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Creating collection of useful links ready to edit page. Fences and windows (talk) 23:31, 15 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Added most into the article. Some I've not used about the risks of pet saliva:

Schindl A, Schön H: Foot infection with Prevotella bivia, P. oralis and P. loescheii after wound licking. J Med Microbiol 1999 Jan;48(1):109.
Gullberg RM, Ericson HL, Rearick T, Petrowski S: Pasteurella multocida osteomyelitis by a "cat lick". Wis Med J 1997 Jun;96(6):45-6.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/69361585@N00/discuss/72157612201588690/

Fences and windows (talk) 07:57, 16 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Good_article_criteria Fences and windows (talk) 08:08, 2 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This article might be worth citing, but I don't have access: Elizabeth F. Sherertz: Why Sadie Licks Her Wounds. Arch Dermatol 1988;124(10):1499-1500 Fences and windows (talk) 03:55, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting anecdote: http://www.larkumnet.freeserve.co.uk/thumb.htm Fences and windows (talk) 04:44, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

High school science: http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF12/1234.html Fences and windows (talk) 05:04, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"Wolf saliva has been shown to reduce bacterial infection in wounds and accelerate tissue regeneration". Shaun Ellis. (2007). A Man Among Wolves [DVD]. National Geographic. Fences and windows (talk) 17:10, 25 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Malay belief in healing properties of dog saliva: http://books.google.co.uk/books?client=firefox-a&id=xnoeAAAAMAAJ&dq=lick&q=lick&pgis=1#search_anchor. Fences and windows (talk) 16:33, 6 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Salivary components

Could be presented as a table. Fences and windows (talk) 16:14, 6 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Contested deletion

This page should not be speedily deleted because it was a legitimate article before being vandalized. I'm going to revert it to a previous version --Dgrootmyers (talk) 02:56, 7 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]