| Animals and plates
Posted: 1/31/2006 7:31:34 AM | Ok....your going to read this and think there is no way I'm eating at Curt's house. But I was curious to find out:
How many people let their dogs lick the dinner plates?
They say a dogs mouth is cleaner than a humans. I do have a cute story to go along with this though. I had a neighbor that always seemed to show up around dinner time. You know the type. The kids only eat Mac and Cheese, Hot Dogs and the occasional pizza. The only good meals she had were the ones from my house. I cook everynight for my small girls.
Anyway, it was getting a little annoying so after one meal I put a plate down for the dog to clean off. Then made sure she noticed me pick it up and put it back in the cabinet as if were clean. Needless to say that pretty much stopped the drop in's!
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| Animals and plates
Posted: 1/31/2006 8:24:50 AM | Thought everybody's dog licked the plate clean - at least they do in my house, and did in mom and dad's and granny & gramps. Did pretty much the same to my ex-mother-in-law only I put her name on the plate and told her I wanted to make sure she got the right plate at dinner. And before you think that wasn't nice - this woman makes the wicked witch of the west look like an angel.
Plus the dishwasher sanitizes the dishes so it's no big deal. While we're talking dogs and cats licking the plates clean, might as well admit they sleep on the bed too. | |
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| Animals and plates
Posted: 1/31/2006 8:57:16 AM | I had a friend that did that. I used to eat over there all the time untill I seen his Britany Spaniels lick all the dinnerware clean. He claimed that their saliva was clean and antiseptic.
B.S.!!! When you see a dog sniff and lick their own 'you know what', and other dogs also, how can that be clean? Other than a dog being a common scavenger, (i.e. eating their own waste, etc.) and one of the most discusting, unclean creatures on the earth next to a fly or buzzard, I wont even have my dog in my house, let alone near my dinner plates! | |
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Posted: 1/31/2006 9:15:28 AM | I see you have your plate cleaners pictures posted on your personal. And to the other person that replied. Not all dogs eat their poop but I do understand where your coming from. I could tell right away that you weren't a dog owner.  | |
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Posted: 1/31/2006 9:41:52 AM | It is possible to catch diseases from dog feces if the dog has parasites or is shedding harmful bacteria. But to say that the parasite/bacteria is going to make it from the dog's butt to his mouth, get transferred to your plate, and then somehow survive dishwashing, is in my educated opinion pretty farfetched.
You are more likely to catch a disease by sharing a plate with another human, who may be incubating any number of diseases that you can catch without even knowing it yet.
I would have no problem eating off of a plate that at dog had licked, after it was washed.
I don't let my dog do it, just because I don't like to feed her human food, and I don't want her begging at the table.
Erik (A.A.S. in veterinary technology) | |
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| Animals and plates
Posted: 1/31/2006 9:46:09 AM |
I would have no problem eating off of a plate that at dog had licked, after it was washed.
exactly ... the dishwasher sanitizes the dishes so there are no germs left. Guess I should clarify, the dogs don't eat off the plates every night - it's a treat once in a blue moon. | |
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Posted: 1/31/2006 9:51:59 AM | Now, I've worked in humane societies where puppies have defecated a whole load of roundworms into their food/water dish.
Would I eat off of one of those? You bet your ass I wouldn't. Dishwasher or no. | |
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Posted: 1/31/2006 10:08:21 AM | | ^^^think the OP was referring to plates us humans use, not pet food bowls. | |
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Posted: 1/31/2006 10:29:58 AM | | ^^I know. I spent a long time studying this stuff, and I don't use it much lately, so when I get a chance, I tend to tell people more than they want to know...sorry. | |
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| Animals and plates
Posted: 1/31/2006 11:19:10 AM | There were actually a few studies on who's mouth is cleaner, and the answer is .... neither.
