How is it contracted?
Contact with the saliva of a pet can transmit many diseases. Animal excrement is also found on the feet of many dogs. How risky is it, then, to sleep with a dog? Is it safe for dog owners to allow their pet to sleep in the bed of a human?
Leah & Shauna decide to still share their beds with their pets. Shauna, however, says she’ll be extra careful to ensure that they are safe from zoonoses. She told Guerrero, Inside edition,team, “I will use baby wipes, and then maybe wash their feet.” “But yeah, they’ve got to sleep with me.” “I can’t give up that,” she concluded.