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Cat Forum / General Topics / August 2005accidental oral contact with my cat
Hi folks, Please help me! I was stroking my cat when she came and rubbed her face against mine, accidentally, and fleetingly, touching my lips with her mouth before I had chance to move away. I immediately went to the bathroom and washed my mouth with soap and water, then gargled with mouth wash and rinsed again. I am worried that I might catch something horrible from this. Do I need to get any tests done or should I be okay? I feel a bit embarrassed about this, but I'd rather look silly and get help if I need it than develop some nasty infection. Thanks in advance, Tamsin I think you will be fine dude. I don't think you will catch anything after such a cleansing. If your cat has had all her shots and been wormed I think your safe, maybe get a little halitosis but that's it. LOL, Shadow Walker > Hi folks, > Please help me! I was stroking my cat when she came and rubbed her face [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Thanks in advance, > Tamsin Hi Shadow Walker, Thanks very much. I think I probably panicked a little bit. Yes, my cat has had all her vaccinations and I think she's worm-free. Anyway, unless I start feeling unwell in the next few days I guess I should stop worrying about it! --Tamsin > I think you will be fine dude. I don't think you will catch anything after > such a cleansing. If your cat has had all her shots and been wormed I think [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Thanks in advance, > > Tamsin >Hi folks, >Please help me! I was stroking my cat when she came and rubbed her face [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >Thanks in advance, >Tamsin Troll. >> Hi folks, >> Please help me! I was stroking my cat when she came and rubbed her [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Troll. Why do you say that..?? Ivor Again, thanks very much for the information, folks. Since I'm new here, I should introduce myself and my cats. I'm Tamsin from Chester in the UK, and I have two cats. They are both about 4 years old, but I've had them for the last three years. Dusty is the girl (she is a grey and white and slightly tabby ginger/pink tortoiseshell), and Zhin Zha (ginger tabby) is the boy. By the way, I'm a dudette, not a dude :-) My cats are both very affectionate. Dusty follows me everywhere (I mean everywhere) chirruping and mewling at me, while ZZ thinks I'm a chair. I was worried about Dusty's mouth touching mine, even momentarily, because I've seen the dead animals (rats and small birds) that she brings in. I've become tighter about how they get in and out of the house, which has stopped the depositing of "presents" inside, but I don't doubt for a moment that both of them still hunt and kill a lot. Maybe "fleetingly" was a poor choice of word in my original post - I read it back after I posted and thought "Oh, dear! this reads like cat porn". Anyway, thanks to everybody who was kind enough to respond to me sincerely, because I do feel very relieved. --Tamsin Tamsin Jones at t.jones1@tesco.net wrote on7/30/05 9:35 AM: > Again, thanks very much for the information, folks. > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > My cats are both very affectionate. Dusty follows me everywhere (I mean > everywhere) chirruping and mewling at me, while ZZ thinks I'm a chair. [snip] Welcome aboard, 'dudette"! We hope to hear more from you about your two bundles of love!  SignatureDiana Portal To My Pages http://bellsouthpwp.net/d/r/drdrive/ >Since I'm new here, I should introduce myself and my cats. I'm >Tamsin from Chester in the UK, and I have two cats. I'd say hi, but the cat's got my tongue. Signature-john wide-open at throttle dot info >Please help me! I was stroking my cat when she came and rubbed her face >against mine, accidentally, and fleetingly, touching my lips with her [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >okay? I feel a bit embarrassed about this, but I'd rather look silly >and get help if I need it than develop some nasty infection. I wouldn't worry about it. You human mouth has more germs in it than your cat. I'd be more worred about what the cat will catch from you. ------------------------------------------ http://www.barnabascollins.blogspot.com > Hi folks, > Please help me! I was stroking my cat when she came and rubbed her face [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Thanks in advance, > Tamsin My cat licks my lips and nose all the time. That is how cats greet a fellow cat. You should be honored that your cat considers you a friend. Oh, yes, my cat has had all her shots and sees her vet at least once a year for a check-up. Fred Ellis SignatureWho do you serve. . . . And who do you trust? (To e-mail me, remove the X from my address) Thanks again everybody for your reassuring answers. I have reason to be a bit protective about my health, and as I don't know what kind of animal-human cross-transmissions are possible, my first reaction to what happened was to ask for help on the Internet. I don't think I got any of her saliva, as my mouth