I was a bit afraid you'd ruin the cutesy feel when it came time for the zombie to start converting others. But licking? Not something I was expecting. I like the way you did it. No gore or terrible wounds or brains anywhere to be seen. well done!!!
I like the way this was done. Family safe, like the old Bugs Bunny cartoons we watched on saturday mornings (if you grew up in the '90s or earlier). Although I prefer the "Artist vs Creation" approach, I'm giving this a 4/5 because of how..... innocently the "zombification" was done.