She Let Her Dog Lick Her Face, And When She Realized What Happened It Was Too Late.
#1 Ever been woken up by your dog licking your face?
It happens to me just about every morning. Ever wonder what's up with that? Why do dogs lick faces anyway?
#2 Many people realize that licking is a form of communication for dogs,
but you may not know that this instinctual behavior serves some practical purposes as well.
#3 Sometimes a dog will lick things like feet, hands, even woodwork out of nervousness or a compulsion.
If your dog has a fixation or seems unable to control his licking, then you might need to see a vet to investigate and address the cause of the problem.
#4 You may also notice that your dog will lick your hands or face when you are watching TV, trying to work, or otherwise occupied.
This is because they want your attention on them, not on other things.
#5 If you laugh when your dog licks you,
it encourages the behavior, because you are rewarding her with a warm, happy sound that gives positive reinforcement. If her licks get you to pat her, feed her, or do other good things, you can expect her to repeat the licking behavior in the future.
#6 It’s hard to resist a kiss from man’s best friend when it’s offered.
Besides the warm and fuzzy feeling it gives you, we're conditioned to believe that a face lick from a canine isn't anything to worry aboutdogs' mouths are cleaner than ours, right?
No, it is not.
#7 You must have heard that dogs’ mouths are germless as compared with humans,
and they have thought to be having some magical powers. But hold on
#8 This is the best example of a myth followed and thought to be true for far too long.
The fact is that there are plenty of bacteria in dogs' mouth and you might be getting it for free if you expose your face to it
#9 Gum disease in dogs is caused by pathogen, Porphyromonas gulae and can be transferred to humans.
Imagine getting gingivitis from your pet a horrible thought.
#10 Actually ,only 16% of bacteria in both dog’s and human’s mouth are same.
That means the vast majority are alien to your system.
#11 If dogs come into contact with an infected cow, get into a fight with a diseased badger or eat meat infected with the bacteria,
they can develop tuberculosis and pass the potentially deadly lung disease on to you.
#12 The risks are tiny, but real. In 2013, a child caught TB from a family dog in Gloucestershire.
The child, who was under ten, made a full recovery, but the dog was put down.
#13 Two-thirds of public playgrounds are thought to be contaminated with roundworm eggs
stomach-churning parasites that grow up to 14 in long in canine guts.
The eggs are shed in dog mess and survive for months on the ground. If you garden without gloves or eat food you've dropped on the floor, the eggs can end up inside you.
The three-second rule the commonly held belief that if you pick up dropped food immediately it's safe to eat doesn't work here.
Once inside the human body, the larvae cannot grow into adult worms, but migrate to the lungs, liver, eyes and brain, potentially causing serious internal damage and even blindness.
‘Roundworm look like cooked spaghetti and are probably the most common intestinal parasite in dogs,' says Vicki Larkham, a vet with the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals.
‘You know if you dog has them because they will be vomiting or you will see the worms.'
#14
There's nothing some dogs like more than splashing around in canals and rivers.
But while they're enjoying a swim, they could also be picking up the waterborne parasite crypto-sporidium, which can cause the disease cryptosporidiosis.
Outside the body, the parasite takes the form of a microscopic capsule or cyst, just five-thousandths of a millimetre long, protected by a tough outer shell. The cysts are immune to chlorine or disinfectants and can survive in water for months.
#15 Once swallowed, the parasites burrow into the intestines, causing diarrhoea, cramps and fever.
If a dog is infected, billions of cysts pass through its system each day. These cysts can get on to fur, tongues or bedding. A human needs to swallow just ten cysts to be infected. Though the chances of a dog passing the disease to you are slim, it's something to think about the next time a dog licks your face.
#16 If your skin is itchy and your dog is suffering from mange, he may have given you scabies
The mites that cause canine scabies are different from the human variety and can't breed on people.
However, they will still cause temporary discomfort and irritation for a couple of days until they die. If you don't treat your dog, you can get infected again and again with new generations of the bugs.
‘It's more common for people to get scabies from other people, but it is possible for the dog variety to infect humans,' says Vicki Larkham.
‘It's easily prevented in dogs with a monthly treatment.'
#17 Weil's disease is often spread by rat waste in canals and rivers.
If your dog drinks from an infected water source then it can pick up the disease.
Once a pet dog is infected, its urine and anywhere it urinates becomes infectious, putting owners at risk. In nine out of ten human cases, it causes mild flu-like symptoms such as headache, aches and chills.
#18 But in 10 per cent it can be life- threatening — and lead to internal bleeding and organ failure.
‘It is completely preventable with vaccination,' says Vicki Larkham.
‘If your dog has it, you will know about it because they will be pretty poorly. We suggest that dogs with it are hospitalised.'
