Do you kiss your dog or cat on the lips?

[ganeshji]

Am I abnormal for doing this? One of my best friends just told me that you can get sick from kissing your pets. It's not like I'm grooming them or something, just a quick kiss once in a while. Am I weird?

[ZombieNixon]

1. No, I don't think so.

I don't do it, but that's because my cats would rip my eyes out if I did.

[TrogL]

2. I kiss my cats because I know they hate it

[pdx_prog]

3. Why not just eat a turd....

Same thing....lol

[Haole Girl]

4. Sometimes I kiss my "Bear" on the side of his cheek (pic below)....

...I guess that is like a cat's lips! He loves it...and it's never made me sick.

I wouldn't kiss a dog, though...even though I've heard a dog has a cleaner mouth than cats (just more trivia crammed into my little brain).

[Arugula Latte]

31. I'm the same way. I smooch my kitties (yes, on the lips) but

I would never want to kiss a dog on the mouth. x( Major double standard I have going.

[Whoa_Nelly]

5. Dogs and cats have lips?

[libodem]

18. I said something to my son

regarding kissing my kitty on her cat lips. He said Mom, cats don't have lips. I said, hummm, what do they have then? He goes, rims. I thought uggg, that just sounds so sick and wrong. She hates it but I always try to smooch her kitty whiskers. She's my love cat.:loveya:

[philosophie_en_rose]

6. Of course.

They're cleaner than people.

[av8rdave]

7. No...I've seen what that dog has done with his mouth

[NewWaveChick1981]

8. I kiss my dogs all the time.

We play the "kissy game", whereby we trade kisses. :) And I kiss them on the head frequently, and I hug them too. :P I never kiss them, though, unless I'm sure they haven't had anything gross in their mouths. :yoiks:

[Love Bug]

9. Nope. On the top of the head, where god intended!

[reyd reid reed]

10. My grandma kitty'll give kisses...

If I click to her and point to my lips, she'll kiss. And my cat-dog will, too.

I wouldn't even Try with her sister, though. Not after this:





(Lesson: never, ever try and get in between an alpha-female cat and a visiting dog)

[ganeshji]

13. my cat would probably try to kiss it and make it all better for you

[Call Me Wesley]

14. Ouch!

A friend of my ex-BIL made the mistake once to bring his mother's cat out into the livingroom when there was a dog visiting. His head was a bloody mess afterwards ...

I looked somewhat similar trying to held my sister's cat, crossing the street. Ouch.

[Oeditpus Rex]

15. JeeEEEbuus!!!

That's not you, is it? The hair color's not right. Or maybe it's just the lighting.

In any case...

[LostinVA]

11. Yes, and I also kiss my kitties' bellies

[ganeshji]

12. It just doesn't seem like such a strange thing to me

My friend acted horrified and she is a total animal lover. And for all the money I spend at the vet, I can't imagine getting sick from my cat. I brush her teeth regularly, which apparently most people don't, so she's especially clean and fresh.

[Oeditpus Rex]

16. Lucy doesn't have lips

So I come as close as I can.

Within reason.

[Shine]

17. Ewww...no, not really.

I do however kiss my kitties on their cute little noses.

Don't worry, I don't think you're weird. :hi:

[Shine]

19. By the way, WELCOME TO DU!!!

:toast: this is a place where we're ALL weird, come to think of it. :D

Glad to have ya aboard!

[ganeshji]

27. Thanks for the welcome.

[TimeChaser]

20. I usually kiss the bridge of the nose

and the top of the head.

[Tyler Durden]

21. Always.

We strongly encourage doggy kisses, and we assure people we meet with dogs that their dogs' kisses are welcome as well.

[LadyoftheRabbits]

22. Well, not on the lips...

But on their bellies and heads. :D

[Blue Diadem]

23. My dog catches me once in a while..right on the lips..ewwwww

he eats bunny poo outside..ewwwwww

Blech spit :puke:

[MissMillie]

24. My cat licks my nose and my forehead

but no, I do not kiss my animals on their mouths.

[malta blue]

25. Not weird...I do it to

and welcome to DU
:hi:

[schmuls]

26. I kiss my kitties on the "cheek"

[ganeshji]

28. confession

I sometimes kiss dogs too, sometimes even random dogs. I suppose no animal is really safe from my kisses now that I'm thinking about it.

[cwydro]

32. yep

I'm the same way...I have kissed a pig, several horses, rabbits, birds, and even a snake once (when I was about 16...none had any lips to speak of that I remember :hi: and welcome to DU!

[ScreamingMeemie]

29. I don't kiss my dog anymore because she 'cleans' the litter box...

but I always kiss the cat. :hi:

[cwydro]

30. i don't believe

my cats or dogs have lips....I kiss their furry little heads and bellies

[SammyWinstonJack]

33. I do and my yorkies love it.

:-)

[Trigger Hippie]

34. Oh, yes.

I kiss my Tuna on the lips all the time. :blush:

[ganeshji]

35. Question

If they're not lips, what are they? Is there a name for them?

[El Fuego]

36. Of course.

I kiss my cat, but I'm not sure if I would kiss a dog.