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MRSA IS CARRIED BY PET ANIMALS Started by Ruth Wollacott	Posted: September 28, 2005 at 14:28

Any comments on this thread from MRSA in Humans?? Re: MRSA - A cynical attempt to hide the truth? Reply #63 by Frank Posted: September 28, 2005 at 12:10 You can easily contract MRSA outside hospital - IT IS CARRIED BY PET ANIMALS FOR A START. 5472

Re: MRSA IS CARRIED BY PET ANIMALS Reply #1 by Claudia Hill IP Address 69.216.17.43	Posted: June 5, 2006 at 17:31

What pets? Can birds which are kept in the house all the time carry it if one of them has spent some time at the vet's infirmary? 12767

Re: MRSA IS CARRIED BY PET ANIMALS Reply #2 by Claudia Hill IP Address 69.216.17.43	Posted: June 5, 2006 at 17:34

What pets? Can birds which are kept in the house all the time carry it if one of them has spent some time at the vet's infirmary? 12768

Re: MRSA IS CARRIED BY PET ANIMALS Reply #3 by Leanne IP Address 149.135.25.110	Posted: October 17, 2006 at 06:46

so can we catch mrsa from our bird ? we have mrsa now and never had it untill we bought our bird? how do we test the bird and treat him? 19236

Re: MRSA IS CARRIED BY PET ANIMALS Reply #4 by JIll Moss IP Address 86.136.132.25	Posted: October 18, 2006 at 17:28

please email me at info@thebellamossfoundation.com and I will send you some information handouts Most infections of mrsa can only be aquired if the skin is broken however all species may be carriers of staphaureaus and there is some evidence to suggest that animals and humans may carry the bacteria back and forth. However if a person or an animal is a carrier - this is not a risk of developing an infection Email me for more detailed handouts 19294

Re: MRSA IS CARRIED BY PET ANIMALS Reply #5 by jill IP Address 76.21.0.217	Posted: June 30, 2008 at 18:06

MRSA is a staph bacteria that is resistent to a lot of the usual antibiotics your doctor may put you on. It is now acquired in the community. You can get it from the grocery store shopping cart. It has spread throughout the community. If you have it on your hands you can transfer it to your pet or your child or your spouse. They, in turn, can spread it as well. Some people are consider carriers and carry it in their noses. Hand washing is very good at preventing the spread. So, really, your pet was not the original source of the infection, but an innocent bystander. Please don't blame your pet! 30761

Re: MRSA IS CARRIED BY PET ANIMALS Reply #6 by Jill Moss IP Address 86.136.132.166	Posted: July 1, 2008 at 08:38

There is a lot of confusion around carriage I have some excellent brochures so I am not going to keep repeating the ifnormation on the forum If oyu want our information leaflets sent to you email info@thebellamossfoundation.com and if you ant further information we can arrange for you to talk to one of our advisors 30763

Re: MRSA IS CARRIED BY PET ANIMALS Reply #7 by Susan IP Address 92.21.137.122	Posted: September 17, 2008 at 08:56

Is MRSA carried by pet animals? My husband contracted the PVL form of MRSA nearly two years ago, our two pet cats were screened for MRSA and were negative. The vet told me that MRSA in cats was unknown in the UK and there had only ever been one case in the USA. 30945

Re: MRSA IS CARRIED BY PET ANIMALS Reply #8 by mary IP Address 207.200.116.8	Posted: October 7, 2008 at 23:52

We have a pet hamster with a small lump on its body, now it looks like an abscess. Can this be the MRSA virus? If so, can it be transfered to our family? 30971

Re: MRSA IS CARRIED BY PET ANIMALS Reply #9 by unicorn IP Address 82.0.187.240	Posted: October 8, 2008 at 17:57

You need to take your hampster to the vet so he/she can diagnose whether it is an abscess or something else. 30972

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