Holidays for July
All Month Long:
National Lost Pet Prevention Month
National Pet Hydration Awareness Month
Special Days:
1: ID Your Pet Day
4: Independence Day
5: Pet Remembrance Day
11: All-American Pet Photo Day
15: National Pet Fire Safety Day
21: National Craft for Your Local Shelters Day
21: No Pet Store Puppies Day
PET FOOD NEWS
Keep up to date on recalls, latest developments (and
findings) with pet food:
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Natural Pet CareFor a comprehensive care regimen for your pets, this website contains information, educational courses (many are free), and product advice to help you treat your pet naturally.
https://vitalanimal.com
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About the Newsletter
Published on first of the month. Submissions and suggestions are welcome.
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Do Indoor Cats Get Depressed?
The question as to whether cats get depressed is related to lifestyle and how they're treated and not simply to being kept indoors vs being allowed to roam outside.
Read more:
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Thanks to Paul DeCeglie for submitting articles used in this month's newsletter.
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Nala's World
Instagram phenomenon [@1bike1world] Dean Nicholson reveals the full story of his life-changing friendship with rescue cat Nala and their inspiring adventures together on a bike journey around the world.
You'll love this story:
Dean is from Dunbar, Scotland. He began by documenting this trip on Instagram. His book covers their journey from Bosnia, through Greece, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey. Their adventure was cut short by the pandemic. They are currently staying in Austria. More to come as borders reopen.
World’s rarest species of cat confirmed in Cambodia
An Asiatic golden cat, a rare species in the world, has been captured on camera by experts at the Virachey National Park in Ratanakiri province.
The Asiatic golden cat (Catopuma temminckii) is a medium-sized wild cat in the family of eight tigers that have been in Cambodia and is now spotted again. It is in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened species.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50883244/worlds-rarest-species-confirmed-in-cambodia/ |
Happy Fourth of July!
More pets go missing around the 4th of July than at any other time
of year, and noisy fireworks are to blame. Many pets run and hide
and if the owners aren't careful, can run away. Shelters report an
increase of lost pets by a whopping 30% during the holiday, and
only 14% of lost pets make it back home.
Health
Understanding Toxoplasmosis Written in 2013, my article appears here: https://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Get-Toxoplasmosis-From-a-Cat&id=7855328The facts are valid, but research is ongoing, so here are some updated findings: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210624114321.htmToxoplasma gondii, the parasite responsible for toxoplasmosis, is capable of infecting almost all cell types. It is estimated that up to 30% of the world's population is chronically infected, the vast majority asymptomatically. However, infection during pregnancy can result in severe developmental pathology in the unborn child. Like the other members of the large phylum of Apicomplexa, Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite which, to survive, must absolutely penetrate its host's cells and hijack their functions to its own advantage. Understanding how the parasite manages to enter host cells offers new opportunities to develop more effective prevention and control strategies than those currently available. A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in collaboration with the University of Zurich (UZH) and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Villigen, Switzerland, have identified the key role of RON13, a protein of the parasite, which is essential for the invasion process. The three-dimensional structure and the site of action of this enzyme are atypical, thus offering the possibility of designing specific inhibitors to stop the infection. These results are published in the journal, Nature Communications.
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