That's Fit

My husband often says that if our dog's and cats' bad habits were combined into one animal, we'd have grounds to get rid of it. He says it in jest, of course (at least I think he does), but a German family recently discovered that their pet was doing more harm than scratching up the furniture and keeping them up at night...it was harboring the superbug MRSA.

When a family member repeatedly acquired MRSA infections despite treatment, doctors couldn't figure out where she was being exposed to the potentially serious bacteria. All family members originally tested positive, but after treatment all were negative...except for the woman. Finally, it was discovered that one of the family's cats was the carrier.

Doctors believe it was the family who infected the cat originally, not the other way around, so you don't have to fear your feline. The family's pets were all treated and have since tested negative. Now the cats likely back to their normal, run-of-the-mill bad behavior (at least if they're anything like mine).