It is normal for dogs to have a wet nose. Dogs have a large number of folds in their nose, which increases the epidermal area of the nose many times, allowing for more olfactory cells. Humans have 25 million olfactory cells, but dogs have 125 to 220 million olfactory cells and can be up to 1 million times more sensitive than humans. Dogs like to lick their noses because licking their wet noses keeps them highly sensitive. A dog’s wet nose can be infected by more odor molecules in the air, and a hairless nose has many protrusions. When the odor molecules enter the dog’s nose, the dog’s brain will complete a series of analysis, so it is normal for the dog to have a wet nose. Dog nose dry may be due to illness dog nose dry normal phenomenon 1. when the dog wakes up in the morning, because of sleep will not lick the nose, so the nose will be dry, the owner does not need to be nervous. 2. in the time of exercise, the dog because too excited will not lick the nose, this situation nose will also be dry. The normal color of the dog’s nose should be black and slightly wet, if not, the dog may have a fever, the phenomenon of the flu. If there is pus-like discharge from the nose, there may be serious pneumonia or infectious diseases, it is advisable to seek medical attention as soon as possible.
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