A dog lick can kill you
This Is Why You Should Never Let A Dog Lick Your Mouth (And Maybe Not Even Your Face)
Those kisses can carry some serious diseases.
Tricia Goss TRICIA GOSS ?1 YEAR AGO
Nobody loves you quite the way your dog does. Whether you have been gone on an extended trip or simply walked out to check the mail, your pooch is always excited to see you and ready to slather you with doggy kisses.
There?s no harm in letting your pup lick your mouth and face or even giving him smooches in return, right? After all, they say a dog?s mouth is cleaner than a human?s.
It turns out that old adage may be far from the truth. Although studies have shown that dog saliva may have slight antibacterial properties, which can aid in healing their own wounds and grooming puppies, other research confirms that you can contract numerous diseases from your beloved pet. Here are some of the nasty ailments you could catch from your four-legged furry friend that you?ll want to know about before deciding whether canine kisses are OK.
Salmonellosis
You knew you could get salmonella from eggs, meat or poultry, but did you know it could come from your dog? Salmonellosis is a bacterial infection that dogs can pass to people. It can cause fever, diarrhea, vomiting and more.
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus
This bacteria commonly found in a dog?s mouth has a reputation for causing dog bites to become infected. However, even a kiss can be dangerous. An elderly English woman became deathly ill because of it after her dog licked her.
Campylobacteriosis
Puppies are often a source of infection for this disease, which causes painful gastrointestinal issues. Dogs may even carry the organism that brings on the illness without showing signs of it themselves.
Canine Brucellosis
Although this one is actually a canine venereal disease, it is a zoonotic bacterial disease, which means it can be spread from animals to humans. People typically contract it while helping an infected dog deliver pups, but a person can become infected if the bacteria comes in contact with a cut or wound, as well.
Leptospirosis
This bacterial infection can cause a number of potentially fatal symptoms in dogs, and since it is zoonotic, people can catch it from them as well. Children are especially vulnerable to the disease, which can range from mild to severe in humans.
With proper hygiene, adequate veterinary care and common sense, you probably won?t catch any killer diseases from your pet. However, you still may want to avoid those full-on smacker smooches.
Those kisses can carry some serious diseases.
Tricia Goss TRICIA GOSS ?1 YEAR AGO
Nobody loves you quite the way your dog does. Whether you have been gone on an extended trip or simply walked out to check the mail, your pooch is always excited to see you and ready to slather you with doggy kisses.
There?s no harm in letting your pup lick your mouth and face or even giving him smooches in return, right? After all, they say a dog?s mouth is cleaner than a human?s.
It turns out that old adage may be far from the truth. Although studies have shown that dog saliva may have slight antibacterial properties, which can aid in healing their own wounds and grooming puppies, other research confirms that you can contract numerous diseases from your beloved pet. Here are some of the nasty ailments you could catch from your four-legged furry friend that you?ll want to know about before deciding whether canine kisses are OK.
Salmonellosis
You knew you could get salmonella from eggs, meat or poultry, but did you know it could come from your dog? Salmonellosis is a bacterial infection that dogs can pass to people. It can cause fever, diarrhea, vomiting and more.
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus
This bacteria commonly found in a dog?s mouth has a reputation for causing dog bites to become infected. However, even a kiss can be dangerous. An elderly English woman became deathly ill because of it after her dog licked her.
Campylobacteriosis
Puppies are often a source of infection for this disease, which causes painful gastrointestinal issues. Dogs may even carry the organism that brings on the illness without showing signs of it themselves.
Canine Brucellosis
Although this one is actually a canine venereal disease, it is a zoonotic bacterial disease, which means it can be spread from animals to humans. People typically contract it while helping an infected dog deliver pups, but a person can become infected if the bacteria comes in contact with a cut or wound, as well.
Leptospirosis
This bacterial infection can cause a number of potentially fatal symptoms in dogs, and since it is zoonotic, people can catch it from them as well. Children are especially vulnerable to the disease, which can range from mild to severe in humans.
With proper hygiene, adequate veterinary care and common sense, you probably won?t catch any killer diseases from your pet. However, you still may want to avoid those full-on smacker smooches.
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KenK/84Bravo wrote:What a surprise.
You have "neither dogs nor cats."
Your huge loss my Brother.
Your loss.
I am sure, you do not see it that way though. Which is understandable, not owning one or the other.
As said before,
Your Loss.
Nope, no loss what-so-ever.
ANYONE that does not have or want a dog/cat or any animal as a pet and does not want a pet should net be demeaned for it.
I see lots of folks who have dogs/cats and treat them horribly. They are more akin to "look at my dog/cat" but fail to care for that pet. Actually, i think some have them ONLY so they something to kick and boss around.
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Barzillia wrote:serf wrote:Barzillia wrote:
Ummmmmmmmm.....no.
Antibiotics do not change your body, nor do they reduce your antibodies.
To suggest that pre-60's America had no problems with infectious disease is patent nonsense.
"Its not what you don't know, but what you know that ain't so, that is the problem." Josh Billings
Yeah that's why we have super bugs now with the logic you spill out here! Just hope your endoscope probe does not find one on it! It's a death sentence.
serf
Antibiotics do not change the genomes of bacteria.
They do not change your genome.
Come on Barrzillia tells us why they don't,Sure the number does not change but what is inside it, does. Give me a break! You are just blind at times.Your logic fails often here.
serf
https://www.reactgroup.org/toolbox/understand/antibiotic-resistance/mutation-and-selection/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genome_instability0 -
I was watching My dog lick His butt and and balls the other day and I thought I wish I could do that.You know what? I gave Him a treat and He let Me 0 -
GreatGuns wrote:And then there are those, that have no pets, yet tell others how they should raise them. I've seen people do the same thing with children. Also, advise on education, jobs, where to live, how to live, what car to drive, what beef to eat, etc.. The old adage certainly applies to those: "Without living in my shoes, you have no idea how to walk in them."
Spend 30+ years on a farm so well aware how to care for animals. Dogs/cats/turkeys/chickens/ducks/cattle/a few sheep and a pig once too.
Animals were a 'cash crop' so animals were not mistreated.
Had my 'fill' of caring for animals 24/7/365 and no longer have a need to nor do I want to so I choose NOT to.0 -
Did you just use the word logic in reference to Barz??serf wrote:
Come on Barrzillia tells us why they don't,Sure the number does not change but what is inside it, does. Give me a break! You are just blind at times.Your logic fails often here.
serf
https://www.reactgroup.org/toolbox/understand/antibiotic-resistance/mutation-and-selection/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genome_instability0 -
GreatGuns wrote:That's funny, after five generations of ranching in my family, we never farmed or ranched "cats and dogs" as a cash crop.
Visit a "pet store" and see how much they charge for a dog or cat.
Seems you may have missed out all these years.0
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