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Why Do Dogs Like To Lick Your Wounds. Licking the wound allows the dog to take the fibrinogen through the mouth and then the protein dissolves into the wound and helps stabilize it. However this bacteria probably wont cause harm unless it gets into an open wound. There are also biological reasons as to why dogs lick wounds just as they lick themselves. Its an interesting question so lets start with why they lick their own wounds first.
However when it comes to injuries there seems to be a bit of confusion. Licking the wound allows the dog to take the fibrinogen through the mouth and then the protein dissolves into the wound and helps stabilize it. Another protein called tissue factor orthromboplastin promotes blood clotting. However this bacteria probably wont cause harm unless it gets into an open wound. The second reason is most likely instinct. First of all a dogs saliva is very clean as compared to a humans.
In a survey of 212 dog owners with Type 1 diabetes 492 percent said their dogs licked them when they were experiencing dangerously low blood sugar levels.
The second reason is most likely instinct. They most definitely are not. Coli and strep throat in dogs. The enzyme lysozyme attacks the cell walls of certain bacteria. We all know that dogs love to lick everything but just like most people do you also wonder why do dogs lick their wounds. May 29 2020 by Danel Grimmett DVM.