Do you say Bless You/Gesundheit...

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...when your pet sneezes?

This is the poll at www.petoftheday . Sounded like a good one for TCS.

Yes, I do. Sometimes I offer to wipe their nose and tell them to blow!
 
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Yes, I know I misspelled "gesundheit".
 

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Looks fine to me


I am normally too busy asking if she is OK, to say "Bless you"
 
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Originally Posted by AbbysMom

Looks fine to me


I am normally too busy asking if she is OK, to say "Bless you"
Hee hee! The title fairy changed it for me! Thank you, title fairy!
 

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I'm a southern belle. Lol....I say bless you anytime someone sneezes- including my furbabies.
 

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My cats usually make such a big production of sneezing, it seems like I ought to respond in some fashion! They don't sneeze very often, so it's like they save it all up for one giant sneeze that you can hear throughout the entire apartment ... The only people I know who sneeze louder are my boyfriend and his father! (And when they sneeze, I duck for cover!)
 

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I picked other...because I say "God Bless You"
 

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I do! Never asked them if they needed a tissue either, but I have also said thanks... for covering me with kitty snot! cause you know they have to sneeze right in your face
 

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I usually say "Oh, goodness!" and ask her "Sneezing? Are you sneezing?" same thing with babies. I say bless you to other people.
 

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I say gesundheit to the germans, but bless you to english speakers.

Why do you americans use "gesundheit?"
 
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Originally Posted by fwan

I say gesundheit to the germans, but bless you to english speakers.

Why do you americans use "gesundheit?"
The area I live in (Evansville) has a large number of folks of German descent so you can hear it here often. I can't vouch for other areas.
 

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i say "you are so good-looking" - comes from a Seinfeld episode...
Pixel is the only one who sneezes often, tho. she's a morning sneezer!
 

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Yes, I do, "God bless you, baby, my goodness, listen to my baby girl's sweet little sneezes!"
It's funny that I've never really thought about it, though.


Originally Posted by LokisMum

poor baby, got the snoofies??
Snoofies, ah yes, I believe I learned this medical term in Nursing school
 
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