The animals have challenges they face also. These often can be other cats from the neighborhood or wild residents. Depending on the sex and personality or territory boundaries, these encounters can become short little spats or vicious fights. The noise the cats make in their display is horrifying. The main problem for the cats is that any scratches or bites can become infected or festering wounds.
Abbesses can be very serious for cats or humans.
Symptoms usually include swollen lymph glands and a slight temperature. Another strain of the fever is more serious, but luckily, pretty rare. Diseases Contact or exposure to various diseases is another concern. Some of them are infectious to humans, others are more species specific. They can be viral, bacterial, or parasitic and the listing of problems is best found at a Veterinary site on the web or from a clinic.