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Posted: Jun/01/2009 3:03 PM PST
Several of our members have problems with cats getting into their beds. Some of the cats are strays to their yards and some cats are the families pets. Here is a web site that tells of the types of parasites that can be found in our gardens if cats or dogs leave you little prizes. These prizes are not something you want to contract. This article is about the potential dangers of soil if you are not the only one 'using' it. http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/2365/ I contracted Giardia parasite from an infant in my care many years ago. I truly thought I might die from it. I had to have 2 rounds of a strong antibiotic to get rid of it. Please do wash your hands or more importantly - wear gloves as you dig and plant in your gardens then wash your hands afterward. Especially if you have pets that tend to want to 'use' your beds. |
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Posted: Jun/01/2009 8:47 PM PST
In reply to this post Ill give you all a new vocab word.....zooinotic (ok it may be miss spelled  But it means a disease that can be transmitted from animal to human. A lot of parasites land in this category. round worm, hook worm, tape worm, fleas. ticks. There are many more, but these are the common ones. |
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Posted: Jun/02/2009 1:38 AM PST
Oh! yea, Im a building contractor specializing in remodeling and home renovtion, we are under, in and on top of houses all the time, We had a job to level a wood floor, after several trips under the house myself and our crew got worms, just under the skin, nasty, painful and they made a trails , not a pretty thing, the doctor gave us an antibiotic that smelled like rotten eggs when urinating, after that episode we pretreat the soil around homes when we start digging, crawling or working with exterior soil. Later Guilt trip |
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Posted: Jun/02/2009 5:00 AM PST
My son is in the process of buying a house with a dirt floored crawl space under it. No basement. Is there something he can use to keep from contracting something like that? |
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Posted: Jun/02/2009 6:08 AM PST
I would say if that house has been sitting a while Poe that he do as this fellow says: It is no fun getting any parasite. we pretreat the soil around homes |
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Posted: Jun/02/2009 8:30 AM PST
It hasn't been empty at all. The people living in it are getting upset because my son can't move in until the good ole Navy gets the proper papers faxed to the people they need to. I was just wondering what it could be treated with. I think it's kind of a deep space anyways, but it's something you have to walk hunched over in. |
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Posted: Jun/02/2009 12:56 PM PST
Wonder who you could call to check? County Extension Agency? I would think the problem would be with old houses that had been sitting and animals had been living underneath. But then I have had cats get under my house a time or two because the crawl space entrance was left open. Maybe a pest control company? |
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Posted: Jun/03/2009 1:05 AM PST
Cat poo, not a good thing, ask any plumber they know all about what were talking about, any animal living or doing business under your house is the problem, screen vents or spray, the old timers threw lime under the raised floor houses for fleas and friends, later Guilt Trip |
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Posted: Jun/03/2009 8:07 AM PST
The house inspector was very helpful to him so he might know. Extension agency is a good idea, too. Thanks. |
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Posted: Jun/03/2009 8:12 AM PST
You might try a local veterinarian too for that info. I don't know that answer off the top of my head. |
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