jumper123
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my cat and tegu love to play together... And my cat just got diagnosed with salmonella. I don't want to stop them from playing together or sleepin together, but how do I keep the cat from getting this again?
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Cat and tegu
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TheTeguGurl
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Are you sure its from your Tegu..? I have never heard a Tegu that gave another animal salmonella
jumper123
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She is not around Anyother animals.. Im assuming it's from the tegu?
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I find it weird that a cat would get salmonella in general... I doubt it's from the tegu though.
TheTeguGurl
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Yes i would agree with little wise owl! turtles yes tegus i dont really know
Well in some cases many ppl can be wrong... this is what i found on the study//
Abstract
Species of tegu (Tupinambis) are the largest lizards in South America. Large numbers of these lizards are hunted; there is a vigorous trade in their skins and the meat is consumed by rural and native peoples. The animals are also bred in captivity, an economic activity for rural populations which can help in the animals' conservation. Faecal samples from 30 captive-born tegus were analysed for the presence of Salmonella in two separate samplings. In the first analysis, samples from 26 animals (87%) yielded Salmonella enterica of which 23% were of Rubislaw serotype; 20% Carrau and Agona serotypes; 7% Infantis and Saint-Paul serotypes; 3% Panama and Brandenburg serotypes; 10% were S. enterica subsp. enterica and 7% were rough form. In the second analysis, four tegus (13%) which had been negative in the first sampling were positive, thus, 100% of the animals studied carried the bacterium. Antibiotic susceptibility showed resistance to sulfonamide in 82% of the isolates, streptomycin in 64%, tetracycline in 6% and Chloramphenicol in 20%. Two animals carried strains of the same serotype with different patterns of antibiotic susceptibility. Although it is well known that reptiles are a significant source of Salmonella, to our knowledge, its prevalence in tegu has not been studied previously.
Well in some cases many ppl can be wrong... this is what i found on the study//
Abstract
Species of tegu (Tupinambis) are the largest lizards in South America. Large numbers of these lizards are hunted; there is a vigorous trade in their skins and the meat is consumed by rural and native peoples. The animals are also bred in captivity, an economic activity for rural populations which can help in the animals' conservation. Faecal samples from 30 captive-born tegus were analysed for the presence of Salmonella in two separate samplings. In the first analysis, samples from 26 animals (87%) yielded Salmonella enterica of which 23% were of Rubislaw serotype; 20% Carrau and Agona serotypes; 7% Infantis and Saint-Paul serotypes; 3% Panama and Brandenburg serotypes; 10% were S. enterica subsp. enterica and 7% were rough form. In the second analysis, four tegus (13%) which had been negative in the first sampling were positive, thus, 100% of the animals studied carried the bacterium. Antibiotic susceptibility showed resistance to sulfonamide in 82% of the isolates, streptomycin in 64%, tetracycline in 6% and Chloramphenicol in 20%. Two animals carried strains of the same serotype with different patterns of antibiotic susceptibility. Although it is well known that reptiles are a significant source of Salmonella, to our knowledge, its prevalence in tegu has not been studied previously.
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Just about every living thing carries Salmonella that can be easily transferred from one animal to another even people. Which is just one of the reasons why you should wash your hands before and after handling different animals and foods.
Unfortunately there's no telling where your cat picked it up from. You, your tegu, other pets, the kitchen, bathroom just about any where. Depending on how bad it is she might get over it on her own in time or she may need antibiotics.
Unfortunately there's no telling where your cat picked it up from. You, your tegu, other pets, the kitchen, bathroom just about any where. Depending on how bad it is she might get over it on her own in time or she may need antibiotics.
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It is also possible that her cat food could have been contaminated with salmonella.
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Or if she ate tegu poop?
TheTeguGurl
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Yes eating the poop can do it too
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That's a possibility but I can't imagine a cat eating poop either. lol
Unless it was witnessed.
Unless it was witnessed.
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Cats are 'designed' to process raw meats and the contaminents that come with them, including Salmonella. I would first question the cat's staple food source not offering a balanced diet that sustains the ability to process common contaminents.
