MRSA for you...MRSI for Fluffy (and Fido)

If you see what you think might be a spider bite....hopefully, you'll remember this.

I guess it was just a matter of time...and it would appear that that time is here.

Outbreaks off drug-resistant Staph infections make the news fairly regularly now (here in Canada, at least). While most were originally associated with hospitals and other residential health facilities, most recently, the concern has been raised about "community-associated" outbreaks - without specific known causality.

We've recently seen a few cases on this forum of very sick cats who do not respond to conventional therapy...my own "gut feeling" is that MRSI was the culprit.

There are two pieces on this here and here.

(Remember, Staph infection can affect external (skin) and internal organs.)

For me, one lesson learned is to have a culture done; another, to insist on better sanitation (infection control) at the Vet clinic (I've sent this info to my Vet) and, when I need to use the groomer, I'll bring my own "tools".

Pets living in the same household with an infected dog or cat will sometimes get MRSI from the sick pet. (Humans virtually never get MRSI from animals, although we can transmit MRSA to them.)...

The truth is, we really don't know where dogs and cats are being exposed to these bugs, which makes it almost impossible to prevent our pets from getting them.

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Wash your hands, folks!

Good reminder but this is FAR FAR from a new issue/////