Pregnant women are scared to death of the litterbox thing. But it's very easy to get around. All they have to do is:

1) give that job to another family member while they're pregnant, or
2) Use disposable medical gloves when changing the box & wash the hands thoroughly afterwards.


It's called toxoplasmosis. It only applies if you let your cat outside. Cats being cats will sometimes catch birds, eating raw meat, no matter the source, is how the cat contracts toxoplasmosis. You can be tested to see if you have ever had it, if so you have nothing to worry about. You can not catch it again. If you have not had it, can't be tested, or can't get someone else to clean the litter box, wear gloves and a mask when cleaning the litter box. Wash up thoroughly afterwards, accidental ingestion of cat feces is how humans contract toxoplasmosis. You should also take care when gardening as strays or your cat might decide the flower bed is a litterbox.

I bought a box of 250 gloves a while back and I use them all the time when cleaning out my cat's box, and I'm not even pregnant. Calling this lady and reading this info to her might help.