re: What are some inaccurate beliefs you heard from others?

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my dad use to tell me if I get a cut that its okay to let the dog lick it

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its okay to let the dog lick it

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its okay

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Your father was correct

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Just because your dog’s saliva may have some potential benefits doesn’t mean it comes without risks.“The oral cavity of the dog contains billions of bacteria from hundreds of different bacterial species. Many of these are able to cause infection given the right circumstances.” Such circumstances tragically arose for a 32-year-old woman in Decatur, Ga., and a 48-year-old woman from Texas within the past year. Both women were infected with capnocytophaga canimorsus, a bacteria found in the mouths of cats and dogs, after one was bitten by a dog and the other was believed to have contracted it in some way from her 1-year-old pup. Both had their legs amputated after the infection spread, and at least one lost her battle against it...

Stick with good old-fashioned soap and water to disinfect your wounds, and keep them clear of Fido’s mouth. Healing properties or not, it’s not worth the risk of contamination by all the other stuff that’s hanging out on his tongue.

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