Woman's multiple amputations proof your dog's mouth is disgusting

If you're the kind of dog owner who delights in your hound licking your face when he comes in fresh from a tour of the neighbors' trash, take heed. Robin Sullins, 48, of Austin, Texas, lost all of her fingers and both legs after sustaining a minor cut when she was bitten while breaking up a fight between two family dogs. Within days, the bacterium capnocytophaga canimorsus, found in the mouths of one in three dogs, had infected her blood so badly, doctors were forced to amputate. Sepsis had set in, and Sullins lost both legs below the knees and all of her digits apart from one thumb. [Source]

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