Dogs struck down by mystery illness

My dog had a temperature, the vet suggested using mustard as it was the best thing for a hot dog.

My dog was very ill over Christmas following a walk along the railway line at Yarmouth. I have heard of a number of dogs who have been similarly ill. He has only recently fully recovered.

Paul, there is no French kissing I assure you!

Our Puppy was taken ill after walking on Ryde Beach recently ...perhaps there was a chemical slippage off a passing liner that got washed up?
Its the dogs that are suffering.

Sorry Mr Froment, I should have been clearer. I was of course referring to the posh part of East Cowes. Apologies for any offence caused.

what mr strauss makes you think she lives in east cowes, ive never been so insulted, our streets are dirtier than that

Mr Majors, much as I enjoy the majority of your good-sense postings, I must say I am with Mr Young on this occasion. Although french-kissing the family pet and using it as some sort of surrogate dishwasher may seem normal in your house, I find the entire sordid practice revolting. That said, I'm looking forward to getting back to reading your posts regarding less disturbing issues in the future. Perhaps we should really be discussing how a bridge to the mainland might have affected this dog-plague?

Ian, from your comment I would assume firstly that you have no pets, secondly, I assume that you have a clinically clean house that you keep spotless in case a visitor should ever appear at your door, but lastly, I must say a dog is part of the family, we take them to the vet if ill, we feed them, we wash their bowls and bedding and bath them occasionally, clean their teeth, worm them, vaccinate them, walk them, wipe their muddy feet before they sit on the car seats and sofa and bed, pick up their poop etc etc, I bet my dog has better hygiene levels than some of the commenters on here!

Lee

Your last post was ill informed and frankly dangerous, are you qualified to offer such advice.

As I'm sure you know there are numerous illnesses that can be transmitted from dogs to humans, some of them quite serious
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If you want to put you own health at risk that’s OK by me, but don’t encourage other people to be so stupid
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Its comments like this that make we think some dog owners live in another world.

Alan, I let my dog lick my plate and cup clean at meal times, I have never been ill from it in my life! Some people are germ-phobic and these are the people who get ill after somebody sneezes half a mile away!
I used to play in mud, chew my nails afterwards, and this was only last week!! No, seriously, you can not live in a clinically clean environment, you will be ill. So everybody go and let their dog lick their face, there is nothing wrong with it. But pick up after your dogs!

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