Can cat poop affect my health?
Davey M. asked:
Unfortunately i live in a neighborhood where ALOT of stray cats wander around. And the worse thing is they poop everywhere near my house and my neighbor’s. I do try to chase them away before they can do it but unfortunately i cant keep track of it all the time. Now it reeks every where i go in my side of the neighborhood. Is the smell going to affect my health in any way?
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Unfortunately i live in a neighborhood where ALOT of stray cats wander around. And the worse thing is they poop everywhere near my house and my neighbor’s. I do try to chase them away before they can do it but unfortunately i cant keep track of it all the time. Now it reeks every where i go in my side of the neighborhood. Is the smell going to affect my health in any way?
February 7th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
no shouldn’t affect your health. maybe contact animal control.
February 10th, 2009 at 5:56 am
Unless you’re pregnant, no. I don’t remeber why, but no. It stinks like nobody’s business. but if you’re smelling that ammonia smell it’s normal.
February 15th, 2009 at 8:26 am
No, smell won’t affect anything other than offending the scent receptors in your nose. EATING the stuff may cause a problem, but if you’re not in the habit of picking it up with your bare hands, you’re safe.
I find that fewer cats poop in the grass if it’s cut short. This won’t stop the raccoons or possums, but cats like taller grass. If you put out a bowl of water, they won’t poop near it, so that’s always something to consider if you want to move them away from an area.