Pull your claws back in, JJ. Just quoting what I saw on TV. For example they showed a mouse who was infected with toxoplasmosis. This mouse didn’t try to avoid the cat at all. They claimed cat’s use this parasite in order to catch mice easier. Humans can get this same parasite, and those infected humans seem to like cats more.

What is toxoplasmosis, and how do you get it?
Toxoplasmosis is an infection caused by a tiny parasite that lives in the intestines of animals such as cats and pigs.

You can get toxoplasmosis in the following ways:
•By swallowing the parasite in cat litter or dirt that has cat droppings in it. This can happen if you put your hands to your mouth after gardening, cleaning a cat litter box or touching anything that has been in contact with cat droppings. ...

Some tips:

•Keep your cat indoors so that it does not pick up the toxoplasmosis parasite from the animals it hunts.
•Feed your cat only dry or canned cat food. Like humans, cats can become infected with toxoplasmosis by eating raw or undercooked meat.
•Do not bring a new cat into your house if the animal might have been an outdoor cat or might have been fed raw meat. Do not handle stray cats or kittens.
•Have a person who is healthy and not pregnant change your cat's litter box. If you have to change the cat litter yourself, wear gloves while you do it. When you finish, wash your hands well with soap and warm water. Clean the litter box daily.


And here are some interesting facts:
Cats, not dogs, are the most common pets in America. There are approximately 66 million cats to 58 million dogs, with Parakeets a distant third at 14 million.
A form of AIDS exists in cats.
Each day in the US, animal shelters are forced to destroy 30,000 dogs and cats.
The penalty for killing a cat, 4,000 years ago in Egypt, was death.
By the way, I learned two new words today:
The cat lover is an ailurophile, while a cat hater is an ailurophobe.