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From: mary@dinorah.wustl.edu (Mary E. Leibach)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: Suburban raptors (and cats, sorry)
Message-ID: <1050@dinorah.wustl.edu>
Date: 7 Dec 89 14:27:37 GMT
References: <1596@intercon.com> <17546@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> <2341@jato.Jpl.Nasa.Gov>
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In-reply-to: sid@jato.Jpl.Nasa.Gov's message of 6 Dec 89 03:06:11 GMT

sid@jato.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Sid Johnson WB6VWH) writes:

>In article <17546@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> dragon@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Sam Conway) writes:
[About potent bacteria in cat saliva.]

>Can you give more information on this?  I would like to know more and I
>think others on the net could benefit also.

I have read the same thing in Bird Talk magazine.  If I remember
correctly, the claws also carry bacteria, as well as the saliva and
claws of dogs.  This is why if you allow your bird to play with your
dogs and cats, you should supervise them closely.  On the other side
of the fence, parrots have some pretty respectable beaks that can do
some real damage to your dog or cat's nose.  Pets of different species
should not be allowed unsupervised play.  Cally and Vila break this
rule by living together, but they were closely supervised at first to
make sure they would get along.  

Anyone out there with Bird Talk handy, or a vet, who could tell us
more about this bacteria, and for sure if dogs are involved?

	-Mary and Blake's Birds(tm)