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Jun
Why Does My Dog Lick Wounds. Its an interesting question so lets start with why they lick their own wounds first. In fact beyond brushing off big particles of dirt and imparting the occasional dose of saliva on a wound dogs tongues are better off where they belong in their mouths. This can significantly delay or stop wound. Excessive licking usually is the result of allergies.
For example if the dog is frequently licking their feet it may be trying to resolve an itch caused by allergies. They are natural healers when it comes to grooming and cleaning. A gorilla licking a wound Wound licking is an instinctive response in humans and many other animals to lick an injury. When your dog licks a wound there are healing capacities in their saliva and it can also help cleanse the area. They can also damage their skin and develop hot spots from excessive licking which introduces bacteria from the mouth into the deeper layers of the wound. Thats because pets can get obsessed with licking to the detriment of healthy skin.
Licking might offer some protection against certain bacteria but there are serious drawbacks to letting your dog lick wounds.
Dogs may lick themselves for grooming purposes to alleviate pain or to try and calm irritation from some kind of injury or allergy. When your dog licks a wound there are healing capacities in their saliva and it can also help cleanse the area. The reason is probably that in pre-medicine times wound licking was the best option to clean a wound. For example if the dog is frequently licking their feet it may be trying to resolve an itch caused by allergies. Thier is a protein called Nerve Growth Factor NGF in saliva. Watch this video to know the real reasonDogDog licking.