Do You Kiss Your Pet On The Lips?

[zippy-kat]

Originally posted by wolf_Q
Nebo only eats dry foods (hey and veggies on occasion too )

Does he wear the bunny ears while doing so?

[micki76]

Yes, we kiss on the lips all the time. Aneko won't but Millie and Chester do!!! They'll both slip you the tongue too, if you're not careful. Of course, if they get a bite of people food it's on our forks so we obviously don't mind all the butt licking, foot chewing and God knows what else. After all I eat dead animals (meat)! Now, if I see someone lick a private area, I at least wait a bit before allowing a kiss to dilute the yuck some.

[babolaypo65]

You betcha!
I lke that after I kiss Owen he licks his lips.

I guess I should have said you betcha for owen only. Clive only lets me kiss his head.

[popcornbird]

Originally posted by wolf_Q
Umm just fyi.....Dogs and cats can be very clean animals too. Nebo only eats dry foods (hey and veggies on occasion too ) AND he also gets his teeth brushed. He is a very clean dog, and never stinks. Dogs and cats really aren't as dirty and gross as you think they are!

Awwww! Nebo sounds SO cute!
Um..............when did I say dogs and cats are dirty and gross? I KNOW they are clean animals! I just would never allow one to lick me on the face, and there's NO WAY I would let a human do that either! *I think human baby saliva is the nastiest thing! YUCK! Smells like milk.* The thing about birds is their mouths are not wet, and they don't have smelly breathes (I know not all dogs and cats do, but the cats I've played with have stinky breathes ), so I'm fine with their dry kisses.

KayAnn, that's totally false. The reason dog/cat saliva should NEVER come in contact with a bird is because their mouths are full of bacteria that does not exist in a bird's mouth and can make them seriously ill or kill them if they come in contact with it.........because of the bacteria in a dog/cat's mouth. This also implies to human beings. We have much more bacteria in our mouths than our birds do, so its always recommended that when the humans kiss their birds, they should always do it with a dry mouth. Birds have very little bacteria in their mouths in comparison to other animals, especially meat eating animals. Don't know where you heard that from.

You might think dog's mouths are cleaner than your's or mine, but personally, I think its gross.......like your mom. I think human saliva's gross too.

[popcornbird]

Just to clarify...........this is from Petsmart's website:

http://www.petsmart.com/articles/article_8532.shtml

Why Mammal Saliva and Birds Don't Mix
Birds mouths are much cleaner than ours. And, ours are much cleaner than say a cat's. When it comes to birds, the most dangerous organism in any mammal's mouth is something called Pasteurella multocida. Once introduced onto or into a bird, Pasteurella multocida can become a "very infectious organism," says Speer, crossing membranes, entering the blood stream, and taking a bird from perfect health to death in as little as one hour.

That means a bird that is attacked by a cat, even if the injuries look minor, can be in serious trouble. The bird's instinct will be to clean the wounds by licking them. Doing so, the bird ingests this dangerous organism and may be starting a chain of events that leads to serious illness and even death.

According to Speer, this same organism can be found to a lesser extent in dog and human saliva. "Unless it's a really wet kiss," chuckles Speer, "It's not a real danger to kiss them." However, he warns that safety precautions should be taken to prevent any cats or dogs (no matter how well-behaved) from "kissing" your pet bird -- even if it does look cute. Sharing food with your bird can also be a bad idea. For example, if you bite off a piece of apple before feeding it to your bird, your saliva is on that piece of food and can be introduced into your bird's system.

"In general, the rule of thumb is that you don't want saliva and pet birds to mix," says Speer. "From an academic sense, there is some risk [to kissing your bird], but I've never seen a sick bird from human saliva. I have seen it with dogs and cats."

[Kfamr]

You're missing out on a good thing. Dog kisses are the best.


Birdie kisses hurt. My friend Valerie has two birds and they used to "kiss" my lips. It hurts so bad!!


Even my mom lets Simba get a lick or two.

[popcornbird]

Originally posted by Kfamr



Birdie kisses hurt. My friend Valerie has two birds and they used to "kiss" my lips. It hurts so bad!!

Bird kisses DO NOT hurt! Those birdies were probably biting your lips, not kissing. There's a difference. Popcorn's trained to give kisses when we tell him to, so he just licks us on the lip. Muffin does the same thing, but not when we tell her to.....she does it when she wants. My friend's bird Kiwi gives nice kisses too, however, one of my friend's nippy lovebird is a birdie you would never want to bring near your mouth, because he doesn't kiss you're lips..........he bites them! OUCH! He finds it amusing to pull a human's dry skin on the lips.

Birdie kisses are the best

[Kfamr]

Nah, I'm pretty sure they do what you call "kissing".

[popcornbird]

Originally posted by Kfamr
Nah, I'm pretty sure they do what you call "kissing".

You really under-estimate birds and their high intelligence. No, *I* don't call it kissing. It IS a kiss. He even says *muaaaaah* when he does it, and he knows what *gimme kiss means*. I've dealt with all sorts of birds and I know what's a kiss and what's a bite, and what's a *pull your skin off game*. Its totally different.

They're smarter than you think. Waaaaay smarter.

[Kfamr]

How do I under-estimate them? I NEVER said anything about their intelligence. Whatever.


Sorry, my bad...
Birds are PERFECT!!

[zanzanfergie]

I would kiss my bunnies on the lips, but it's just so hard to find the actual darn lips!
Most of the time I kiss them on the head. That's super soft, except in the spring when you come away with a mouthful of fur.

[Rachel]

Yes, I smack Hannah on the lips at least a couple times a day, even if she doesn't *kiss back*. Her kisses are given out rather judiciously. Tucker on the other hand, I prefer to kiss on his snout, although in a fit of exhuberance he has been known to get me good right on the mouth.

[Tonya]

All the time! I love my doggies so much, I can't stop kissing them! Made me think of something...growing up, my malmute-timber wolf Christy, always had a lipstick kiss mark on her upper lip from my mom. My mom would kiss her goodbye every morning before work. lol.

[jenluckenbach]

I kiss the kitties on their heads, their tails, their feet, their closed eyes (a personal favorite), on their cheeks, their ears (I even nibble), their sides, their tummies and YES their lips!
I kiss the mousies on their nose or head (who could find their little lips?)
I allow the dogs I work with lick my face but I usually don't go around kissing them on the lips.......after all, we are not family.

[Cincy'sMom]

On Pet Star Friday night there was a chicken that was trained to give kisses. They did a few other tricks too, but they didn't score very high, The teenag girl that brought the bird in had no personality, so I'm not sure it was the chicken's fault.

Anyway, I'm not sure I could kiss a chicken on the lips....