Many people say that cats cannot be raised while preparing for pregnancy. Why do they say this? Why can’t they raise cats while preparing for pregnancy? What impact will cats have on the home? Some people say that cats can carry Toxoplasma gondii, which can cause serious harm to pregnant women. What\’s going on with this big threat? Let\’s take a look!
Pets are prone to Toxoplasma infection, especially pets that have not been vaccinated. Therefore, it is believed that you should avoid contact with pets during pregnancy preparation. In fact, Toxoplasma gondii is a tiny parasite. Cats may have this parasite but not all cats will have it. Toxoplasma gondii in cats is also transmitted from other places, such as eating mice. Cats raised indoors are generally not infected. Except for those in rural areas, most cats in rural areas are free-range, and eating mice is inevitable. (What should you focus on preparing in the first half of pregnancy?)
Eating undercooked meat, especially pork and mutton, can also easily infect Toxoplasma gondii. Toxoplasma gondii may also remain on some birds and unclean vegetables.
The damage caused by Toxoplasma gondii
After a pregnant woman is infected with toxoplasmosis, Toxoplasma gondii will enter the fetus through the placenta, which is extremely harmful. It can easily cause miscarriage, premature fetus, congenital malformation or stillbirth. Therefore, it is necessary to do a pre-pregnancy TORCH test. TORCH includes Toxoplasma gondii (TOX), rubella (RV), cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus, as well as syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, mycoplasma, chickenpox, measles, mumps, etc.
Can I keep a cat while preparing for pregnancy?
You can keep a cat while preparing for pregnancy, but it depends on how to keep it
1 . Pay attention to dietary hygiene, fully cook meat, and avoid contaminating cooked food with raw meat.
2. Cats should be kept at home, fed cooked food or finished cat food, and should not be allowed to hunt outside. Because cats are infected by eating dead mice or birds, or eating food contaminated with cat feces.
3. Pay attention to daily hygiene, let other people at home clean up cat feces, or wear gloves when touching the above objects, and wash your hands carefully afterwards.
4. Unless the serum test of pregnant women proves that they have been infected with Toxoplasma gondii, pregnant women should avoid contact with cats and their feces during pregnancy.
Before pregnancy, both humans and cats should undergo a small Toxoplasma examination, so that they can safely and safely give birth to a new life
5. Toxoplasma infection has A variety of simple and effective drug treatments, such as sulfonamides plus pyrimethamine, and spiramycin, can be used to treatIt must be carried out according to medical advice. Timely treatment of infections in pregnant women may reduce the chance of fetal infection.
A simple blood test can detect whether a person is infected with Toxoplasma gondii. However, this test cannot detect when the person being tested was infected, so it is recommended that the test be done before preparing to become pregnant, so that she can know whether she is infected before becoming pregnant.
It is best not to keep pets while you are preparing for pregnancy. If you have a cat at home, and you are reluctant to give it away or entrust it to someone for foster care, remember to vaccinate the cat with the triple cat vaccine. Pets only have one chance to excrete Toxoplasma gondii in their lifetime. Toxoplasma gondii is usually found in the feces of pets. If you take reasonable isolation measures and do not get too close to your pets, you can continue to keep them.
