I Kissed A Dog
I don’t know if anyone has watched the parody “I Kissed A Dog,” but it’s pretty funny, in a somewhat sick sort of way. Watch it, you’ll see what I mean.
Well, thanks to findings of a recent study by Kansas State University veterinarian Kate Stenske, no one can say doggy kisses aren’t safe.
Stenske looked at the incidence of the E. coli bacteria in both dogs and their owners. Studies show that more than half of dog owners fell into the face-licking camp, she says — and, fortunately for them, they were no more likely to harbor the bacteria than those who employed, as our colleague Shari Roan at the Booster Shots blog put it, “stricter human-pet hygiene practices.”
E. coli can cause serious health problems when it acquires genes that make it resistant to antibiotics. Stenske found that 10% of the dog-human pairs shared the same E. coli strains and that the strains had more antibiotic resistance than was expected. The owners had more multiple-drug resistant strains than their pets, which means it’s more likely owners spread such strains to their pets than pets spread to their owners. While bed-sharing and face-licking didn’t increase the prevalence of E. coli, owners who didn’t wash their hands after petting their dogs or before cooking meals did have more antibiotic-resistant E. coli. The study is scheduled to appear in an upcoming issue of the American Journal of Veterinary Research.
I wonder if they looked at dogs who raided the kitty litter?
* Toby giving his mom some kisses. Who could turn down kisses from that face?
Yes! One more for the dogs!
I wouldn’t care what the report found, there is no way I would miss out on my regular Binxy kisses that is for sure!
I don’t mind kisses from Eloise…. But this video makes me sick.
WOW! This makes me feel better! Who knew there were so many other people out there doing the same thing?? There’s nuttin’ like a happy Poodle kiss–ALL over yer face!!
I kiss my dog on the head but I would NEVER let her lick me on the lips. Nice, cute video though.
(I do also give her kisses on her back, and her snout.)
I can outkiss & outslurp every dawg in that video. BOXERS ARE THE BEST KISSERS!!!
I have a poodle too and there ain’t nuttin’ better then poodle kisses for sure. ( although I do admit Boxers do give good kisses) I don’t care what anyone says, I couldn’t face a day with out my kisses!
PS I LOVED the video!LOL
The video was funny, but it would be better without the sexual innuendo! I teach microbiology, and my students are always stunned when I tell them I kiss dogs on “their little black lips”. Excellent opportunity to talk about zoonoses: diseases you get from animals. I think the only confirmed disease that passes directly between dogs and people (other than rabies, of course) is strep throat, and that’s rare (and more likely to be passed from human to dog, not from dog to human).