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- From: rajeev@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (rajeev.dolas)
- Subject: Re: Pregnant women/litter question
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.144245.20299@cbfsb.cb.att.com>
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- References: <18717@mindlink.bc.ca> <1992Dec20.185844.16260@serval.net.wsu.edu>
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- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 14:42:45 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec20.185844.16260@serval.net.wsu.edu> jeffp@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (Jeff Parke;S10000) writes:
- >In article <18717@mindlink.bc.ca> Jack_Webb@mindlink.bc.ca (Jack Webb) writes:
- >>> Laura Bassi writes:
- >>>
- >>> Hi folks,
- >>> I recently caught a bit of a news piece that was saying something about
- >>> pregnant women and cat litter. Apparently, contact w/ cat litter (used,
- >>> I
- >>> assume :), is dangerous to the developing fetus. Anyone hear of anything
- >>> about this? Thanks.
- >>
- >>
- >>Yes, there is a danger of pregnant women contracting TOXOPLASMOSIS. A
- >>parasite that lives in cat feces can cause it. Pregnant women don't have to
- >>get rid of their cats, they just have to:
- >>
- >>a) get someone else to handle the litter box or:
- >>
- >>b) wear rubber gloves and a cheap filter mask that you can find at hardware
- >>stores over your mouth and nose when you do it. Wash your hands thoroughly
- >>after handling the feces. If you follow these precautions, you will have NO
- >>PROBLEM.
- >>
- >>Also, remember that unused cat litter poses ABSOLUTELY NO THREAT.
- >>Also, the incidence of this happening is VERY low... I have heard of many
- >>women who didn't do the above, and were okay. It's just that if you want to
- >>be perfectly safe, that's the way to go.
- >
- In addition to above precautions, our doctor recommended that
- my wife should not to collect leaves after raking if she notices cats
- hanging out in the yard.
- After my wife got pregnant, I took over the litter cleaning job. Last
- month our Nosey died :-( , a terrible loss to both of us.
-
- Raj Dolas
-