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Worth noting that the incidence of toxoplasmosis gondii in cats is heavily correlated with allowing them outside, which is where they usually contract it. Surp
by xyzzy_plugh 3y ago
Worth noting that the incidence of toxoplasmosis gondii in cats is heavily correlated with allowing them outside, which is where they usually contract it.
Surprise! If you let your animal outside and let it interact with, and even potentially consume, other wild animals, it may spread things!
This article draws conclusions only to support a clickbait title. There's no mention of the prevalence amongst cat cohorts. This is borderline fear mongering.
But don't simply listen to me, ask your vet.
Edit: would love to hear from down voters what about my comment they disagree with.
- whateveracct 3y agoOne of HN's special fixations is toxoplasmosis. Cats come up and there's a swarm of orange comments about how people like cats because they have a brain-control parasite.
- xyzzy_plugh 3y agoYep, so bizarre. I watched this climb to the top of the front page without any comments. Maybe all the aspiring capitalists find this level of viral mind control... inspiring?
- orangecat 3y agoCats come up and there's a swarm of orange comments Just one. Unless the parasites tell me to post more.
- cwillu 3y agoMy downvote comes from my reflexive downvoting of any comment that mentions downvotes.
- maxerickson 3y agoHo Ho Ho
- cm2012 3y agoAlso most cases come from eating undercooked meat, not cats. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5312802/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5312802/.