Why do cats have so much bacteria in their mouths?
The question in the title makes a presumption that there is more bacteria in the mouths of cats than in the mouths of people. That might not be true.
The question in the title makes a presumption that there is more bacteria in the mouths of cats than in the mouths of people. That might not be true.
A cat, the family’s pet, licked a three-week old baby’s bottle and the baby ended up fighting for her life in hospital with meningitis. The bacteria that caused it resided in the mouth of the cat and is called Pasteurella multocida3. However, it must be made extremely clear that it is very, very rare …