Why do mice have so many germs, but cats don’t get sick when they eat them?

This article was reviewed by Zhao Xumao, a young researcher at Lanzhou University

In everyone's impression, it is normal for cats to catch mice. They can be said to be natural enemies.

But have you ever thought about this: mice carry a large number of germs, so why don’t cats get sick after eating them?

Also, does the cat eat the mouse just to satisfy its own appetite?

Let’s solve the questions that have been bothering you for years one by one!

It turns out that cats eat mice not just to satisfy their cravings, but because mice contain taurine, which is essential for cats.

Do you know how cats see mice in the pitch-dark night?

It is because of taurine, which not only affects the cat's eyes, but also its heart, brain and fertility. In order to keep their cat species alive, cats can only rely on themselves to eat mice.

As for why cats don’t get sick when eating mice, in fact, not all mice carry the plague bacteria. If mice that do not carry the disease are eaten, cats will definitely not get sick.

Even if they unfortunately eat sick mice, domestic cats are low in sensitivity and highly resistant to the plague bacteria. Most of them can recover naturally after infection and retain plague-specific antibodies in their bodies, so these cats will not get sick. The only thing is that stray cats that frequently prey on sick mice will increase the probability of getting sick.