I am almost 4 months pregnant and am worried that I may have
contracted (or still may contract) the bacteria from cat feces that
can cause birth defects in children. We got rid of our litter box,
but until a few weeks ago I didn’t realize I was probably coming into
contact with the stuff in an even more dangerous way.
My dog loves to eat it every chance he gets on our walks (it’s hard to
always catch him in time) and then often he gets rambunctious and
starts jumping on me with mouth open trying to play.
My two questions are:
1) Is this contracted only orally (i.e. I would have to have his
slobber on my hand and then eat something without washing my hands)?
2) What are the chances of getting it if someone does come in contact
as I’m sure I have done?
oh, and
3) Is there any way of testing for this?
I will definately tell my OB about this next visit, but til then, I
guess I’d like a little assurance.
—-Thanks,
Lisa