Encephalitis Secondary to Parasitic Migration in Cats
 
Also known as encephalitis, brain inflammation may be due to a variety of factors. Parasites, for instance, can migrate into the cat's central nervous system (CNS), gain entry via blood or through adjacent tissues, including the middle ear, natural opening in the skull, nasal cavities and cribriform plate (part of the skull), or open fontanelles, also called “soft spots.”
 
These parasites may normally affect another ...read more