Having a pet in the bed is not a good idea
21-01-2011, 16:35
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Having a pet in the bed is not a good idea
Carrying on a theme developed in the "Bring back fox hunting" thread, the pet owners amongst you might find this article alarming.
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In one case a 69-year-old man, whose dog slept under the covers with him and licked his hip replacement wound, came down with meningitis....
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...Another incident involved a 9-year-old boy who got plague, ..., from sleeping with his flea-infested cat.
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Not only that, but...
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It's not only animals giving infections to people, it looks like people can infect animals, too...
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I wonder if my goldfish will be alright... 
http://consumer.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=649011
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21-01-2011, 17:08
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Re: Having a pet in the bed is not a good idea
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Well people have slept with the fishes and it wasn't
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21-01-2011, 17:25
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Re: Having a pet in the bed is not a good idea
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be careful you may get fin rot. 
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21-01-2011, 17:40
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Re: Having a pet in the bed is not a good idea
I never let my dog in the bed, always have to shout at the mrs for letting him in the bed room.
I have pet snakes and lizards too, wouldnt really wanna share a bed with these big guys or may end up as breakfast
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21-01-2011, 23:34
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Re: Having a pet in the bed is not a good idea
i don't allow the dog upstairs to all or even on the sofa - it's disgusting.... i can't understand these people who let animals sleep on / in their bed...
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24-01-2011, 15:25
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Re: Having a pet in the bed is not a good idea
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A dog licks a wound and he gets meningitis? Hardly a conclusive correlation. Much the same with the plague and a cat's fleas.
I wonder if my goldfish will be alright...
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24-01-2011, 15:35
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Re: Having a pet in the bed is not a good idea
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I wonder if my goldfish will be alright...
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Do you have a water bed or something
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27-03-2011, 12:19
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Re: Having a pet in the bed is not a good idea
That cute little pussy can harbour some nasty germs...
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Is your cat making you sick?
...Toxoplasmosis...Cat scratch disease...Ringworm...Campylobacter and Salmonella
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http://uk.health.lifestyle.yahoo.net...our-health.htm
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27-03-2011, 14:35
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Re: Having a pet in the bed is not a good idea
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That cute little pussy can harbour some nasty germs...
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27-03-2011, 15:12
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Re: Having a pet in the bed is not a good idea
My cats constantly sleep on top of the covers at the bottom of the bed. I don't think there is anything wrong with it and it's hard to stop them when I am asleep lol.
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27-03-2011, 15:50
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Re: Having a pet in the bed is not a good idea
Any animal in my kitchen or where I sleep in my opinion is not hygienic.
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27-03-2011, 16:22
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Re: Having a pet in the bed is not a good idea
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Any animal in my kitchen or where I sleep in my opinion is not hygienic.
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So were do you put the dog/cat pet food?
My sister has put her kids rabbit in their kitchen, in very cold weather and it uses a litter tray.
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27-03-2011, 18:30
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Re: Having a pet in the bed is not a good idea
If I had a dog or a cat I would put the pets food outside of the main house.
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27-03-2011, 18:32
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Re: Having a pet in the bed is not a good idea
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If I had a dog or a cat I would put the pets food outside of the main house.
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In the garden then?
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27-03-2011, 18:44
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Re: Having a pet in the bed is not a good idea
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If I had a dog or a cat I would put the pets food outside of the main house.
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Why??
I have house cats and they are probably cleaner than most humans.
What about a cats litter tray where would you put that?
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