Can You Catch a Cold From A Dog?

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by BleedBurgundy

nice. I actually just took my dog to the vet for his yearly shots and asked the vet. She told me that, no, people cannot catch a cold from a dog or any other animal because viruses are species specific. so that's that. It's strange though since I never get sick and that little bastard sneezed right in my face...

BTW- here's a pic of my infectious dog-

That's a cute dog!

It's like what I said before, he could have sniffed something outside (bacteria / virus) and when he sneezed, it went from inside his nose to in your lungs. So his sneeze could have caused your illness, but it wasn't his disease first.