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**yK2VgoEI** · 09-22-2012, 05:01 AM

As a cat owner, I was a little surprised to read this article. According to a recent study out of Denmark ,the parasite T. gondii ,which is found in cat feces causes an infection that can cause mental illness.

A third of the world's population is infected and cat owners usually catch it from cleaning litter boxes.

While I have no plans to stop owning cats, I definitely think I'll get one of those little painter's nose masks so I'm not inhaling particles when I change the litter box. What do you think? Are they blowing this out of proportion and trying to scare people?

http://gawker.com/5923036/being-a-ca...itting-suicide

09-22-2012, 05:01 AM	#7
yK2VgoEI Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 467 Senior Member	Being A Cat Lady Can Increase Your Risk Of Suicide As a cat owner, I was a little surprised to read this article. According to a recent study out of Denmark ,the parasite T. gondii ,which is found in cat feces causes an infection that can cause mental illness. A third of the world's population is infected and cat owners usually catch it from cleaning litter boxes. While I have no plans to stop owning cats, I definitely think I'll get one of those little painter's nose masks so I'm not inhaling particles when I change the litter box. What do you think? Are they blowing this out of proportion and trying to scare people? http://gawker.com/5923036/being-a-ca...itting-suicide
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