borne illnesses. And people
who are infected are usually infected with more than one.

Kara Tyson
Lyme Disease Support Group of AL

Can they get ANY disease from ticks? A friend is adopting a
tick-infested cat and she'd like to know.

______________
Yes they can.

I would advise your friend to have those ticks removed before bringing
the cat into the home. There are many tick borne illnesses. And people
who are infected are usually infected with more than one.

Kara Tyson
Lyme Disease Support Group of AL

They are less likely to get it because the tick needs to be
attached for like two days before the disease can transmit,

__________________
This is not set in stone. There are reports of transmission only after
a few hours.

Alot of it has to do with the way the tick is removed. If the tick is
removed improperly the risk of infection goes up.

Ticks should never be smothered or burned. The tick will panic and
vomit its stomach contents into the host.



It is very treatable
though a good course of doxycycline
______________________
Very treatable early. In people it is more complicated since rarely
are people diagnosed early.

The treatable status has to do with how many strains the host has been
infected with. There are now over 300 strains. Also, how many other
tick borne illnesses the host has been infected with.

Kara Tyson
Lyme Disease Support Group of AL
Director

They are less likely to get it because the tick needs to be
attached for like two days before the disease can transmit,

__________________
This is not set in stone. There are reports of transmission only after
a few hours.

Alot of it has to do with the way the tick is removed. If the tick is
removed improperly the risk of infection goes up.

Ticks should never be smothered or burned. The tick will panic and
vomit its stomach contents into the host.



It is very treatable
though a good course of doxycycline
______________________
Very treatable early. In people it is more complicated since rarely
are people diagnosed early.

The treatable status has to do with how many strains the host has been
infected with. There are now over 300 strains. Also, how many other
tick borne illnesses the host has been infected with.

Kara Tyson
Lyme Disease Support Group of AL
Director