Dear Dr. Fox:
I adopted Fred, a shepherd dog mix.
A friend said I was wrong in letting Fred drink water from the toilet: "There's a lot of germs and bacteria even in a clean toilet."
I see no harm in it. Am I wrong? Fred also has a pail of fresh water outside.
C.B., Lockport
Would you drink out of your toilet? If not, then why let your dog? Bacteria from what you void into the toilet, along with grease from the food you eat, coat the sides of the toilet.
That's why people regularly scrub and disinfect the bowl.
I doubt that you have such a spotless toilet that its water is drinkable; if you do, then your dog is probably also drinking disinfectant. So, please, close the lid and give your dog a bowl of fresh water in the house.
Dr. Fox, D.V.M.
(From Washington Post May 25, 2004)
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LID DOWN -Dogs
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Started on 2004-05-28
LID DOWN -Dogs
From: Debean (debean75@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2004-05-28 07:19:50 UTC-07:00
Re: LID DOWN -Dogs
From: Jayme (paulandjayme.duggan@verizon.net) |
Date: 2004-05-28 15:26:10 UTC
Does this mean I shouldn't let my kids drink from and wash in the
toilet bowl or is this just a no, no for dogs???????
Team Duggan (mom)
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Debean wrote:
> Dear Dr. Fox:
> I adopted Fred, a shepherd dog mix.
>
> A friend said I was wrong in letting Fred drink water from the
toilet: "There's a lot of germs and bacteria even in a clean
toilet."
>
> I see no harm in it. Am I wrong? Fred also has a pail of fresh
water outside.
>
> C.B., Lockport
>
> Would you drink out of your toilet? If not, then why let your dog?
Bacteria from what you void into the toilet, along with grease from
the food you eat, coat the sides of the toilet.
>
> That's why people regularly scrub and disinfect the bowl.
>
> I doubt that you have such a spotless toilet that its water is
drinkable; if you do, then your dog is probably also drinking
disinfectant. So, please, close the lid and give your dog a bowl of
fresh water in the house.
>
> Dr. Fox, D.V.M.
>
> (From Washington Post May 25, 2004)
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------
> Do you Yahoo!?
> Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
toilet bowl or is this just a no, no for dogs???????
Team Duggan (mom)
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Debean
> Dear Dr. Fox:
> I adopted Fred, a shepherd dog mix.
>
> A friend said I was wrong in letting Fred drink water from the
toilet: "There's a lot of germs and bacteria even in a clean
toilet."
>
> I see no harm in it. Am I wrong? Fred also has a pail of fresh
water outside.
>
> C.B., Lockport
>
> Would you drink out of your toilet? If not, then why let your dog?
Bacteria from what you void into the toilet, along with grease from
the food you eat, coat the sides of the toilet.
>
> That's why people regularly scrub and disinfect the bowl.
>
> I doubt that you have such a spotless toilet that its water is
drinkable; if you do, then your dog is probably also drinking
disinfectant. So, please, close the lid and give your dog a bowl of
fresh water in the house.
>
> Dr. Fox, D.V.M.
>
> (From Washington Post May 25, 2004)
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------
> Do you Yahoo!?
> Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger
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> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: LID DOWN -Dogs
From: Tara (tarasdsu@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2004-05-28 16:03:22 UTC
Plus if you have dogs like mine, that LOVE to kiss you on the
mouth....EEEEWWWWW
Tara
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Debean wrote:
> Dear Dr. Fox:
> I adopted Fred, a shepherd dog mix.
>
> A friend said I was wrong in letting Fred drink water from the
toilet: "There's a lot of germs and bacteria even in a clean toilet."
>
> I see no harm in it. Am I wrong? Fred also has a pail of fresh
water outside.
>
> C.B., Lockport
>
> Would you drink out of your toilet? If not, then why let your dog?
Bacteria from what you void into the toilet, along with grease from
the food you eat, coat the sides of the toilet.
>
> That's why people regularly scrub and disinfect the bowl.
>
> I doubt that you have such a spotless toilet that its water is
drinkable; if you do, then your dog is probably also drinking
disinfectant. So, please, close the lid and give your dog a bowl of
fresh water in the house.
>
> Dr. Fox, D.V.M.
>
> (From Washington Post May 25, 2004)
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------
> Do you Yahoo!?
> Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
mouth....EEEEWWWWW
Tara
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Debean
> Dear Dr. Fox:
> I adopted Fred, a shepherd dog mix.
>
> A friend said I was wrong in letting Fred drink water from the
toilet: "There's a lot of germs and bacteria even in a clean toilet."
>
> I see no harm in it. Am I wrong? Fred also has a pail of fresh
water outside.
>
> C.B., Lockport
>
> Would you drink out of your toilet? If not, then why let your dog?
Bacteria from what you void into the toilet, along with grease from
the food you eat, coat the sides of the toilet.
>
> That's why people regularly scrub and disinfect the bowl.
>
> I doubt that you have such a spotless toilet that its water is
drinkable; if you do, then your dog is probably also drinking
disinfectant. So, please, close the lid and give your dog a bowl of
fresh water in the house.
>
> Dr. Fox, D.V.M.
>
> (From Washington Post May 25, 2004)
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------
> Do you Yahoo!?
> Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: LID DOWN -Dogs
From: catbead1 (libby@twcny.rr.com) |
Date: 2004-05-28 18:24:43 UTC
What *ahem* port has that tongue been in before it kissed you?
catbead
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Tara" wrote:
> Plus if you have dogs like mine, that LOVE to kiss you on the
> mouth....EEEEWWWWW
> Tara
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Debean wrote:
> > Dear Dr. Fox:
> > I adopted Fred, a shepherd dog mix.
> >
> > A friend said I was wrong in letting Fred drink water from the
> toilet: "There's a lot of germs and bacteria even in a clean toilet."
> >
> > I see no harm in it. Am I wrong? Fred also has a pail of fresh
> water outside.
> >
> > C.B., Lockport
> >
> > Would you drink out of your toilet? If not, then why let your dog?
> Bacteria from what you void into the toilet, along with grease from
> the food you eat, coat the sides of the toilet.
catbead
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Tara"
> Plus if you have dogs like mine, that LOVE to kiss you on the
> mouth....EEEEWWWWW
> Tara
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Debean
> > Dear Dr. Fox:
> > I adopted Fred, a shepherd dog mix.
> >
> > A friend said I was wrong in letting Fred drink water from the
> toilet: "There's a lot of germs and bacteria even in a clean toilet."
> >
> > I see no harm in it. Am I wrong? Fred also has a pail of fresh
> water outside.
> >
> > C.B., Lockport
> >
> > Would you drink out of your toilet? If not, then why let your dog?
> Bacteria from what you void into the toilet, along with grease from
> the food you eat, coat the sides of the toilet.