Help! My dog licked vomit!

[BenBHartnett]

Hi there!

My dog licked vomit off in some area in my apartment complex and he even stepped in it. I don't see any on his feet. Is there any way I can get sick even if he were to lick me and I were to put my hands in my mouth (that's gross I know, I am trying to rule out everything here).

Please help as I am worrying about this.

[marissal74]

You should be fine! Just keep your hands clean. Are you sure the vomit was from a sick person (who had a stomach virus)? Or is it possible it was alcohol/hangover-related vomit? Or even dog vomit, for that matter? There are so many reasons for a non-emet to vomit other than from an infectious virus. I can completely understand your panic, but as long as you don't share any food with your dog, you should be totally fine

[Lola444]

my dog has done this before! dogs just don't care do they and eat anything!

I figure that the majority of v* you see in public is down to alcohol related stuff, most people who have an sv either make it to a bathroom or go home once they start feeling ill. Either way, you won't catch anything and your dog won't either...dogs are used to eating crap!

don't worry :-)

[BenBHartnett]

Thanks for your responses. I am trying very hard to control the anxiety. First, this is my logical conclusion from the vomit:

1. I don't know how long it has been sitting there in the dirt. I may have been longer than two weeks.

2. Someone could have gotten sick from too much alcohol on New Years Eve and got sick

These are the two affirmations I am telling myself to get over my worry. What do you think? My mother in law told me that there is no way I can get the virus from the dog. She said that a dog's mouth kills stuff like that. What do you think about that?

[Lola444]

actually your mother in law is right. According to my vet and many others, a dogs tongue and inside of mouth kills bacteria hence why a dog can eat other animal faeces and not get poisoned.

Your logical conclusions are correct

[Lola444]

(oops didn't finsih last message!) and you will be fine :-) x

[Erica1649]

Ewww.!!! But yes, you should be fine...OMG I would have freaked out...dogs are such strange creatures they lick anything lol