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Post by digby2010 on Oct 25, 2010 9:58:12 GMT
hi im under the weather at the moment and sneezing quite a bit, and i was wondering as i read else where the degu's can catch my cold is this true and has anyone one had this happen to them? if so what can i do to prevent them becoming ill ??
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Post by nuttz on Oct 25, 2010 10:19:55 GMT
wear a mask??? lol
ohhhhhhhhhh sorry, i shall be serious now.. not sure if degus can catch human viruses but im guessing they probably cant, my dogs, cats etc have never caught anything, but saying that...i cant be sure! just wash your hands before feeding and handling them i guess is the safest precaution
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Post by digby2010 on Oct 25, 2010 10:53:50 GMT
lol thats not far from what i was thinking lol. i read on another forum they could, though last year i had a really bad chest infection for a month and we shared out bedroom with them then and they were never ill but i wanted to be sure dont want them ill.
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Post by nuttz on Oct 25, 2010 10:56:23 GMT
as i said, i cant be sure hoever, i think it would be unlikely?!
and dont give them your used kleenex.........lol hope you feel better soon xxx
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Post by deguconvert on Oct 25, 2010 16:45:27 GMT
They should be fine, there haven't yet been any reported cross over infections from humans to degus. Rest easy.  |
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