What is your cat thinking?

[Grumph]

I understand that toxoplasmosis is actually pretty rare in NZ. Certainly in the main centers anyway. Rural where raw homekill can be fed could be different.
I've been breeding pedigree cats for over 40 years now - and peripherally involved from an early age too as my parents were close to the first Siamese breeders in CHCH. I've never heard of anyone with toxoplasmosis.
My neice went a tad paranoid when first pregnant - she had a couple of cats of our breeding - and had everything tested she could hold down for a blood sample, incl me. Nothing, nada, zip, zilch....and as a family we'd been exposed to cats heavily.

Toxoplasmosis has been known about for a very long while and I'm disappointed - but not surprised - to see it being raised by the anti - cat lobby as a reason for restricting cat ownership.

[husaberg]

I understand that toxoplasmosis is actually pretty rare in NZ. Certainly in the main centers anyway. Rural where raw homekill can be fed could be different.
I've been breeding pedigree cats for over 40 years now - and peripherally involved from an early age too as my parents were close to the first Siamese breeders in CHCH. I've never heard of anyone with toxoplasmosis.
My neice went a tad paranoid when first pregnant - she had a couple of cats of our breeding - and had everything tested she could hold down for a blood sample, incl me. Nothing, nada, zip, zilch....and as a family we'd been exposed to cats heavily.

Toxoplasmosis has been known about for a very long while and I'm disappointed - but not surprised - to see it being raised by the anti - cat lobby as a reason for restricting cat ownership.

Say what. Greg are you stirring in Jest?
i have a cat and no lobby.
Interestingly my first girlfriend actually had it (Toxoplasmosis.)
it was quite wide spread on the Coast when i was growing up. Infact Doctors used to refer to it as the cat kissing disease.

I am not afraid of it but puzzled by the mind control exhibited the parasite exhibits of its host. Which is fascinating wouldn't you say.

[blue rider]

not sure that kitten is thinking at all

[Grumph]

Say what. Greg are you stirring in Jest?
i have a cat and no lobby.
Interestingly my first girlfriend actually had it (Toxoplasmosis.)
it was quite wide spread on the Coast when i was growing up. Infact Doctors used to refer to it as the cat kissing disease.

I am not afraid of it but puzzled by the mind control exhibited the parasite exhibits of its host. Which is fascinating wouldn't you say.

Nah. not stiring in jest - I accidentally heard Micheal Laws the other day "exposing" toxoplasmosis as the great plague of the future and the reason why all cats should be shot immediately...he's rabidly anti cat of course.

As far as the behaviour induced by the parasite is concerned....judging by the results of inhaling the burnt product, I assume 2 stroke oil carries the same risks of behaviour modification

[Winston001]

not sure that kitten is thinking at all

LOL my Siamese just watched that with me and was very alarmed!