To Heather Hildebrandt:
>I realized that with cats if you are pregnant you should refrain from changing
>their litter pans because of toxiplasmosis? Does this same caution hold for
>ferrets?
Technically, yes, although the main source of toxo in ferrets is
exposure to cat feces. But toxoplasmosis has been documented in ferrets.
However, I don't think they shed the organisms like cats do.
To be on the safe side:
1) Husband changes the litter pan
2) Cook your steaks well done (most common way to get toxo is from
undercooked beef)
3) Never eat any ferrets....
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Bruce Williams, DVM, DACVP Department of Veterinary Pathology
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(202) 782-2600/2602
[Posted in FML issue 1203]