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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / February 2005More blame the cat...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6939362/ Sorry I didn't quote the text, it was hard to grab with all the graphics. Why does the headline have to say "Cat Box Infection"? I'm guessing the woman got it from the undercooked eggs. This issue really gets to me, as a pregnant woman with 6 cats.  Signature-Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net "Wake up, and smell the cat food" -TMBG I'm guessing underdone eggs is right. And also, I know a lady who lived on a farm who got it, and was treated during pregnancy and her baby was fine. So don't you go worrying. Take the right precautions and go to your doc when you are supposed to. > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6939362/ > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > woman got it from the undercooked eggs. > This issue really gets to me, as a pregnant woman with 6 cats. > I'm guessing underdone eggs is right. And also, I know a lady who lived > on > a farm who got it, and was treated during pregnancy and her baby was fine. > So don't you go worrying. Take the right precautions and go to your doc > when > you are supposed to. Oh, I'm not worried about it for myself. I know the chances are so remote, esp with indoor-only cats. What gets me is how quickly people blame the cat, instead of the more likely causes of toxoplasmosis. Signature-Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net "Wake up, and smell the cat food" -TMBG > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6939362/ > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > woman got it from the undercooked eggs. > This issue really gets to me, as a pregnant woman with 6 cats. The headline actually said: "Prenatal testing urged for 'cat box' infection" With the next line being: "Toxoplasmosis can cause blindness, brain damage in newborns" And yes, it might "get to you" if you are not careful. Note I said *might*. > > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6939362/ > > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > And yes, it might "get to you" if you are not careful. Note I said *might*. In the article there's a Q&A box at the bottom. The last question is "Can I keep my cat?" and the Answer box has some very good guidelines that probably seem very obvious to most people. But nowhere does it blame the cat or say anything to cause panic. I know plenty of pregnant women who had cats and nothing happened to any of them, including a single mother who didn't have anyone to clean the cat box for her. -- Liz > In the article there's a Q&A box at the bottom. The last question is "Can > I [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > nothing happened to any of them, including a single mother who didn't have > anyone to clean the cat box for her. My beef was that the headline referred to toxoplasmosis as "cat box infection". Why not raw egg or unwashed fruit infection? Signature-Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net "Wake up, and smell the cat food" -TMBG > > > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6939362/ > > > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > -- > Liz The point is, half of the reported cases of tox are food-borne, *not* transmitted from cats. Being that another percentage are congenital, cats contribute to less than half of the cases; it would be more accurate to label it a "food-borne" illness. It is the third most common cause of food-borne illness resulting in death. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr4902a5.htm -L. > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6939362/ > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > woman got it from the undercooked eggs. > This issue really gets to me, as a pregnant woman with 6 cats. Thats right... you are guessing. >> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6939362/ >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Thats right... you are guessing. True, but consider that if you have a cat, and take proper precautions, the fact is (and it is FACT) that you are more likely to get Toxo from handling raw vegetables or meat than from the cat. Direct consumption of undercooked eggs (which obviously the woman did since that was her other option) is certainly going to be more likely. Well the news media has never been friendly towards cats. Here in Arizona there is a definate bias when it comes to cats. I guess it might have to do with the fact that a lot of the press are dog lovers. SignatureCat Galaxy: All Cats! All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of Your Computer Needs! www.panthertekit.com > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6939362/ > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > woman got it from the undercooked eggs. > This issue really gets to me, as a pregnant woman with 6 cats. You know what's really bad is 9 times out of 10 it's something she ate rather than anything to do with the cat. I went rounds with my dialysis center on this crap about cats and toxo. I finally had to show the idiots proof positive that my cat tested negative for this. I know my vet wasn't happy because like she said she had rarely seen any cats with this disease in her 20 years of practice. Celeste > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6939362/ > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > woman got it from the undercooked eggs. > This issue really gets to me, as a pregnant woman with 6 cats. > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6939362/ > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > kelly at farringtons dot net > "Wake up, and smell the cat food" -TMBG ITA - notice her daughter is 17. I doubt 17 years ago that people were as aware as we are now. What gets me are the people who eat steak tartare, carpaccio, etc. Nothin' like asking for a dose of parasites. -L.
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