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| Oct 26, 2020 at 5:21 | comment | added | Allerleirauh | @trondhansen you should write this as an answer! And could add, that one could let test the doctor, to get know if one is immune against it. | |
| Jun 17, 2020 at 9:57 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Jun 4, 2017 at 10:11 | comment | added | trond hansen | if the wife have handeled cats for several years it is highly likely she have been infected whith toxoplasmosis and is now imune,toxoplasmosis is only dangerous if the woman is infected shortly before or during pregnancy it is also safe to asume that almost all cats are carriers of toxoplasmosis,toxoplasmosis can lead to abortion in all mamals including humans it is therefore sugested to keep cats away from pregnant animals if they not already have been exposed to cats over some time. | |
| Apr 26, 2015 at 15:44 | comment | added | Monica Cellio | @keshlam right, so indoor cats have much-reduced risk, but if you live somewhere where the occasional mouse can get in (as opposed to, say, a 10th-floor condo), the risk doesn't go to zero. How cautious to be varies by person (and, as you note, by what your cats do with mice). It's not something I would tend to worry about, but somebody with more complicated medical stuff going on (compromised immune system, for example) might be much more cautious. | |
| Apr 26, 2015 at 15:42 | comment | added | keshlam | The occasional mouse could be s risk... how much of one presumably depends on local prevalence of the parasite and whether your cat eats its toys or just plays with them until they break. | |
| Apr 26, 2015 at 3:27 | comment | added | Monica Cellio | @keshlam that's probably true. The CDC does include "keep cats indoors" on its risk-reduction list. I don't know if cats can be exposed through the occasional mouse that gets into the house (with predictable results). | |
| Apr 25, 2015 at 3:57 | comment | added | keshlam | Note that if your cats str entirely indoor beasts, and have been getting regular veterinary treatment and prepared food, it's unlikely they are carrying anything the humans aren't ... | |
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| Sep 12, 2014 at 1:25 | history | answered | Monica Cellio | CC BY-SA 3.0 |