im pregnant and i work with cats, change trays and stuff if i wear gloves and wash my hands after will i be ok

Question

im pregnant and i work with cats, change trays and stuff if i wear gloves and wash my hands after will i be ok as ive heard the baby can get ill from this.allso is it ok to cuddle my cats still please help

Answer 1

I think there is a danger of toxoplasmosis. I would really call the Ob and not trust information that you get here. This web site has info:

http://familydoctor.org/180.xml

Answer 2

Yeah my OB said if I had to change the box use gloves and wear a mask like a painters mask. The baby can get more than ill, I think it can cause birth defects? If you have to do this for work i'd quit. Ask them for a different duty while your pregnant, and if they can't find you something else to do you should think about finding another job. I wouldn't risk my babies health. Good luck.

Answer 3

Wearing gloves and a face mask when changing the litter would be a good idea. Of course changing the litter box became my job once my wife got pregnent because she was worried to risk it.

Answer 4

My doctor said it would be okay if I wore gloves. Since I grew up with cats all my life, I probably had an immunity to the virus, but there is a test that can be done to check for immunity.

Check with your doctor.

Answer 5

You can take care of cats, but it's recommended that you avoid changing cat litter, due to Toxoplasmosis, which can be fatal to the baby. http://www.vetinfo.com/ctoxo.html

Answer 6

my doctor said it is fine as long as you wear gloves and use a scoop with the hole in it so that the clean litter falls through it.

Answer 7

The first thing my doctor told me was to stay away from cats, have you gone to the doctor yet? How far along are you?

Answer 8

You shouldnt be working or be around the cat feces at all. Breathing in the odor and being around it can give you and your baby toxiomoplasim

Answer 9

get someone else to change the pans or wear a mask