Originally posted by Cataholic


This makes me so MAD! This myth must be debunked. It isn't cats, it isn't necessarily the litter, nor the feces, and as Bisi.cat pointed out, it is also in undercooked meat, on unwashed produce, in dirt around the home.....(Did you know all that bisi.cat? He he he).

EVERYONE should wash hands after changing the cats' litter. EVERYONE. Just like everyone should wash produce, cook meat, blah, blah, blah.

There is one time in a women's gestation period (and I think it is at the end of the pregnancy) that the unborn fetus is at risk. And, there is something about the risks then being less risky than at the beginning of the gestation? I DO NOT HAVE MY FACTS STRAIGHT ON THE TIMING.

But, I do know that giving away your cats because you are pregnant (or just recently had a baby) is not factually supported.
This isn't the only myth to this story. When I used to play with my friends' cats with my friends when I was a little girl, this woman came up to us and told us not to play with cats too much. When my friend asked why, she said that little girls who play with cats sometimes have problems getting babies when they grow up. Obviously, not true. I have older cousins that had cats since they were like 5 or so, grew up with them, STILL have them, and are now married with children and all is well. I know these 2 girls that will not TOUCH cats or even go near them because they think they touching cats is bad if you want to have kids later on. Oh suuuuuuuuure, a 16 year old that isn't going to be pregnant for at least another 5+ years is going to have problems by touching a cat now. Not only that, but they stay away from any animal just because of this reason. I have no idea what's in their heads about animals and babies, but I know that whatever they are thinking is false. It makes me mad and sad at the same time. People all over the world live with cats and have kids at the same time, all with no problems. I'm sure its the animal haters making up these stories to scare animal lovers away from them. Pathetic