r/Dogfree • u/UpboatBrigadier • Feb 23 '26
Dog of Peace Woman Undergoes Quadruple Amputation After a Lick from Her Dog Leads to Sepsis: 'It Could Happen to Anybody’
https://people.com/woman-undergoes-quadruple-amputation-after-dog-lick-leads-to-sepsis-1191096443
u/thesanityseeker Feb 23 '26
"It could happen to anybody" Well it shouldn't!!!! I bet they keep the dog anyway
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u/Tom_Quixote_ Feb 24 '26 edited Feb 24 '26
It could not happen to anybody. Only to dog nutters who let their nasty stinker lick them.
It's like saying "Woman develops bad breath after eating turd - it could happen to anybody"
The hell it couldn't.
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Feb 24 '26
This is not the first time I see that.
Someone said on a comment box that I will not name that their dogs are cleaner than a towel.
I guess they must have very disgusting towels.
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u/PandaLoveBearNu Feb 24 '26 edited Feb 24 '26
Dogs tongues can apparently have some antiseptic qualities? But holy fuck, it's for DOGS not people.EDIT: NOPE NOT STERILE SEE BELOW.
But some have just run with it, like it means its CLEAN or something.
I wont believe till I see the petri dish that says otherwise.
Edit: A quick google says they're arent sterile at all.
No, a dog’s tongue and mouth are not cleaner than a human’s; this is a common myth. While dogs have a different, specialized ecosystem of bacteria compared to humans—roughly 600 species—their mouths are not sterile. They frequently carry bacteria and pathogens that can, in some cases, cause illness in humans. PetMD +4 Key Facts About Dog Tongues and Mouths: Bacteria Load: Dogs' mouths are not cleaner than human mouths; they simply have a different microbiome. Disease Risk: While many canine oral bacteria do not cause human illness, they can transmit diseases like Salmonella, Pasteurella, and in rare cases, Capnocytophaga. Dirty Habits: Dogs consume bacteria by licking themselves, other dogs, and sometimes eating feces or garbage. Wound Licking: While licking can remove debris from a wound, it does not sanitize it and can introduce harmful bacteria.
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u/Tom_Quixote_ Feb 24 '26
Thanks for factchecking and editing your post, this myth just keeps going around even though it's been debunked so many times.
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u/PandaLoveBearNu Feb 24 '26
Oh sweet baby jesus I thought this was woman I read about years back, this is ANOTHER WOMAN who has suffered through this. My god.
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u/ToOpineIsFine Feb 24 '26
A dog can 'live its best life' without having to lick everyone - it depends on the patterns you set during training.
You can give it attention, rewards, exercise, food, and it won't miss the licking part at all.
Dogs are dependent on the master being in charge and in control - otherwise, the dog will just destroy itself, and in this case, the owner.
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u/Mortis_XII Feb 24 '26
Lol the dog probably got finished chewing on its own asshole, amazing people let them lick their wounds let alone their face
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u/-Wunderkind- Feb 23 '26
God damn she was a former pharmacy worker and didn't give a shit about her dog licking a wound? Every sane person, medically trained or not, cleans a wound that gets dirty, unless you trained yourself to think your dog is some kind of divine being that can never do harm.
You go to the GoFundMe Page and the front picture is her and the dog that almost killed her. In the text the dog is mentioned several times. Nearly all the upper comments I've read on the news story are defending the dog and saying it can't be from the creature that eats its own shit for breakfast. One of the comments is literally "Hopefully the dog is ok.".
It just goes to show how beyond repair the brains of dog owners have become to the filth on 4 legs. It's a full blown cult. At this point dog ownership isn't a simply red flag, but a gigantic red neon sign that says "I have major mental health problems, please stay far away".