Pets on/in the bed

ciderwithrosie_2

Soundgirlrocks wrote: »

I would love to know what people think you'll catch from a dog on the bed?

Errr....fleas, worms, ticks, salmonella, toxoplasmosis, scabies...

savemoney

Our cat as free run of the house unfortunately. He sleeps on our bed and spare bed and daughter bed, sometime he sleeps on landing or in bathroom mat which is very fluffy.Last night I knew he was gonna be trouble so locking him downstairs. he managed to open a think door by constantly nudging at it until the spring catch opened then came and bothered us at 5am for food. I am a soft touch I know

davsidipp

ciderwithrosie wrote: »

Errr....fleas, worms, ticks, salmonella, toxoplasmosis, scabies...

exactly!love my dogs,but do like a nice pet-free bed.:D

Soundgirlrocks

Caine fleas are host specific, (ie won't live on humans) toxoplasmosis is very rare and is generally carried by cats not dogs. I would notice a tick, and I dont know how you get salmonella from a dog, he is de wormed regularly and knowing how worms are spread I don't particlarly worry about catching them from him :rotfl: Bacteria are everywhere 100 million in every ml of human saliva and over sterilisation of environments has lead to a increase in allergies we have never been designed to live in completely sterile environments. We have evolved (approximately 30,000 years) to share our environment with dogs.

ciderwithrosie_2

Soundgirlrocks wrote: »

Caine fleas are host specific, (ie won't live on humans) toxoplasmosis is very rare and is generally carried by cats not dogs. I would notice a tick, and I dont know how you get salmonella from a dog, he is de wormed regularly and knowing how worms are spread I don't particlarly worry about catching them from him :rotfl: Bacteria are everywhere 100 million in every ml of human saliva and over sterilisation of environments has lead to a increase in allergies we have never been designed to live in completely sterile environments. We have evolved (approximately 30,000 years) to share our environment with dogs.

your dog might be wormed, de-loused but not all other animals are. you take your dog out for a walk/run in the evening, and he steps in faeces, rolls in it or worse puts his face in it/eats it. He comes back and gets on your bed, during the night he transfers germs from his coat/paws/nose to your bedding, also if he licks himself and then your hands/face, you can then see how easily bacteria can transfer.

I would never have a drink or anything to eat at a friend's house as I have seen them letting their dog lick the plates and drink from the mugs... bleurghhh!

Person_one

ciderwithrosie wrote: »

Errr....fleas, worms, ticks, salmonella, toxoplasmosis, scabies...

In all my life I've never heard of a human catching anything from their dog.

Give your immune system a bit more credit.

kansaskitty

We have two cats, one in the bed and one on the bed, our dog sleeps downstairs but only because she can't manage the stairs- we'd love her in the bed. We often bring her up on a Sunday morning as a 'treat' ha! We also let our dog drink out of the mugs and kiss us with tongues... we must have been lucky so far! I might be a bit more careful with the dog tongue kissing from now on though having read the most recent posts about bacteria!

Also with regards to 'you know what' with pets in the bed, yes, our cats just watch!

Edited to add: the cat that sleeps in the bed sleeps with his body under the quilt and his head on the pillow!

ciderwithrosie_2

Person_one wrote: »

In all my life I've never heard of a human catching anything from their dog.

Give your immune system a bit more credit.

My immune system gets credit, I work in a hospital.

Person_one

ciderwithrosie wrote: »

My immune system gets credit, I work in a hospital.

Ah, you'd be fine then!

Its funny, I've always found healthcare workers to be pretty relaxed about germs etc. when they're off the clock. I spend enough time on infection control at work, I'll take my chances at home!

Own_My_Own

Our chocolate lab is not allowed upstairs at all. It's enough hoovering downstairs everyday let alone upstairs.