House Cats Falling Prey to “Bobcat Fever”
In Carroll County, Arkansas, cat owners are learning an unfortunate lesson about the danger of interaction between house pets and wildcats. Bobcat fever, or cytauxzoonosis, has been claiming the lives of beloved feline friends since 2000, when Cynthia Kress lost her cat, Hannah, to the disease. Bobcat fever is not transmitted by a bacteria or …