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wolfsoul
05-13-2003, 11:47 PM
I read somewhere that a dog's saliva is toxic to some animals - Does anyone know for sure which animals?

I also read that it's toxic on a rat's skin? Does anyone know if this is true? My rats have never gotten sick from Timber or Pedro :confused:

kingrattus
05-13-2003, 11:48 PM
I've never heard of that. Max use to lick my pet rats & they were fine

popcornbird
05-14-2003, 12:37 AM
Its not *toxic* but it contains certain bacteria that is not present in the mouth of a *bird*. If a dog licks a bird, or the birds gets dog saliva in its mouth, it can get very ill or even die because of the bacteria in a dog's mouth. The saliva of a cat also holds the same danger for birds.

kingrattus
05-14-2003, 12:39 AM
I didn't know that... I guess I was super lucky whan I was raising peetree from a hatchling to a young adult. Max use to help me care for him. Max licked him all the time.

wolfsoul
05-14-2003, 09:58 AM
Thanks :) I was just curious :D