Does dog saliva have healing properties?

Dog Saliva Has Healing Properties. Have you ever heard someone say, “let the dog lick it, it will heal faster”? Well, research findings suggest that it's true, a dogs saliva actually does have healing properties that can help a wound. read more

Wound licking is an instinctive response in humans and many other animals to an injury. Dogs, cats, rodents and primates all lick wounds. There is a common folk belief that animal saliva, especially that of dogs, has healing properties for human wounds. Evidence for this comes from a number of historical traditions. read more

Fijian fishermen are reported to allow dogs to lick their wounds to promote healing, and a case of dog saliva promoting wound healing was reported in the Lancet medical journal. Risks. As with the licking of wounds by people, wound licking by animals carries a risk of infection. read more