Introduction Mpox (formerly monkeypox) has driven two global health emergencies since 2022. Pet owners understandably ask whether their dog or cat is at risk. The honest, up-to-date answer is more reassuring and more interesting than the early headlines suggested. Structural anatomy of the monkeypox (MPXV) virion. Labelled diagram of the monkeypox virus structure showing surface tubles, outer envelope, lateral bodies, pallisade layer, core membrane, core fibrils, and core nuc

A small, stealthy bacterium that lives only inside the cells of a cat’s conjunctiva is one of the most common — and most treatable — causes of persistent eye disease "flu" in kittens. Here is what every owner and clinician should know. Few presentations in feline practice are as familiar – or as frequently misread – as the young cat with a weepy, half-closed, reddened eye. Owners often assume their kitten has been scratched or has “something in the eye". In a large proportion