Do Cats Get Glanders?

Cats may develop glanders after coming into direct contact with the bacteria or ingesting it. Although it is not nearly as common in cats as it is in horses, when cats do develop this disease, it is usually after eating contaminated meat.

What animals get glanders?

What is glanders? Glanders is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Burkholderia mallei. Glanders is primarily a disease affecting horses, but it also affects donkeys, mules, goats, dogs, and cats.

Can humans get glanders?

Glanders is an infectious disease that is caused by the bacterium Burkholderia mallei. While people can get the disease, glanders is primarily a disease affecting horses. It also affects donkeys and mules and can be naturally contracted by other mammals such as goats, dogs, and cats.