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excessive licking

Rating: 9
Posted on 2008/01/02 by User
Barney
Barney

My dog, a 6year-old golden retriever-dashund mix,has been licking the hardwood floor and the carpeted area of our living room and vomit aferward. I crated him and he still kept licking the towel spread under him. He otherwise looks okay but this excessive licking
is definitely not normal. Would there be a reason for that? We once noticed that he vomited what looked like a hairball.We now think it must have been another carpet licking session when we were not around.

Symptoms: Vomiting

Two Response(s) to “excessive licking”:

  • Veteran Advisor Angela Spar says:

    January 02nd, 2008 at 12:06 PM

    How long has he being doing this licking behaviour for? is this just a recent thing? Is he drooling too? There are many reasons and unfortuately no one obvious answer, but here are some of the things that spring to mind...... Nasuesa, oral/pharyngeal irritation, allergies, behvioural ( sometimes the more they do it the more addictive the behaviour is and its a vicious cycle), tonsillar irritation. A good physical exam by your vet should help rule out some of these causes and help guide the choice of any medications he might need.

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  • User suggests:

    February 12th, 2009 at 10:54 PM

    My 2 poodles lick people CONSTANTLY! It's embarrassing. And it's not healthy.

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