Why do dogs lick their noses ???
Why do dogs lick their noses? It's a question that may seem silly, but there are a lot of interesting things to see in it. Today we are going to see together why the dog licks its nose.
#1_HYDRATE THE TRUFFLE
The first reason, and it is quite simple and obvious I think, is that the truffle needs to be hydrated. It is often said, a dog with a wet nose is a healthy dog, a dog with a dry nose is a sick dog. It's not really true, but it is true that to moisten this part of his body, the dog needs to lick it and therefore he will often lick his nose. So it can simply be something natural in the end, and it's not necessarily something in which we will have to worry.
#2_PARASITES IN THE NOSE
Now if your dog licks his nose quite often, a lot more than usual and I think that's what's interesting is seeing that it's more than usual because he doesn't there is no standard. I'm not going to say the dog licks its nose 17 or 20 times a day, because it varies so much depending on the dog. But when we start saying to ourselves there he licks his nose a lot and usually he doesn't do it as much, well it's interesting to watch a little bit what's going on. What can happen at this time?
It is possible that your dog, he has something inside his nostril and suddenly he tries to remove it and he licks himself to try to remove it. It can be a little weed, a little thorn and it's his technique to try to get that out. Often, moreover, when they do that, they will also sneeze a lot to try to get the object inside to come out as well. So if there's both sneezing and licking your nose, it's okay to go see the vet. Chances are there is something stuck inside. And often, what is going to be necessary is to put your dog to sleep because it is still an area that is super sensitive. So go get some small pliers and get what's inside to relieve your dog.
#3_Small wounds
your dog may have small wounds that we do not necessarily see because the nose is still something quite soft and suddenly the small sores will not necessarily be obvious. So you have to inspect closely in these cases if he has small wounds, small cuts, that's why dogs love to go in brambles, thorns, it happens and suddenly he will lick himself to try to calm down.
So the problem on the nose is that you can't put much on it since, as you can see, your dog licks himself, so you can't really put disinfectant. You can't really put medication because otherwise your dog will ingest well and it's not a good idea to eat disinfectant. So suddenly it will be quite difficult to cure. In general on the nose, we won't do anything, it's not very serious because in fact it's a mucous membrane and suddenly it will heal very quickly.
#4_A mushroom
What can also happen is the presence of a fungus. The dog may have a fungus that has settled on his nose from sticking his nose everywhere. So especially in medical stuff. Here, it can clearly happen if your dog is dug a lot and therefore in this case, there is a small treatment which is given, a small cream to put on the nose. And then sometimes, in addition, you also need antibiotics to prevent the infection and for it to become something a little more serious. Despite everything, as he said, the nose (the truffle) can generally be treated quite easily.
#5_STRESSED
However, there is another reason why your dog can let go. It has nothing to do with the first two cases. It's neither to hydrate the truffle, nor because there is a concern at this level. It could also be because your dog feels stressed. Licking his nose is a way for the dog to manage his emotion. This is what we will call a signal of appeasement. So the calming signals that the dog will be able to produce will vary depending on the dog, will vary depending on the situation. But nose licking is an indication that the dog is trying to reduce his stress.
So if the dog licks his nose in particular situations and you notice that he systematically licks his nose, that means that at that moment he feels discomfort, stress or that he is not 100% up to it. 'easy. It is very important that we manage to read and understand the calming signals of our dogs, because as you can see, it really reflects the internal state of our dog and suddenly it gives us information on how the dog feels.
