ABSTRACT

Don’t believe everything you read or hear. One of the authors has a scar on his right leg because he failed to heed this advice. As a kid, he scraped his leg. A buddy informed him that dog saliva had healing powers, so he gladly let the family pooch lick away at the abrasion. That’s when the infection developed. He learned the hard way that dog drool has no antiseptic qualities whatsoever.