longbough

Side note:
Their mouths aren't cleaner than ours.

Here's the origin of that myth. In Emergency departments it is noted that human bites are more likely to cause complicated bacterial infections than dog or cat bites. The reason isn't because human mouths are "dirtier" but because human "bites" in the ER usually come from someone's hand being cut when they punch someone else in the mouth. The mechanism of injury results in a deep puncture. And deep-closed wounds get infected more often than open cuts and tears that occur more frequently with animal bites.

... sorry, I had to get that out of my system ...


Dog and cat mouths are dirtier ... but I still let my pooch kiss me. With my statement I guess I'm making myself sound more unsanitary than ever... oh well.

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