This Is Why Kissing Your Pet Isn't Always A Good Idea
It seems harmless enough. You get nose to nose with your dog and talk to it as it laps at your mouth and cheeks with its tongue, or you come home from work and bring your lips to your dog’s in a greeting to say hello.
It may feel like the ultimate display of affection, but when it comes to such kisses, experts caution: Beware of dogs.
What’s the harm? Most animals’ mouths are host to “an enormous oral microbiome of bacteria, viruses and yeast.” A dog’s saliva has proteins that may help cleanse or heal its own wounds, but in a paragraph titled “Why Not to Make Out With Your Pet,” he noted, “There are some organisms unique to dogs that we were simply not meant to tolerate or combat.”
If you have a healthy immune system and your cat is free from disease and parasites, giving your cat a quick peck is probably low risk. However, there are a number of people for whom contact with animals can pose a great risk. People who should avoid close contact with cats include:
• Very young children
• Pregnant women
• Immunocompromised people (such as those with HIV or undergoing cancer treatment).
• People with lowered immune systems
If you or a member of your family is in a high-risk category, it is best to seek advice from your doctor.
Want to know why else it’s dangerous to kiss your pet? Watch this video till the very end!
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