Can someone who is doing peritoneal dialysis keep a pet?

It is not totally forbidden at all, these patients need to live their life to keep their sanity and if that having a dog then so be it. People with peritoneal dialysis catheters shouldn't fear their pets, and there is no need for these people to get rid of pets (although they should avoid high-risk pets like reptiles). Pet owners are presumably at somewhat higher risk than non-pet-owners as there has been some cases of pet related infections, but the risk appears to be fairly low. The risk are lower than human related/transmitted infections. In most situations, the positive aspects of pet ownership probably outweigh the risks.
　　Further precautions can be done. I would kennel the dog at night, not let the dog sleep with the owner. The dog should not be allowed in the room that the dialysis is done. The cleaning routine before the dialysis should be done thoroughly and not taken lightly. In my research I have found that CATS,RODENTS and REPTILES are higher risk than dogs.

　　My dads father had to do thus and he owned a shih tzu which is a non shedding breed of dog, maybe even consider a poodle. Dont allow the dog to lick the the dialysis tube and make sure the patient/owner washes his hand every time before he/she touches the port or any part of the dialysis machine or its components.These are just steps that I have thought of the decrease risk, even though risk is already low.


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