Posted on 01/12/2014 7:12:00 PM PST by Slings and Arrows
There's a controversy in veterinary medicine that divides the profession, and it's over something that many pet owners never give a second thought: kissing your pets. As you might imagine, I have some thoughts on this topic. Because, yes, I kiss my pets, and yes, I know I probably shouldn't.
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But back to the risks. Shortly after the study about the transfer of oral bacteria from pets to people came out, I talked with Dr. Richard E. Besser, a pediatrician and the former acting head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the current ABC News chief health and medical editor.
"What do you think about this, Dr. Becker?" he asked me, to which I replied, "When's the last time you ever heard or read of a veterinarian dying of a zoonotic disease or having no teeth from dental disease?"
"Exactly," replied Dr. Besser. "I'm still kissing my dogs!"
And so am I.
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it’s OK to kiss your dogs and maybe the cat. But never ever ever let anyone see you kissing your sheep. Especially in Wyoming.
To quote Lucy, at least I think it was Lucy speaking about Snoopy. Oooh, dog germs.
I have always kissed my dogs and I always will. They also sleep with me and always will.
salt.
“I saw Obama kiss his pet Wookie!”
You talking about that dog of a Wookie we also know as MooseChelle?
my pets are indoors, vegetarians and incredible groomers. i kiss them all the time.
Yep, I give my pups smooches and we share popsicles, too. They let me have the coconut/pineapple ones all to myself— they don’t like those.
I give my poochies kisses all the time..and they give me licks, such affectionate little guys
I won’t let my dog kiss my face, but I will let them lick my hand. They seem happy with that.
Someone dumped a pregnant dog off here around 10 years ago. She had 8 gorgeous pups. When they were too small to leave the nest, she would lick their feces and urine off them. She kept them clean but I had no idea they did that. Actually a lot of dogs will eat manure so their digestive system must handle about anything.
my thoughts exactly… I don’t like them licking me and I certainly don’t kiss them
Pffftt ¡¡¡¡
My dawgs kiss me.
Nuttin I can do about it.
Punks....
And viruses. Sometimes yeasts. Could be worms, too.
Awww!
Good hypothesis.
Kissing pets is a gateway drug to beastiality....
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
Awwwww, that’s how my Ragdoll hugs me!
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