Can my cats catch my cold?

rad65

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I tried searching google for this, but I only found one or two answers. Do you believe more people are worried about what they can catch from their cats than what their cats can catch from them? I have medical insurance, and very good insurance at that. My cats don't. I am 6' 4" 170 lbs; I can handle a disease that would kill a cat multiple times over.

What I need to know is, can my cats catch my cold? I really don't want to get my cats sick, especially since I have a pretty good immune system. I would hate to be healthy tomorrow, only to discover my babies are sick. If colds aren't contagious, does anybody know if there are an diseases that can be passed from humans to cats? I know pink eye can because I researched it last year when I mysteriously got it for the first time ever. I also know rabies can, but I don't plan on becoming rabid, nor biting/clawing my cats if I do. Is there anything else?
 

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No, your cat can't catch your cold.

The only zoonotic issues I'm aware between people and cats are rabies and some parasites and e. choli and salmonella. Didn't know about the pink eye, interesting.

OK. Found this: http://www.messybeast.com/zoonoses.htm

It's talking about cat-to-person diseases, but obviously they'd work the other way too.
 
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