Can having a dog or cat lick an open wound help heal it?

Answer 1

Elizabethan collars, or more commonly known as e-collars, are often used in veterinary medicine and sometimes referred to as a cone, lampshade, or "the cone of shame" as in the movie UP. These cones are used to prevent dogs and cats from biting, scratching and licking wounds, incisions, or other injured areas. Cumbersome and sometimes uncomfortable for the pet, we now have new versions of this tool that are a nice alternative for many pets.

Traditionally purchased from your veterinarian post-surgery or after cleaning up a wound, hot spot or other injury, these collars may now be purchased at many pet supply stores.

Answer 2

Cats lick their wounds. It keeps the wound clean and stimulates healing. Not all wounds will heal without medical intervention. You need to be able to distinguish between them. If the cat has a penetrating wound to the abdomen, it will probably die without veterinarian intervention. If the cat has cuts that are superficial and don't go deeper than the skin or penetrating bites to a limb with no broken bones, it will probably survive no worse for the wear.

If you have any doubt, get the animal evaluated. Show it to somebody who knows more about cats than you do. If that person says to take it to a vet, pay attention.

Answer 3

no. but using dog/cat urine can help greatly as it is sterile and containis many vitamins.