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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI DID not know this about Kittens. I need to get out more.
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What? Kittens? They're the worst of the surprisingly deadly but adorable class? Those little fuzzballs who send swathes of the internet into barely coherent speech, and shrieks of girlish glee? Yup, that's right. Well, not just kittens, but something they carry: Toxiplasmosis. That's a parasitic disease that lives in many cats, which can get passed from mother cat to kitten, and, that's right, you guessed it, straight on to humans! You get it from contact with cats' feces, which is more or less inevitable, as you're the one cleaning out their crap. If you catch it, you'll most likely just get flulike symptoms, and feel better after a week. Unless, of course, you're immuno-compromised. Say, you're pregnant, HIV+, on chemo, just had an organ transplant, something fun like that. Then you get inflammation of the brain, scarring of the eyes, andoccasionallyhorrific skin lesions. If you get through this all okay, scientists are just beginning to realize that Toxiplasmosis plays a part in schizophrenia, so it'll even drive you mad. And your cat almost certainly has it.
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I DID not know this about Kittens. I need to get out more. (Original Post)
BlueJazz
Dec 2013
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we have 5 cats. 3 cats are 3 years old and 2 are baby hellraiser kittens. (just turned 1 year)
trueblue2007
Dec 2013
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trueblue2007
(17,238 posts)1. we have 5 cats. 3 cats are 3 years old and 2 are baby hellraiser kittens. (just turned 1 year)
ANNIE, TAFFY, INKY, SADIE & SALLY
Autumn
(45,120 posts)2. I for one welcome our Deadly New Kitten Overlords.
I also happen to think one should wash their hands well with soap and water after cleaning their litter boxes.
LisaL
(44,974 posts)3. If you are so scared, don't get one.
Humans carry all kind of diseases. Are you scared to be around humans?
BlueJazz
(25,348 posts)4. Not now...after finding out that Kittens will cause you to go insane and do all kinds of...
...horrible things that are to ghastly to even post here.
I've always suspected those cute little fur balls had an ulterior motive.
Meow, Meow....pet me little girl....Moooauuuuuuuuuaaaaaaa!
mockmonkey
(2,829 posts)6. Dogs
They eat the cat crap and then lick their owners faces. The cats are not stupid.