how does dog feces affect my health?
confused but not dazed asked:
My roomate/landlord has two dogs that poop and pee all over the apt. The whole place smells like a kettle and I just want to know if this affects my health in any way.
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My roomate/landlord has two dogs that poop and pee all over the apt. The whole place smells like a kettle and I just want to know if this affects my health in any way.
March 31st, 2009 at 7:56 am
no it’s just unpleasant.
Now if you eat it…that’s a different story.
March 31st, 2009 at 9:49 am
there poops is better for us then our poop i would reccomend febreeze and lots of cleaners to get rid of it
April 1st, 2009 at 1:25 pm
Don’t eat it and you should be fine
April 3rd, 2009 at 8:05 am
Living in a dog feces infested apartment?? Of course that isn’t good for your health !!!!! Someone has to tell you this????
April 6th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
It’s dangerous because of the fumes
Get a carpet cleaner
April 9th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
Well it can’t be any worse than human feces erected out the buthole r in the form of a fart in the direction of food your about to eat.
April 10th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
Yes it can affect your health. Urine has ammonia in it, which is not healthy to breath in. Feces is well…..it’s sh*t.
How healthy do you think sh*t can be?
Sounds like the dogs just need some potty training.
April 10th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
Well, there are fumes which emanate from the poop and pee and if you smell them into your body you are taking in minute traces from the air. So, best to get it cleaned up!
April 12th, 2009 at 10:50 am
Try eating it, tastes good.
April 14th, 2009 at 6:43 pm
the ammonia from the urine and feces can do damage to your lungs and respitory system and lead to things like infection, pnemonia, etc.
The pee and poop encourages bacteria growth.. if they are going on bedding and furniture you could end up with skin infections from sitting and laying on it.
April 16th, 2009 at 6:58 pm
i have had indoor dogs and if they ever went in the house on a regular basis it would be at the least unsanitary way to live. I mean I can’t imagine not being able to sit on the carpet. Or to bein a place that smelled horrendous like that.
April 19th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
the smell first of all may leave you with a lack of oxygen, so you may gain a headache. The actual poo is full of microorganisms like E.coli for instance, that can secretly be passed on through inconspicuious touch…fourthly, it may attract insects and animals.
April 20th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
Although dogs can pass germs to people, you are not likely to get sick from touching or owning dogs. To best protect yourself from getting sick, thoroughly wash your hands with running water and soap after contact with dogs, dog saliva, or dog feces (stool).
Dogs can carry a variety of germs that can make people sick. Some of these germs are common and some are rare. For example, puppies may pass the bacterium Campylobacter in their feces (stool). This germ can cause diarrhea in people. Puppies and some adult dogs often carry a variety of parasites that can cause rashes or illness in people. Less often, dogs in urban or rural areas can carry the bacterium Leptospira (lep-TO-spy-ruh). This germ causes the disease leptospirosis (lep-to-spi-roh-sis) in people and animals. Dogs can also carry rabies, a deadly viral disease. Rabies from dogs is rare in the United States.
Some people are more likely than others to get diseases from dogs. A person’s age and health status may affect his or her immune system, increasing the chances of getting sick. People who are more likely to get diseases from dogs include infants, children younger than 5 years old, organ transplant patients, people with HIV/AIDS, and people being treated for cancer. Special advice is available for people who are at greater risk than others of getting diseases from animals.
April 22nd, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Smells like a KENNEL..not a KETTLE! A Kettle is something you cook in.
Yes it can affect you seriously..
Those transmitted between animals and humans are called zoonoses and approximately 100 of these are known. A few representative ones are:
Salmonellosis Probably the most important public health — animal health problem, it is transmitted to humans either directly from animals or indirectly through contaminated products of animal origin — found in most warm-blooded and many cold-blooded vertebrates; food-producing animals frequently infected, and companion pets (dogs, cats) and other household pets (turtles, birds) have also been found to be carriers of these bacteria. The overall problem of salmonellae and pets is unknown, but authorities think that it is substantial. Acute gastroenteritis is most common human involvement, with anorexia (lack of appetite) and looseness of bowels often persisting for several days.
Leptospirosis Many veterinarians consider this a serious problem among pet (dog) and farm animals — human illness varies from inapparent to very serious, with liver and kidney damage — can be mis-diagnosed as other illnesses — agent shed in urine of infected animal, with transmission by direct contact or through a vehicle — canine illness varies considerably; chronic dog infection may remain unobserved by owner, while dog may continue excreting organism, maybe as long as 3 to 5 years.
Cat Scratch Fever This is a mysterious illness caused by scratching, biting, licking, etc. Many times cats, especially kittens, have inapparent infection and show no evidence of illness. This disease may cause prolonged disability; it is more serious than “mono,” for which it may be mistaken. There is no known effective treatment.
Toxoplasmosis This protozoan disease, originally associated with undercooked or raw meat, is now associated with the dog and cat. The cat has been specifically implicated because of a peculiarity in its digestive system which lets the agent begin a unique sexual cycle, and which results in an oocyst being eliminated in feces. The oocyst can be considered pollen-like and can easily become air-borne, with transmission possible by inhalation or ingestion. It appears that the agent may be responsible for many congenital malformations, with damage occurring during the final six months of pregnancy.
Psittacosis This disorder is related to sick or seemingly healthy birds. Household birds, especially parakeets and parrots have been the most frequent sources of the agent. Dogs and cats may also harbor the organism. Transmission is usually by inhalation of dust from dried droppings and feathers in an enclosed environment. The organism may be excreted from feces for long periods after recovery of the animal from clinical disease. Human disease may be severe (lung involvement), but is often mild.
Animal pets carry many other parasites (various worms) and vectors (fleas and ticks) which could cause disease. Because of their intimate association with humans, the dog and cat are probably more important as reservoirs than other animal pets.
Third, pet animals have been known to bite or scratch persons, even those known to them. Young dogs are more likely to bite than older ones. The bites and scratches can result in serious, painful injuries, which can also be contaminated by microorganisms; tetanus, rabies, pasteurellosis, and cat-scratch fever have occurred.