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Pregnant with an old cat around, are there serious health risks I should worry about?

I'm 35 weeks pregnant and my new roommate brought an old, mouse catching, angry cat with her when she moved in. I'm semi-allergic to cats as it is but I'm wondering if there's anything I should really be worried about because I live in a small apartment but I'm not the one who cleans the litter and I avoid the cat as much as I can.

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1. No, nothing to worry about if you aren't cleaning the litter.
2. DONT CLEAN THE LITTER!! YOU SHOULDNT BE ANY WHERE NEAR CATS MESS!! its dangerous for the baby. not sure what it can do but when i got preg i had to get rid of my kitten due to this problem!!!
3. You just need to stay away from the cat litter. Cats can carry toxoplasmosis which can cause birth defects. But you only get it from handling the feces. So just touching the cat or having it around won't cause you any problems.
4. The liter is the big thing but if you dont change it you should be ok. When baby arrives b/careful kitty may get jealous.
5. as long as you dont clean the litter box & stay away from it you should be fine.
6. Nah. You're ok as long as you stay away from the littler box. I also have a very old (13 year old) cat and she sleeps with me and everything. But my hubby changes the litter box and there is no way she can have toxoplasmosis anyway because they get it from eating raw meat & mice and my cat never does either.