Health Risk from Drinking Glass?

I keep a glass on the sink that I use to drink from during the day, so it
gets washed every couple of days. I use this glass to top-up my cat's water
bowl. Is this a health risk for my cat? I'm wondering if there is a
chance of transferring something from me to her.

The reason I ask is that she has watery eyes. It doesn't seem to bother her
too much (and her nose is dry) so I assume she's healthy. Sometimes her
eyes are fine, othertimes they're a bit watery.

Thanks for any advice.

--
Nick

Nick wrote:
I keep a glass on the sink that I use to drink from during the day, so it
gets washed every couple of days. I use this glass to top-up my cat's water
bowl. Is this a health risk for my cat? I'm wondering if there is a
chance of transferring something from me to her.

The reason I ask is that she has watery eyes. It doesn't seem to bother her
too much (and her nose is dry) so I assume she's healthy. Sometimes her
eyes are fine, othertimes they're a bit watery.

Thanks for any advice.

--
Nick

Not likely you will transmit anything to her. Not all viruses are
known, but in my experience, cross-species transfer from human to
feline is extremely rare.

-L.

On Sun 24 Jul 2005 05:16:18a, Nick wrote in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav
):

I keep a glass on the sink that I use to drink from during the
day, so it gets washed every couple of days. I use this glass to
top-up my cat's water bowl. Is this a health risk for my cat?
I'm wondering if there is a chance of transferring something
from me to her.

The reason I ask is that she has watery eyes. It doesn't seem
to bother her too much (and her nose is dry) so I assume she's
healthy. Sometimes her eyes are fine, othertimes they're a bit
watery.

Thanks for any advice.

Hi Nick. I don't think she'd get anything from you, but I wouldn't
"top-up" the water bowl. Better to clean it between each filling.
Water bowls get really scummy.

--
Cheryl

"The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited
breath."
- W.C. Fields

Nick wrote:
I keep a glass on the sink that I use to drink from during the day, so it
gets washed every couple of days. I use this glass to top-up my cat's water
bowl. Is this a health risk for my cat? I'm wondering if there is a
chance of transferring something from me to her.

The reason I ask is that she has watery eyes. It doesn't seem to bother her
too much (and her nose is dry) so I assume she's healthy. Sometimes her
eyes are fine, othertimes they're a bit watery.

Thanks for any advice.

--
Nick

Just reverse the whole process.

Wash her bowl every couple days, and top off your glass from her bowl.
This should resolve any questions about the "watering".

whitershadeofpale wrote:



Just reverse the whole process.

Wash her bowl every couple days, and top off your glass from her bowl.
This should resolve any questions about the "watering".


Lol. Just to reassure everyone, I wash her bowl every day. I was talking
about a top-up during the day.

--
Nick