Hello all,

I grew up with indoor/outdoor/catflap cats, have always loved gardening, always handled uncooked meat and we take in foster kittens from the shelter I dog walk for...


My question is, should I bother getting a screen for toxo? It's been on my mind all this pregnancy but I know that if I get a positive, I may have had an exposure 10 years ago which would have no consequence on this pregnancy but the not knowing if I have had a primary exposure during this pregnancy would drive me nuts as a positive result would show that I have been exposed, but not when. A negative would just mean I haven't been infected over the years.

I hear of vets and vet nurses working with cats for decades and never picking it up and other stories of people getting pregnant and then getting rid of their cats...kinda stuck. I can get a walk in spot at the doc in about 2 hours if I want it....opinions please!