Sigh. Off to the vet w/2 of my Fur Posse; *update post #9*

[Catlady711]

I'm glad you told me about the contagion risks, thank you. No kids here or elderly (unless you count me, LOL) He didn't mention it to me.

Hmmm, at the hospital I work at it's standard practice to warn of possible (even if slim) chances of contagious things. Many of these type things are already present in the environment all the time anyways (staph, pseudomonus etc) however it can enter through a break in the skin and cause problems, in people with weakened immune systems (and typically elderly) and in young children (putting hands around eyes/nose/mouth without handwashing).


http://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/extra_risk.htm

Pseudomonus can commonly be found in contaminated water, even in public pools, but may also be found in ground water, ponds, ditches etc.

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00000126.htm

http://www.cdc.gov/healthyswimming/derm.htm

http://www.cdc.gov/healthyswimming/swimmers_ear.htm

As long as you keep your hands washed and out of your mouth, eyes, nose when doing Yodie's ears, and don't have open cuts you should be fine if you're a healthy adult.

I've worked around this stuff for 8 years now and have never gotten it myself so it's not something you should lose sleep over.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Mary, I'm sorry to hear that your some of your fur posse is sick. I hope that the meds will work well for them and that they'll all be feeling better very soon.

[Medusa]

Hmmm, at the hospital I work at it's standard practice to warn of possible (even if slim) chances of contagious things. Many of these type things are already present in the environment all the time anyways (staph, pseudomonus etc) however it can enter through a break in the skin and cause problems, in people with weakened immune systems (and typically elderly) and in young children (putting hands around eyes/nose/mouth without handwashing).


http://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/extra_risk.htm

Pseudomonus can commonly be found in contaminated water, even in public pools, but may also be found in ground water, ponds, ditches etc.

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00000126.htm

http://www.cdc.gov/healthyswimming/derm.htm

http://www.cdc.gov/healthyswimming/swimmers_ear.htm

As long as you keep your hands washed and out of your mouth, eyes, nose when doing Yodie's ears, and don't have open cuts you should be fine if you're a healthy adult.

I've worked around this stuff for 8 years now and have never gotten it myself so it's not something you should lose sleep over.

I do have a compromised immune system but I'm fanatical about washing my hands dozens of times a day because of having 6 cats. I'm going to be extra cautious anyhow. I'm going to mention this to my vet, though. He's usually on the ball, although I could tell yesterday he was out of sorts. He has some serious, very serious health issues of his own. Thank you again.