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Cat Urinary Tract

Can My Cat Catch a UTI from Me?

Owner is worried cat could catch a urinary tract infection.

Q: I just found out from my doctor that the urinary tract infection I have been fighting might also be an E. coli infection. Is there any danger to my cats? Is such a transmission possible between humans and cats?

Lynda-Marie Hauptman
 
A: Rest assured, there is no danger to your cat. Urinary tract infections are not transmissible between people and cats, nor are they transmissible from cat to cat. E. coli is a very common urinary tract pathogen and also is the most common organism isolated from cats with urinary tract infections. 

Regards,
Arnold Plotnick, DVM

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good article thank you
janet, bethlehem, PA
Posted: 10/6/2009 4:52:57 AM
Good article, though it makes one wonder does this lady's cat often play in and around the toilet?
Linda, Mandeville, LA
Posted: 8/2/2008 10:03:27 AM
help my cat is 8 tears old and for the last 4 days he has been very sick he won,t eat or drink and he sleeps in cold areas.
melissa, richmonddale, OH
Posted: 1/10/2008 11:11:49 AM
i never woiuld have even thought of this
janet, bethlehem, PA
Posted: 8/25/2007 12:14:10 PM
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