KISSING PET DOGS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19218, 8 July 1924, Page 5

KISSING PET DOGS.

Tho dangerous habit, of kissing pet dogs was strongly condemned by Mr limleby Oddte at an inquest (states the Morning Rost) on Mrs Agnes Hodgson. The husband, an advestiaing agent, stated that, ids wife was healthy until six weeks before her death, when she had fainting tits, followed by pain. Tho case rather baffled her doctor, but after a fortnight she became well again. .She subsequently became jaundiced, however, and a specialist adviced her removal to hospital for un operation. Mia Hodgson war. suffering from bydatic cyst. It was staled that for 10 years she had a Pomeranian and two w'.roccalcd fox-terriers. She was very devoted to the Pomeranian, which travelled with her whenever she went. She used to kiss if. In summing un the coroner eaid:—"This lady died while an operation was ecing performed for the relief of what was thought to he gallstones, as she presented symptoms indicating that condition. The post-mortem examination revealed, however, that she hud a hydat'io cyst. She was very_ devoted to a Pom, an animal Indies are so fond of bugging and kissing—a filthy and disgusting habit that is to be seen in tho sheets ot London. Ladies also kiss Pekinese dogs on the nose and mouth, and t hey should know that they are liable in that way to acquire, this horrible hvdatic cyst, generally with fatal result*. No doubt this lady's death was caused thereby.” Jle recorded a verdict of “death by misadventure.”