10 Neutropenic Precautions
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Neutropenic Precaution #2: Avoid Keeping Pets
Whether it is man’s best friend, a cat or something else, it’s great to have a pet around the home. They make for excellent companions, can keep us entertained and can act as sentries or do other useful jobs around the home. They do need to be taken care of, though, and pet owners need to clean up after them.
Pet stools and urine can be a source of plenty of potentially harmful bacteria. Even ‘cleaner’ pets such as fish and birds will still need to have their habitats cleaned from time to time and, again, there can be a lot of bacteria present. If you are neutropenic and you do have pets, try to have somebody else do the cleaning for you where possible.
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