During the screening process, I was asked several times whether I had pets in the house. Other than dog-sitting my sister’s two dogs, I do not have any pets. I used to have a few hamsters but that was a long time ago. I also took care of my ex-wife’s cat a few months post-divorce. That was miserable since I am allergic to cats and had to take Benadryl every day.
I finally looked up this topic online and found this from the CDC. Some websites also suggest transplant patients get rid of their pets since the risk of infection is much higher with pets in the house. Again, the only pets I come into contact with are my sister’s dogs and they’re pretty healthy and clean.
Here are my sister’s two dogs:
Life with chronic diseases 