Considering the fact that a clean mouth means one that is less likely to cause disease, and considering that germs tend to be species specific the following can be said. Generally, humans are immune to most dog germs. Likewise, human germs generally won't harm a dog. But human germs can harm humans, of course.
Now it also depends on when you test. If your dog just got done eating that dead squirrel in your backyard, chances are at that time, the dogs mouth is filled with harmful bacteria and is more likely to harbor disease. | |
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| Animals and plates
Posted: 1/31/2006 3:18:35 PM | It's funny but growing up we never considered it wrong to put one of our plates down for the cat to try some human cuisine. However, once when Grandma was over, she used one of the Cat's plates to serve up something
- we all went - oooo yucky! | |
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Posted: 1/31/2006 6:16:21 PM | Yuckkkkkkkkkkkkk !!!!! Letting a dog(s) clean off your plate. Yuckkkkkkkkk !! My dog has her own bowls. Because my dog never licked off my plates, she somehow knows that's she isn't allowed to lick off my plates. How do i know this? I have on many occasions left my dinner plate on the footstool to get something else from the kitchen, and when I came back, my food was still intact !!  I don't even let her lick or kiss people's faces either.
I had an exbf who would let his cats lick off his plates... I found it very gross. He would also use the same sponge to clean the cats-licked plates too. Totally... totally.. made my tummy churn. Hence he's an EXBF.  | |
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Posted: 1/31/2006 7:31:50 PM | ^^I guess my point isn't getting through.
You run a lot more risk sharing utensils and plates with another person--not because dogs or cat's mouths are "cleaner", but because most pathogens are species specific. At least, most viruses and parasites are.
As far as bacteria go, the bacteria in a dog or cat mouth aren't going to hurt you unless they enter through a bite wound.
As far as fecal contamination goes, some dogs shed salmonella and some cats toxoplamosis--these can be big problems if you have an immunocompromised person in the house, like an AIDs patient or a transplant recipient. But they aren't a big deal in a healthy person (toxo can be a problem in pregnant women).
Roundworm eggs can infect humans, which is why it's a good idea to worm your pets--but these infections usually happen in children, who indiscriminately put things in their mouths.
Yes, dogs and cats clean their anal areas with their tongues. But I have never heard of a documented case of a roundworm or salmonella infection being transmitted by a dog kissing you, much less licking a plate which is subsequently washed.
Szyrina, you are being prissy. | |
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Posted: 1/31/2006 7:44:04 PM | | As long as you aren't eating off the plate without it being washed...I don't see it as that bad. However, the point smith made about begging is not to be dismissed. I never let my cats eat off the table or even near the table. They know their food is always in a certain spot in the kitchen in their own dishes. I really am not a fan of being at someone's house and their animals are watching my every move and if I leave my plate for a minute...their nose is in it. I mean dogs usually hate when another dog eats from their dish so even they have their natural little doggy manners. LOL | |
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Posted: 2/1/2006 9:05:11 AM |
I could tell right away that you weren't a dog owner.
Wrong! Have been a dog owner all my life. They just have their own dish to eat out of, and stay outdoors. Thats what a dog dish is used for. Besides, my dog doesnt get scraps anyways exept for an occasional steak bone if I cook a steak. Other than the fact there is little food wasted in my house to have scraps leftover, she has her own food, and is what canned & dry dog food is for.
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Posted: 2/1/2006 10:16:10 AM | >>Other than a dog being a common scavenger, (i.e. eating their own waste, etc.) and one of the most discusting, unclean creatures on the earth next to a fly or buzzard, I wont even have my dog in my house,
Your poor dog. :( | |
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Posted: 2/2/2006 3:04:05 PM | Me? "being prissy"?????? I think not ! What are dog bowls for?? *snickers*
As for my remark regarding I don't let my dog lick people's faces is because we human beings exude facial oil or people who wear lots of makeup. | |
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Posted: 2/3/2006 11:24:36 AM | | It wont hurt you but the high fat food that humans eat is going to kill your pet! | |
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