Zoonosis – yes, it is a word!

Zoonosis is a disease communicable from animals to humans under natural conditions. And I am lucky enough to have caught one;)

Remember how I said, “I will hug him and kiss him and call him George?” Well, I probably shouldn’t have kissed him so much because now I have giardia – yuck!

Giardia is usually transmitted in contaminated water supplies – it’s the “travelers sickness” that people often talk about when coming home from Mexico. Animals can get it and it is VERY common in pet store animals.

If you ever wonder why your vet recommends bringing in a stool sample – this is one of the bugs they are looking for! I can speak from personal experience that it is well WORTH the $20 to have them tested. I’m pretty sure I’ve spent far more than $20 on gatorade in the last two weeks:)

May you and your pets remain healthy!