Re: Cat Litter?

The statistic I heard re: toxoplasmosis, perhaps 12 years ago, was that
among a sample of 25 year olds,  25% would test positive for it; among 40
year olds, 40%, and so on.  The issue comes when a woman catches it while
she is pregnant.  An American friend living in France while pregnant was
told to be particularly careful about this.

At 02:46 PM 12/13/98 -0800, you wrote:
>> Does anyone know why it is recommended NOT to use pet waste in composting?
>
>Another reason I've heard is that cat waste can transmit toximoplasmosis 
>(close to correct spelling?), a disease relatively harmless to adults but 
>dangerous for pregnant women because of the risk to the fetus.  That's 
>why pregnant women are told never to change cat boxes.  In actuality, 
>anyone who has been around cats has probably already contracted it and is 
>immune (fetus too), but I never told my husband that.  Nine months 
>without having to do that work was great.  :)
>BTW, if you are pregnant and worried about the risk it is just as 
>dangerous to garden as to change the cat box because of the risk of cat 
>waste in the dirt.  I did NOT pass on that fact to the hubby.
>The main reason I've heard for not composting cat waste was the urine 
>though.
>Alicia, zone 4 boonies
>
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