[Jemian]

I'm watching Fox and the discussion has been on the healing properties of dog saliva. I have heard of this all my life and I know dogs are sympathetic and want to take care of injuries. BUT NOW WE HAVE PROOF!! It was on Fox so it has to be true. A person from the Mayo clinic wrote in and identified the protein found in high concentrations in dog saliva which promotes healing of wounds. HA! So now we know.

[bevlar]

Regarding dog saliva....when I was a little girl (growing up on a ranch), all skinned knees and elbows were treated by "let the dog lick it" then swab it with the "red" cow medicine - whatever that was :-) Must have been some kind of healing properties there - no scars!

I am sitting here remembering other home health care... bad cuts? mud dobber mud and cob webs. A boil? rancid bacon did the trick.

Anybody else remember tratments? Or are these remedies only performed in the south....:-)

[lysie]

So if I have my 3 dogs slobber over my mil...she'll be healed?...But will she was her hands/face after....that's the question. LOL