Question
There's a local semi-feral who actively comes over to say hello when she sees me, and has been doing so since well before my own kids moved in. I can't resist giving her a skritch when she does so, and of course she'll rub against my ankles if she gets the chance.
I try to remember to wash my hands thoroughly afterward, on the same principle as a doctor washing between patients... but id like to have a better sense of just how transmissable car diseases are via a human vector.
Does anyone happen to know?
Answer
Some illnesses, like feline distemper, ring worm, and feline leukemia can be passed on via saliva and other contact-specific vectors. As long as you wash your hands (and anywhere else the feral cat touches) thoroughly and keep your cats vaccinated, you should be fine.
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