22
May
Should A Dog Lick Your Mouth. Most people think it is cute to give their dog a big wet kiss on the lips but what if I told you that it could literally kill you. You knew you could get salmonella from eggs meat or poultry but did you know it could come from your. When a dog licks a babys mouth nose or eyes there is the potential for harmful organisms to enter the babys system. I know you might love them as if they were children but that doesnt mean that they should be licking your face.
I know you might love them as if they were children but that doesnt mean that they should be licking your face. They frequently eat garbage and feces they lick their backsides and genitals and they do not as a whole brush andor floss as regularly as people do. John Oxford professor of virology and bacteriology at the Queen Mary. While many dogs lick a humans face as a submissive gesture of appeasement others do it to get a. Licking is pleasurable to dogs and so a gentle lick around your mouth is something your dog enjoys even if you dont share the feeling. MRSA infection in humans which produce lesions like the unsightly one above can be caused by as little as one lick from your dog.
You knew you could get salmonella from eggs meat or poultry but did you know it could come from your.
I can say that yes allowing this behavior is ok as long as your dog is free from any disease that can be passed to your child. However you should keep in mind that your dogs mouth is a pretty dirty place. Your dogs mouth is alive with bacteria. If the ringworm fungus is around their mouth and you engage in kissing bam. You dont need to stop letting your dog lick you entirely but you should try to keep your face and any open wounds off-limits. For this reason washing your hands after petting a dog that loves to lick is a sensible idea.