What kind of pets can kidney transplant patients have?

Answer 1

Usually the kind of pets you can have doesn't depend on the transplant ; it depends on the immunosuppressants you're on afterwards. If you're on any, you're advised not to keep birds as pets as their mess contains a particularly infectious disease. And for any pets that you do keep, they need to be kept clean and hygenic - use adequate protection from germs when cleaning them, or (even better), get someone else to clean them out. Wash your hands after handling them before you do anything else (such as eat dinner).