Woman Blinded In One Eye By Disease Contracted From Her Pet Cat
- 9 years ago
A woman in Ohio unfortunately contracted a rare disease from her pet cat and is now blind in one eye.
Pets, just like people, can contract any number of illnesses in their day to day travels, but typically those aren’t dangerous to people.
A woman in Ohio unfortunately encountered one of the transferable diseases and is now blind in one eye as a result.
Janese Walters of Toledo said that she woke one morning unable to see out of her left eye.
At the time she thought she’d contracted pink eye and sought medical attention.
After about a month of inconclusive tests, she finally learned that she’d contracted cat scratch disease, and her own pet had given it
Pets, just like people, can contract any number of illnesses in their day to day travels, but typically those aren’t dangerous to people.
A woman in Ohio unfortunately encountered one of the transferable diseases and is now blind in one eye as a result.
Janese Walters of Toledo said that she woke one morning unable to see out of her left eye.
At the time she thought she’d contracted pink eye and sought medical attention.
After about a month of inconclusive tests, she finally learned that she’d contracted cat scratch disease, and her own pet had given it