Cats and Toxins

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  • Nige_Gsy
    Nige_Gsy Posts: 163 Member
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    Spinning this on its head ... No doubt you all know that lilies are toxic to cats. Beware of bouquets!
  • LoraF83
    LoraF83 Posts: 15,694 Member
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    Spinning this on its head ... No doubt you all know that lilies are toxic to cats. Beware of bouquets!

    So now I have to worry about toxins in my house too??????


    This is getting complicated.
  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,831 Member
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    The disease is toxoplasmosis. Wikipedia has a good page on it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasmosis.

    More good information is available on the US Center for Disease Control site: http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/toxoplasmosis/epi.html.

    A straight forward discussion about risks from the Cornell University vet school: http://www.vet.cornell.edu/fhc/brochures/toxo.html

    Keeping your kitties indoors is not only good for them and native species but keeps them from ingesting animals infected with Toxoplasm gandii.

    We have three kitties who are restricted to an upstairs deck and indoors. Perhaps 4 or 5 times a year, someone gets a bird or lizard. Large bugs are more commonly consumed. Hubby, who is master of the litterboxes, wears a mask and washes his hands thoroughly after litter box duty. So called "procedure masks" are cheap (less than $10 for a box of 50) and will keep the litter dust out of your respiratory tract.
  • LoraF83
    LoraF83 Posts: 15,694 Member
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    The disease is toxoplasmosis. Wikipedia has a good page on it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasmosis.

    More good information is available on the US Center for Disease Control site: http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/toxoplasmosis/epi.html.

    A straight forward discussion about risks from the Cornell University vet school: http://www.vet.cornell.edu/fhc/brochures/toxo.html

    Keeping your kitties indoors is not only good for them and native species but keeps them from ingesting animals infected with Toxoplasm gandii.

    We have three kitties who are restricted to an upstairs deck and indoors. Perhaps 4 or 5 times a year, someone gets a bird or lizard. Large bugs are more commonly consumed. Hubby, who is master of the litterboxes, wears a mask and washes his hands thoroughly after litter box duty. So called "procedure masks" are cheap (less than $10 for a box of 50) and will keep the litter dust out of your respiratory tract.

    That's all great advice, thank you! It's good to know that we can manage our exposure to the toxins.

    But, I still wonder if we could eliminate them all together so they wouldn't be a problem.
  • hookilau
    hookilau Posts: 3,134 Member
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    Ttoxoplasma gondiiis not a bacteria :laugh: , it's a parasitic protozoan.
  • LoraF83
    LoraF83 Posts: 15,694 Member
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    Ttoxoplasma gondiiis not a bacteria :laugh: , it's a parasitic protozoan.

    Well how do you cleanse that?
  • hookilau
    hookilau Posts: 3,134 Member
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    with lots and lots of lurrrrv :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • TesselCat
    TesselCat Posts: 74
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    Best kitty cleanse:

    Can of Tuna (don't drain it)
    1/4C Catnip
    1C Wheatgrass

    Blend.
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
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    Master cleanse for sure. However, if you don't want to mistreat and abuse your poor cat, you could always try the Whole30...
  • LoraF83
    LoraF83 Posts: 15,694 Member
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    Best kitty cleanse:

    Can of Tuna (don't drain it)
    1/4C Catnip
    1C Wheatgrass

    Blend.

    And that will get rid of the protozoan?
  • The_Transforming_Journey
    The_Transforming_Journey Posts: 91 Member
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  • ZombieSlayer
    ZombieSlayer Posts: 369 Member
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    Even with special litter, pregnant women aren't supposed to clean them. The government doesn't even want pregnant women to be around cats, really: http://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/pregnant.htm

    But, if we got kid of the kitty toxins, that would solve the problem right?

    Paranoia.

    Toxoplasmosis: Transmission may occur through:

    [li] Ingestion of raw or partly cooked meat, especially pork, lamb, or venison containing Toxoplasma cysts. Infection prevalence in countries where undercooked meat is traditionally eaten has been related to this transmission method. Tissue cysts may also be ingested during hand-to-mouth contact after handling undercooked meat, or from using knives, utensils, or cutting boards contaminated by raw meat.[19]
    [li] Ingestion of contaminated cat feces. This can occur through hand-to-mouth contact following gardening, cleaning a cat's litter box, contact with children's sandpits, or touching a leech, and can survive in the environment for over a year.[20]

    I don't know about you, but most people wash their hands after cleaning the cat litter boxes.
  • MyM0wM0w
    MyM0wM0w Posts: 2,008 Member
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    Just don't ever get pregnant and adopt 20 more cats. Problem solved.
  • PBsMommy
    PBsMommy Posts: 1,166 Member
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    Potty train the kitty, then give it the coffe colon cleanse. I think that should take care of it.
  • iceey
    iceey Posts: 354 Member
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    tuna ketones
  • LoraF83
    LoraF83 Posts: 15,694 Member
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    tuna ketones

    I think I saw those on Dr. Pawz.

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