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Food Safety for Moms-to-Be

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How to Prevent Toxoplasmosis  

• Change litter box daily
• Feed cat commercial dry or canned food
• Cover outdoor sandboxes
• Keep indoor cats indoors
• Don’t get new cat while pregnant

 

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Speaker's Notes

A few simple steps is all it takes . . .

• If possible, have someone else change the litter box. If you have to clean it, wear disposable gloves and wash your hands thoroughly with warm water and soap afterwards.
• Change the litter box daily because the parasite doesn’t become infectious until one to five days after it’s shed in the cat’s feces.
• Feed your cat commercial dry or canned food. Never feed it raw meat because the parasite can be found in raw or undercooked meat.
• Cover outdoor sandboxes to prevent cats from using them as litter boxes.
• Keep indoor cats indoors. Be especially cautious if outdoor cats are brought indoors.
• Don’t get a new cat while you’re pregnant.