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Vet issued warning to anyone that flushes their pet's poo down the toilet

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Published 20:58 2 Dec 2024 GMT

Vet issued warning to anyone that flushes their pet's poo down the toilet

Flushing your pet's poo down the loo could have dire consequences

Ben Thompson

Ben Thompson

All pet owners know the importance of picking up after their furry friends, but vets are now warning people to be careful over how they dispose of their pets' waste.

Usually people would make use of the bins in their park for depositing their dog's...er...crap.

But sometimes people make use of that handy thing we call the toilet.

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If it's good enough for human poop, why not that of our cat and dog, right? Wrong.

Don't flush pet poo down the loo (Getty stock photo)
Don't flush pet poo down the loo (Getty stock photo)

Over on PetImpact, experts urged people not to flush dog poop down the toilet.

They said: "Dog poo is considerably different to human poo. It contains twice the amount of harmful bacteria and also contains unique parasites.

"One particular parasite, Toxocara, is highly resistant to high temperatures.

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"Our water treatment facilities are not designed to deal with dog poo pathogens such as this so there's a chance that they will pass through and contaminate our waterways if flushed down the toilet.

"Toxocara can also infect humans, causing blindness in children and infect animals so presents a public health risk. This is why many waste water treatment plants advise against flushing any type of pet poo down the toilet, due to the extra pathogens it contains."

Crikey, that escalated quickly.

The website further cautioned: "Dog and cat poo can also contain medicines, such as parasite treatments, which can be highly toxic to aquatic life and may threaten the stability of entire ecosystems.

There are major health risks involved (Getty stock photo)
There are major health risks involved (Getty stock photo)

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"Medicines are much trickier to clean from sewage and will likely pass unchanged into our waterways."

So there you have it, stick to the bins.

They weren't the only ones sounding the alarm, though.

Over on TikTok, a vet was issuing the same warning about toxocara.

He gave further warning about a disease called Toxoplasmosis.

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This can be caused through human contact with animal faeces.

He said: "It means we don’t develop the adult worms in our intestines - but what happens is that we accidentally swallow the eggs (in poo particles) which hatch into larvae and these move around inside our bodies."

Lovely stuff.

So there you have it folks, stop giving your pets access to the lavatory.

Let them have their litter boxes and gardens like God intended.

Featured Image Credit: Getty Stock Images

Topics: Health

Ben Thompson
Ben Thompson

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