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Old 08-28-2007, 05:28 PM   #13
jsarno
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Re: Can You Catch a Cold From A Dog?

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Originally Posted by BleedBurgundy View Post
nice. I actually just took my dog to the vet for his yearly shots and asked the vet. She told me that, no, people cannot catch a cold from a dog or any other animal because viruses are species specific. so that's that. It's strange though since I never get sick and that little bastard sneezed right in my face...

BTW- here's a pic of my infectious dog-


That's a cute dog!

It's like what I said before, he could have sniffed something outside (bacteria / virus) and when he sneezed, it went from inside his nose to in your lungs. So his sneeze could have caused your illness, but it wasn't his disease first.
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