# My career is flagging, should I eat my cat's faeces? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 26, 2018, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-career-is-flagging-should-i-eat-my-cats-faeces/818610 "2018-07-26T11:45:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-career-is-flagging-should-i-eat-my-cats-faeces/818610/1 "2018-07-26T11:45:21Z")
Wait! Before you answer the obvious, read this: [http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/285/1883/20180822](http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/285/1883/20180822) > [@](#): > > Using a saliva-based assay, we found that students (n = 1495) who tested IgG positive for T. gondii exposure were 1.4× more likely to major in business and 1.7× more likely to have an emphasis in ‘management and entrepreneurship’ over other business-related emphases. Among professionals attending entrepreneurship events, T. gondii-positive individuals were 1.8× more likely to have started their own business compared with other attendees (n = 197). Finally, after synthesizing and combining country-level databases on T. gondii infection from the past 25 years with the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor of entrepreneurial activity, we found that infection prevalence was a consistent, positive predictor of entrepreneurial activity and intentions at the national scale, regardless of whether previously identified economic covariates were included. Apparently a mind altering parasite is a good thing to have. ---
**Author:** ![Delicious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@Delicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delicious)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-career-is-flagging-should-i-eat-my-cats-faeces/818610/2 "2018-07-26T11:57:16Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > Wait! > > Before you answer the obvious, read this: > > [http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/285/1883/20180822](http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/285/1883/20180822) > > Apparently a mind altering parasite is a good thing to have. …say the people infested with mind-altering parasites. Nice try Parasito but you’ll have to get up pretty early in the morning to convince me to eat poop. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-career-is-flagging-should-i-eat-my-cats-faeces/818610/3 "2018-07-26T11:59:22Z")
Don’t forget the breath mints. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-career-is-flagging-should-i-eat-my-cats-faeces/818610/4 "2018-07-26T12:05:27Z")
So, did they control for cat ownership versus non-cat-ownership? Pretty sure I’d rather just own[sup]\*[/sup] our cat than eat her poop [sup]\*[/sup]yeah, I know, I know… ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-career-is-flagging-should-i-eat-my-cats-faeces/818610/5 "2018-07-26T12:32:34Z")
I say yes. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-career-is-flagging-should-i-eat-my-cats-faeces/818610/6 "2018-07-26T12:35:03Z")
Well you would, wouldn’t you! ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-career-is-flagging-should-i-eat-my-cats-faeces/818610/7 "2018-07-26T12:56:53Z")
It was pretty much required. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-career-is-flagging-should-i-eat-my-cats-faeces/818610/8 "2018-07-26T14:01:26Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > Wait! > > Before you answer the obvious, read this: > > [http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/285/1883/20180822](http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/285/1883/20180822) > > Apparently a mind altering parasite is a good thing to have. The parasite boosts risk taking behaviour. It doesn’t make those risks less risky. In fact, since its goal seems to be getting rats eaten by cats I would say quite the opposite. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-career-is-flagging-should-i-eat-my-cats-faeces/818610/9 "2018-07-26T14:14:14Z")
Great user name/original post combo ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-career-is-flagging-should-i-eat-my-cats-faeces/818610/10 "2018-07-26T15:16:06Z")
Nope. Dude don’t do it. Not a good idea. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-career-is-flagging-should-i-eat-my-cats-faeces/818610/11 "2018-07-26T15:20:57Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Nope. Dude don’t do it. Not a good idea. Voice of experience? ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-career-is-flagging-should-i-eat-my-cats-faeces/818610/12 "2018-07-26T15:25:24Z")
Yeah, everybody knows you’re supposed to _smoke_ it, not eat it! ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-career-is-flagging-should-i-eat-my-cats-faeces/818610/13 "2018-07-26T15:27:12Z")
It worked for me. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-career-is-flagging-should-i-eat-my-cats-faeces/818610/14 "2018-07-26T15:28:05Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > Voice of experience? It definitely won’t help a career. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-career-is-flagging-should-i-eat-my-cats-faeces/818610/15 "2018-07-26T15:40:04Z")
Just pretend that they’re fish-flavored Tootsie Rolls, and they go down pretty easily. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-career-is-flagging-should-i-eat-my-cats-faeces/818610/16 "2018-07-26T18:01:37Z")
If I were a moderator, this is where I would remove the first “e” from “faeces” in the thread title. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-career-is-flagging-should-i-eat-my-cats-faeces/818610/17 "2018-07-26T20:38:46Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > It worked for me. That’s what your parasites want you to believe. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-career-is-flagging-should-i-eat-my-cats-faeces/818610/18 "2018-07-26T20:54:43Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > It definitely won’t help a career. It’s admitting to it that’s the real career killer ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-career-is-flagging-should-i-eat-my-cats-faeces/818610/19 "2018-07-26T20:56:24Z")
Ummm…. Almond Roca! ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-career-is-flagging-should-i-eat-my-cats-faeces/818610/20 "2018-07-26T21:07:59Z")
My dog’s trainer is convinced that cats give humans a disease that…makes them like cats a lot. Thus creating crazy cat ladies. Probably worth mentioning that I believe my dog’s trainer doesn’t like cats at all. I like cats and dogs and I think having a dog probably balances out the cat-craziness. OTOH I have gone long periods with only cats so you never know. My brain informs me that it’s functioning perfectly no matter what. Note that I would not eat cat feces, but they walk through their boxes and then they walk other places. Yeah not gonna think about that. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-career-is-flagging-should-i-eat-my-cats-faeces/818610.md?page=2)