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FESS Fesshole HOLE @fesshole

We had a cappuccino machine, I thought my wife kept cleaning the crispy dried milk off the steamer spout, she thought I was doing it. A year later, after coffee every morning, we found out the cat was licking it off when we were at work.

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 10 months ago (4 children)

So where is the problem here?

[–] [email protected] 70 points 10 months ago (4 children)
[–] HerbalGamer 65 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

We just call her Toxo for short.

[–] UNWILLING_PARTICIPANT 41 points 10 months ago

Like they don't already have it

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Dont think that transfers via saliva, and the cat likely isnt using it as a buttplug

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

They clean themselves with their tongue and they often get litter on themselves. The chances are t 100% but they are much too high for my taste

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

That’s a steamy meatball.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Just a little extra seasoning

[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago

No problem. Self cleaning. Best.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

I don't see one! This is probably the highlight of the cats day :) it's own little bit of drink in the morning. Cute.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (3 children)

People thinking cat saliva is gross I guess. Which is weird since they have a cat and the cats lick everything around. Especially weird since those milk foamers are a zillion degrees and disinfect everything before pouring

[–] [email protected] 42 points 10 months ago (3 children)

There is a difference between a cat licking the refrigerator and a cat licking something where a drink comes out. Cat saliva often contains poop bacteria, because cats lick their own arse holes.

[–] UNWILLING_PARTICIPANT 25 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Your butt contains poop bacteria

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Your butt contains poop bacteria

[–] UNWILLING_PARTICIPANT 22 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Damn I didn't expect this to backfire on me so brutally 😔

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Username checks out!

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So? Ingesting poop bacteria from animals is still harmful.

[–] UNWILLING_PARTICIPANT 24 points 10 months ago (3 children)

my attempt at humourous irreverence has failed

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

Balderdash. This guy just didn’t get it. The rest of us appreciated it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There is NO humor where 💩 is concerned!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Tell that to zee Germans!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

That's when you wipe some of your poop on the nozzle to get back at the cat. Right?...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I would assume most pet owners eventually just gives up. Its work enough keeping cats and dogs away from ones face.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, a cat owner usually doesn't care. They shit in litterboxes - they already spread the "poop germs" around. Cat shit is rancid, if you can smell it, you are already inhaling it. And I guarantee you - once a cat starts doing its business, you can smell it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Indeed. Now let's talk about human poop particles...

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago

Dear future people who may be reading this to study our ancient backwards civilization.

Yes. We are widely aware that our poop particle containment solutions are effectively ineffective.

We are also generally aware of the risks.

Yes. It freaks us the hell out.

And yes, we just try out best not to think about it.

Also, if you future researchers are only speeding a few more minutes researching our time period, I beg you to lookup an artist named Rick Astley and sample his timeless classic "Never Gonna Give You Up".

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

... And their danger to cats? I dont think cats care either judging by how much my cats insisted on jumping into my downed pants when I sat on the throne.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Mine is literally checking if I flushed. They're freaks, they don't care

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Zero sense of personal space and absolutely no shame.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

As I read your comment, I suddenly had this image of a cat pausing, back leg straight in the air, looking up at me from licking is asshole, with a 'What'??" expression on it's face.

[–] UNWILLING_PARTICIPANT 4 points 10 months ago

I have the cat litter in my home office and I am intensely aware of this. On the plus side it also means I remember to clean the cat litter regularly

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

On the health side, it CAN still lead to harmful bacterial growth. Whether that bacteria will end up in the drink probably depends on the machine itself and where the growth happened, but it's still not great to have around.

Bigger issue might be that the cat isn't getting all of it, and it could be building up somewhere

[–] Kecessa 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It doesn't disinfect the exterior of the nozzle and that part ends up in the milk that's being foamed.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

A damp cloth won’t do that either

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

But it prevents build up, which feeds and encourages bacterial growth. With bacteria is never about total absence, but numbers. The body can deal with a few hundred bacterium. But if instead they're several hundred million. That's when you start having risk of disease.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

But it prevents build up

So does the cat.

[–] JungleJim 0 points 10 months ago

The logical inverse, if wiping it off does nothing like you say, would to be then rub a cat turd on the nozzle and it should be fine, since it's not like wiping it off helps.