From:
katharine
Date: 2001-07-17 17:22:00 UTC
Subject: Re: giardia
<She stated that it's most likely that we tracked
Giardia into our home on
our feet. Dr. Williams or other vets, is this
correct? That we can simply walk into a grocery
store and then bring it home on our shoes? <
I'm no vet but I'm pretty positive that giardia
cannot be spread this way. It is normally from
contaminated water; i.e. fishbowl, pond, etc. and
is spread by fecal/oral contact. I have had
wildlife babies with this and it usually stinks to
high heaven also. Of course, that's exaggerated
by the fact that the babies are usually on heat
<g>!
Giardia is not exclusively a cat ailment. Any
mammals can get it, including us.
Katharine