is it true that a healthy dog has a wet cold nose?
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Found some info hope it answers your question...\n\n\nMany people believe that if a dog has a cold, wet nose, he must be healthy. There is some truth to this old adage, but it is largely a myth. The true reason for the dog’s wet nose lies in basic physics. Dogs have very few sweat glands as compared to people. However, when a dog’s body temperature rises, it must still dissipate the excess heat. A dog uses his nose to relieve this buildup of body heat. Heat will escape through a dry nose, but a wet nose is more effective.\n\nHow does the nose get wet in the first place? Watch your dog; you will notice that every so often he licks his nose. A warm, dry nose simply means that your dog has been sleeping. When asleep, dogs don’t lick their noses!
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wet dogs are alright-smeling.\nGB is more like...\nsalt, sweat, asphalt, wet cement, horse poo, sheep sh**
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Signs of a cold coming.
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There's a dog sniffing for u.
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Yes very much. My dogs always seem to drink as soon as I am about to fall asleep. Them panting also annoys me. They get on my bed and pant. The entire bed shakes. They are 130 lbs and 65 lbs) the 65 lb one is 9 months though so getting bigger. I am just rambling but you asked about hat and the lapping made me think of the panting. Also I hate the nasty slippery drips from the water bowl when they are done drinking. It is like teflon. They will also drink out of the toilet. It is like a guy peeing on the seat, but you can't see it before you sit. It is really nasty.
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Yep my beagle snores and snorts when she's smelling around. she's a beagle so i guess it's normal for her kind of dog.
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When my hubby and I first got married, we lived in a dusty little apartment. Well, my nose was constantly stuffy. I started using a nasal spray as well, and even after my cold symptoms disappeared, I couldn't live without the spray. At night, my nose would always become stuffy. I really think I became addicted to the spray. Well, eventually, I had to stop cold turkey. But now, if I get a cold followed by runny nose, I use "Simply Saline." It is the best. It clears the nose, moisturizes, and is non-habit forming. I am no doctor, and your friend certainly needs to make an appointment to see his, but I would recommend that you tell your friend to stop using the spray and use "Simply Saline." It is nothing but pure saltwater. It will clear his nose just as effective as his current spray.
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Not really Rhinitis is basically the swelling of the lining of the sinus passages, it's very common, but not transmittable as a disease itself.
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I don't think that it's their being wet but in their hair being wet.  It's not something that people are saying just to be racists and it's not present with all.  I even noticed it when I go home to visit my mom and her boyfriend (he's white).  But I wouldn't call it a wet dog smell, but there is nothing else I can think of to compare it to.  Who knows.\n\nI also had a roomate in college.  When she would come back from the shower i would notice this strange smell.  but when her hair was dry I never smelled it.
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I actually just heard about this. There is a place that trains dogs to sniff out cancers. It sounds kinda strange, but they stated that some dogs had done this without any training.
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Your breath is warm enough to make sure that your nose doesn't freeze, so that is heating your nose, and creating condensation.
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You're nose becomes dehydrated and needs to stay moist. You will probably need to use some saline mist up your nose.
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haha, well, it depends on how often they wash their noses. but given that 2 people wash their noses at the same time, but one has a larger nose, then most probably, the one with the bigger nose has more dried mucous. dried mucous forms because mucous, dirt, etc. stick on the hairs in our noses. and generally, people with bigger noses have more nose hair. so there.
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Could be many things:  Thirsty, Scared, Over heated, Can't breath good. I would call a vet and ask them.
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Cold or sinus infection.  Also could be allergies.
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as air moves throgh yoour body it gets warmed and moistened  the nose and nasal cavity are lined with a sticky  substance called mewcus (boogers) ,therefore as air passes through  the nose all the dirt in air gets filtered,so that u dont get sick. air that passes throgh the mouth is not cleaned this way.
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I think you mean pancreatitis. Yes, it can inflict animals. It is not caused by drinking too much water. It can be caused by eating the WRONG TYPES of food and by drinking alcohol