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FESS Fesshole HOLE @fesshole

We had a cappuccino machine, I thought my wife kept cleaning the crispy dried milk off the steamer spout, she thought I was doing it. A year later, after coffee every morning, we found out the cat was licking it off when we were at work.

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[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 23 points 9 months ago (3 children)
[–] meliaesc@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

Yes, of course be cautious, especially if pregnant. But an indoor cat, even if infected when adopted, won't be contagious after 2 weeks and won't have a way to get reinfected. Outdoor, strays, and unknown cats are obviously not inherently safe.

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Most of us probably already have it from pork.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

That's trichinosis, and it's exceedingly rare in farm raised pigs.

Edit: Trichinosis is rare in pork, but I was wrong about Toxoplasmosis. Cook your bacon all the way.

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I went down a rabbit hole once. It's one of those odd facts that seared I to my brain for no reason.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

After both reading and watching Trainspotting, I can't help but read that in scottish