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Is It Bad For A Dog To Lick A Human Wound. There is a common folk belief that animal saliva especially that of Dogs has healing properties for human wounds. Because pets lick their anus butt these bacteria can also be present in the mouth. Dogs carry so many different bacteria in their mouths that will readily transmit into your bloodstream. There are also biological reasons as to why dogs lick wounds just as they lick themselves and people in general as a form of affection and communication.
Kissing is a common way for humans to show affection to one another. It is not only do dogs have a natural instinct to immediately lick any wound inflicted on them. Dogs lick their own wounds or maybe the wounds of dogs. It isnt a good idea to let your dog lick your wounds and it really isnt a good idea to let him lick his own. Now it looks like i wrote that its normal that a dog licks my wound. Most human infection is generally due to oral contact of hands contaminated by the pets feces or fecal residue.
As dog bites carry risk of infection so does licking.
It is an instinct. It is rare for dog saliva to cause serious injury but it has in more than one case. There is a common folk belief that animal saliva especially that of Dogs has healing properties for human wounds. Kissing is a common way for humans to show affection to one another. There is a belief that dog saliva can heal wounds which dates back to Egyptian times. There are also biological reasons as to why dogs lick wounds just as they lick themselves and people in general as a form of affection and communication.