If you have a cat or dog, it's a good idea to not let your pet give you kisses, no matter how sweet it seems. It turns out that your pets' bacteria can be deadly. There can be up to one million live bacteria in a single gram of cat hair. Bacteria found in the saliva of healthy dogs and cats can get into the human bloodstream and kill us.
If your pet licks a wound on your body (even a burn!) you can get this bacteria in your blood. Up to 15% of dog bites can become infected as well. While you won't always die from an infection, it's also possible to lose a limb. About a quarter of people who get infected with one common bacteria die from it.
Yeah, I think I won't let my dogs lick me even more now after reading this! My cats don't usually lick but you never know.
Do you let your cats and dogs give you "kisses" and will you keep doing so even with this information? Share your thoughts below.
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