was closed and the contact was so momentary and I went to wash so quickly; and it also occurred to me that I'd probably get more of the cat's saliva if I were in the room whenever she sneezed, and that's happened before and never been a cause of worry. It's nice to know, by the way, that my cat thinks I'm another cat :-) I'm sorry, Nobody Man, that you thought I was trolling. No offence taken, as I found it pretty hard to say what had happened without it sounding rather ridiculous. Perhaps I ought to have realised from that that I was over-reacting and worrying about nothing. --Tamsin Tamsin Jones at t.jones1@tesco.net wrote on7/30/05 5:21 AM: > Thanks again everybody for your reassuring answers. I have reason to > be a bit protective about my health, and as I don't know what kind of [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > --Tamsin FYI, people with compromised immune systems, particularly people who are HIV positive, and cats with compromised immune systems, particularly those who are FIV positive, ought not to live together simply because one will eventually become home to a germ that the other will get. If you have an immunodeficiency and your cat is healthy, just use good infection control procedures as a general precaution, and have no fear. And vice versa. I thought you were a troll, too -- sorry. SignatureDiana Portal To My Pages http://bellsouthpwp.net/d/r/drdrive/ >Thanks again everybody for your reassuring answers. I have reason to >be a bit protective about my health, and as I don't know what kind of >animal-human cross-transmissions are possible, my first reaction to >what happened was to ask for help on the Internet. I'm, not a doctor nor do play one on TV but my understanding is you can't catch anything from your cat and your cat can't catch anything from you. That having been said they do caution that if you are pregnant you should not come in contact with cat litter. The best sources would be your doctor and/or your vet. ------------------------------------------ http://www.barnabascollins.blogspot.com > Hi folks, > Please help me! I was stroking my cat when she came and rubbed her face [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > okay? I feel a bit embarrassed about this, but I'd rather look silly > and get help if I need it than develop some nasty infection. Probably less likely to cause a problem than making oral contact with another human being! >> Hi folks, >> Please help me! I was stroking my cat when she came and rubbed her face [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >Probably less likely to cause a problem than making oral contact >with another human being! Geezzzzzzzz My Margie is about 3 now and every since I got her she sets on my pillow several time a night and wakes me by licking my face which includes my mouth. What drives me crazy :-) is when she sticks her tongue or trys to stick her tongue IN my nose!!! When she was smaller she used to sneak and try to lick my tongue at times!! http://members.aol.com/larrystark/ I would be more concerned about cat scratches than kisses. you're new to living with a cat eh tamsin? the cat that lives with me now is the most delightful, affection cat i've ever seen. she is always rubbing around my face, that's how i know she loves me. in all the years i've had cats and dogs, the only cross infection has been myco pneumonia, which spread from ME to the dog and cat that lived with me at the time. when i took the sick cat to the vet and said i'd had pneumonia, he said .. and did the cat spend any time in bed with you? then he said how silly he was, she's a burmese cat, of COURSE she'd been in bed with me. i'm not sure who you've been listening to in order to form this idea that you could catch something from your cat in this way. if she rubbed her face against yours, it's a sign of trust and affection. > Hi folks, > Please help me! I was stroking my cat when she came and rubbed her face [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Thanks in advance, > Tamsin > Hi folks, > Please help me! I was stroking my cat when she came and rubbed her face > against mine, accidentally, and fleetingly, touching my lips with her > mouth before I had chance to move away. I wouldn't worry a whole heck of alot. My cat washes my moustache every night before bed. I wouldn't worry about it too much. True your cat has some nasty bacteria living in their mouth which if it got directly into your bloodstream can go through your system and be devastating. But then again, we have some nasty stuff of our own in there too. You washed out very well and if you don't have any open sores or a compromised immune system, I personally wouldn't stay up nights worrying about it. You can always go to your family Dr. and ask for a prescription of Augmentin, 10-14 days is the usual dosage. But if its been more than 3 days, since the incident you would have known something by now anyway. > Hi folks, > Please help me! I was stroking my cat when she came and rubbed her face [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Thanks in advance, > Tamsin |
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