Monday, March 14, 2011

Kissing dogs and cats can be bad for your health: transmit harmful bacteria

We love them as if they were our peers, but kissing our pets can be dangerous to our health. Often we look at them as we make one thousand mossettine and then the only thing we can do is give us the urge to tighten and place a sound kiss on the nose. Now, however, think twice before yielding to such demonstrations of affection, according to Dr.

Paul Maza, vice-director of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University, kiss your dog or cat may be harmful to human health, As our immune system are more vulnerable than those of animals. Let's see what precautions to take. First, the mouths of our pets is as important as ours, then we pay attention to our health should be the same that we pay to them.

In this case, we share almost the same bacteria, as if our mouth and that of Fido or Micia was the same thing. Otherwise, however, when we are distracted and do not take care of their oral hygiene, bacteria in the oral cavity of dogs and cats can be very dangerous for us. There are those most at risk - such as people living with HIV or other diseases that lower the immune system, but also the elderly - who should avoid any contact with the mouth of your pet, because the virus could easily cause bacterial infections or germs.

The season of prevention for dogs and cats in March is also required to learn the correct rules to preserve the health of our animal and, therefore, that we are in contact with him. Other diseases were already known - like toxoplasmosis - which are transmissible from animals to humans, but this additional warning warns us to conduct too light.

To be sure that our pet's mouth is clean and healthy as ours, that we avoid things that we do not ingest ingest ever: So let's keep away from the garbage so they do not eat leftovers, and clean their regular bowl, not to mention their nest, especially if they bring it in the food that they eat.

If dogs and cats become overweight during the holidays is because, perhaps, exchange them for other diners at our table. We wish them well and on this there is nothing to criticize, but we must realize that their body is not like ours and that, indeed, can damage our health if we do not take sufficient account of their own.

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