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• Alissa // Oct 3, 2007 at 9:59 am

  My 17 yr old and i have been dealing with MRSA for the past year, fortunately my child was able to be treated as an outpatient however i became very seriously ill. From 8/06 to 5/07 (9 months) I was hospitalized 4 times, developed osteomyelitis in my foot requiring 4 surgeries in 2 weeks and surgeons planned amputation of my foot but I finally began to improve. My biggest concern is our pets, one month before I was hosp. the first time one of my male cats (neutered 2 yr old) developed an absess below one eye that had “tunneled” to his cheekbone, fortunately surgery and meds allowed him to recover with no further problems. The next month while in the hosp. the brother of the cat that was ill was found dead in my home, no apparent injury no prior health problems, no evidence of intentional or accidental injury. He had hidden below the basement stairs. I have heard animals do that when they know they are dying. Does anyone know if my cat could have infected his twin and myself? I am consumed with guilt thinking that I may have unknowingly infected them? I talked to 2 different vets and both said they never wear gloves or do ANY infection control because “animals can’t spread to humans”. I watched the surgery on my cat, no sterile techniques used (I am a nurse) , no gloves and tap water from a sink was used to irrigate his absess. This was a large Veterinary center!

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