Warning! Don't kiss your dog

@Linkat,

Linkat wrote:

A man's legs and hands were amputated and more than a month later, he's still hospitalized awaiting more surgeries.

The cause of all of this: Bacteria from dog saliva that caused a rare blood infection, doctors told them.

Capnocytophaga canimorsus is a bacterial pathogen found in healthy dogs and cats. There are more than 700 different types of bacteria in a dog's mouth. While rare, people have contracted this bacteria, usually through dog bites, and died.

Licking can also prompt infection.

https://www.usatoday.com/news/

What are the frakking odds of this ACTUALLY happening? If that sadsack excuse for fearmongering journalism actually stated the Vegas odds? I bet that winning the lottery or being hit by lightning 3 times in a row is a more likely fate than this extremely rare affliction.

If I'm going to win a Darwin Award by this? I'll die with full honors!

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@Linkat,

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Warning! Don't kiss your dog

Especially if your dog has been eating the dog poop of other dogs.

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@Real Music,

growing up, we had a dog and a cat.

dog thought cat's litter box was just a large food bowl... Confused

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@Region Philbis,

We always knew if our dog had been eating dog poop, because we could smell it on her breath. Sometimes we would catch her in the act and stop her from finishing. Smile

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@Real Music,

or their own

our late great Miss Cleo did not discriminate when it came to poopsnacks

we tried all kinds of meds and food supplements. nope. she loved the poop.

no kisses. thanks.

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@Real Music,

Real Music wrote:

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Warning! Don't kiss your dog

Especially if your dog has been eating the dog poop of other dogs.

Curious is it OK if they eat their own poop?

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@Linkat,

Sounds akin to perpetual motion. They eat their own poop, they poop, they eat their own poop. . . .

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@roger,

we sometimes wondered if we should just stop feeding Miss Cleo - she could just recycle her own poop forever

apparently while we found it offputting it wasn't bad for her

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Three Stooges Smile

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@Real Music,

Aw right, that made me laugh.

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@ehBeth,

ehBeth wrote:

apparently while we found it offputting it wasn't bad for her

Ha! I bet it's really bad for her breath! Embarrassed

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@tsarstepan,

It's even worse when they gargle with toilet water.

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@tsarstepan,

It was one of a few reasons we always have charcoal dog biscuits around. Miss Cleo got two every morning. Healthy gut, not horrid breath.

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thanks for sharing information about the bacteria or infection

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Ug - my daughters' dog kissed me in my mouth! I picked up the little bugger and I had my mouth open slightly and he licked it!

I'm going die.

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@Linkat,

Linkat wrote:

Ug - my daughters' dog kissed me in my mouth! I picked up the little bugger and I had my mouth open slightly and he licked it!

I'm going die.

It was nice knowing you. You will be dearly missed. Crying or Very sad

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