Can you get herpes of the eye from a cat?

Question

my cousin went to an animal shelter and they were playing with a kittne who had its eye taken out b/c it had eye herpes. shes on the phone would like to know if her kids could get it? thanx.

Answer 1

Absolutely no chance of the children catching ocular herpes from a cat; human and feline biology is too different:

http://www.petstyle.com/cat/health_well_...