{"id":348998,"date":"2021-10-01T08:43:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T08:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.protect-mypet.com\/?p=348998"},"modified":"2022-03-15T12:17:28","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T12:17:28","slug":"cat-scratch-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.protect-mypet.com\/staging2\/blog\/cat-scratch-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Fleas and Cat Scratch Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"348998\" class=\"elementor elementor-348998\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13910c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13910c9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddacbde\" data-id=\"ddacbde\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed8cec4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed8cec4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.protect-mypet.com\/staging2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cat-Scratch-Disease.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-350070\" alt=\"cat scratch disease\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.protect-mypet.com\/staging2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cat-Scratch-Disease.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.protect-mypet.com\/staging2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cat-Scratch-Disease-600x339.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.protect-mypet.com\/staging2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cat-Scratch-Disease-460x260.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.protect-mypet.com\/staging2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cat-Scratch-Disease-768x434.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d9880b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d9880b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c16bb48\" data-id=\"c16bb48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e9c19a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e9c19a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Protecting your cat against fleas &amp; Cat Scratch Disease<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6e262d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6e262d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-525857f\" data-id=\"525857f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9748ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9748ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A <a href=\"\/blog\/flea-infestation\/\">flea infestation<\/a> can result in a number of serious conditions for your cat. One condition is Cat Scratch Disease (CSD).<\/p><p>With the warmer wetter weather in the UK, fleas are surviving outdoors in greater numbers, creating a reservoir to potentially infest domestic pets. Cat fleas are not only a nuisance as a parasite, but they also have the ability to carry disease. One of these flea-borne diseases, CSD, infects humans through the intermediate host of the cat.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-601ef59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"601ef59\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e29d9e\" data-id=\"6e29d9e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcdb996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcdb996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How cats become infected<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c24719 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c24719\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c39efcc\" data-id=\"c39efcc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94e80c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94e80c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Bartonella bacteria which causes CSD was found in 11.3% of the fleas found on UK dogs and cats. Cats become infected with Bartonella through flea bites, the vast majority of cats will carry the bacteria silently and not show any symptoms.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c0d43b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8c0d43b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-893fc12\" data-id=\"893fc12\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcd429b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcd429b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cat Scratch Disease in humans<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55ed780 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55ed780\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-358d677\" data-id=\"358d677\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f2f5ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f2f5ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CSD in humans most often occurs after a cat bite or scratch, hence the name. Most cases are seen in children younger than 15 years old that have been playing with kittens. Symptoms include fever, enlarged tender lymph nodes that develop 1-3 weeks after the scratch has occurred and pustules at the scratch site. Rarely complications can involve infection of the heart valves. There is some limited evidence to suggest that CSD can be spread directly to people by the bites of infected cat fleas.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1502f23 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1502f23\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26afb81\" data-id=\"26afb81\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0fdd58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0fdd58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How can I prevent Cat Scratch Disease?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62039d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62039d6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e184dd\" data-id=\"7e184dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29e3a86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29e3a86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Regular year-round effective <a href=\"\/blog\/flea-prevention\/\">flea control<\/a> is the best way to prevent your cat becoming infected with Bartonella bacteria.\u00a0<\/p><p>If you are scratched by a cat, ensure to wash the wound thoroughly with soap and water and remain vigilant for the symptoms 1-3 weeks later.\u00a0<\/p><p>Take particular care if you have a weakened immune system.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0bbed0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0bbed0b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2899a41\" data-id=\"2899a41\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e11e0f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e11e0f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cat flea &amp; worm Subscription Box service<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74117bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74117bb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f718fa1\" data-id=\"f718fa1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dff539 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4dff539\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.protect-mypet.com\/how-it-works\/\">Join our pack<\/a>\u00a0today from just \u00a36.49 a month and our vet team will deliver your cat\u2019s branded <a href=\"\/products-we-use\/\">flea and worm treatment<\/a> direct to your door, exactly when it\u2019s due. 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