The California Cat Doctor: CDC's New Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents

Monday, November 4, 2013

CDC's New Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents

The CDC has come out with its new guidelines for HIV patients regarding prevention of zoonoses and opportunistic infections. It once again wisely advises patients to use meticulous hygiene around pets and emphasizes that there is no need to "get rid of the cat".

The guidelines just emphasize what we vets already know about basic handwashing and commonsense pet husbandry. HIV patients should of course avoid contact with cats less than 1 year old, cats or kittens with diarrhea, and cat feces in general. And cats should be on an appropriate external and internal parasite control regimen.

About Cat's Meow Veterinary Clinic

Cat's Meow Veterinary Clinic opened as the San Fernando Valley's first FELINE-EXCLUSIVE practice in 1991. For the safety and comfort of our feline patients, we are a DOG-FREE environment, so please keep the pups at home.

We are located at 19909 Ventura Blvd in Woodland Hills, CA, three blocks east of Winnetka Ave on the north side of the street.

Phone: 818-346-7161

Office hours are 8 AM - 6 PM Monday - Friday and 8 AM - 1 PM Saturday. Please call to schedule an appointment. We are a one doctor practice so our ability to accommodate walk-ins is limited. Cat's Meow Veterinary Clinic is closed on major holidays.

After-hours emergency care is available at ACCESS Critical Care, 20051 Ventura Blvd (NE corner of Ventura and Winnetka) in Woodland Hills - 818-887-2262

Dr. Gayle Robison received her DVM from Colorado State University in 1982. She has been in private practice in Southern California since 1983 and opened Cat's Meow Veterinary Clinic in 1991. She is cat mother to Hobie and Momo.