Re: Question about cats
l she would know, wouldnt you agree?.
"Wouldn't I agree?" I don't know you, or your girlfriend.
she just finished explaining to me that a dogs mouth is cleaner then the back of a babys hand and the toilet combined.
Maybe so, but I still won't let one lick me! 
just because a cat is diligent at removing soil from its coat does not not make it a clean little creature.
I never said anything about cats being clean *because* of being "diligent at removing soil from its coat." What I said is that a cat has a sandpaper tongue and special saliva that leaves their fur smelling fresh and clean. And that you will never encounter a cat that smells as horrendous as dogs do, because it's physically impossible due to their tongue and saliva.
dirt you can see is one thing, germs, parasites and the like are things you cannot and beloved kittys luxurious coat is crawling with this sort of life so be carefull where you burry your face if is cleanliness is a deeply rooted issue for you. dont be so fooled just because the odour of cat saliva is pleasing to you.
Well, I never said there wouldn't be germs and parasites in their fur. EVERYTHING is crawling with germs and parasites...including dogs.
this IS proven to students in first year vet studies with a simple swab test while working on the microbiology module which lasts 3 weeks.
its understoon that if your in the wild and sustain an injury and your dog is with you, you would be smart to let your dog clean your wound. they enzymes, more specifically, immunoglobins not found in human or cats mouth will prevent infection and the wound will heal considerably faster. fact. proven. period. if you let your kitty lick the open wound on your arm for example, you stand a very good chance of becoming very very ill. fact. proven. period.
The bit about having a wound in the wild and letting a dog lick it, versus a cat is very interesting indeed. My aversion to having dogs lick me stems mostly from seeing the inability of their mouths to get their own selves clean and the resulting stink that ensues. Ultimately, it's best to not have ANY animal be licking us if we can help it, but again, that's interesting that a dog's lick can supposedly help an open wound, so thanks for sharing that bit of info.....
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"I get by with a little help from my (higher density) friends."
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and when I went back to our table the dog trotted over to say hello to me. I was no longer worried about being licked by dogs thanks to this thread 
) and every time I'd stop scritch scratching she would nudge my hand and give me a little lick. More! It was cute. Even cuter is how later on I glanced over at her lying down next to her people, thinking "how cute...." and she saw me looking at her, perked up, got up and came trotting back over. She seemed older, so she moved slow, but trotted over as fast as she could manage in order to get some more scritch scratching. I love when animals do that thing where they stand facing sideways, pressing up against you, which she was doing. My cat does that a lot too. It's this happy affectionate thing. 
