Alex's Mom
07-30-2013, 04:31 PM
James has been driving me absolutely nuts the last couple of weeks with his incessant licking. He'll stand and lick the kitchen floor for 45 minutes until I make him stop. It's a new behaviour...he has always licked, but not obsessively like this. And it's the one behaviour in an animal that totally, completely gets under my skin. Like fingernails on a chalkboard :conf4:. Kim at Hotdog Hill Sanctuary posted this today on FB, and I'm going to ask Laura about it.
http://www.annarbor.com/pets/els-excessive-licking-of-surfaces-dogs-canines-study-gi-gastrointestinal-disorder-illness/
He's on so many meds, and has been so bored, and his liver toxins are building up, and I would bet anything that his tummy is indeed upset. It's esp. bad after he eats, which kind of indicates ulcers. I'd start with the pepcid, but sometimes it can interfere with the absorption of meds, so I'll have to have a chat with her first (she's away at the moment).
http://www.annarbor.com/pets/els-excessive-licking-of-surfaces-dogs-canines-study-gi-gastrointestinal-disorder-illness/
He's on so many meds, and has been so bored, and his liver toxins are building up, and I would bet anything that his tummy is indeed upset. It's esp. bad after he eats, which kind of indicates ulcers. I'd start with the pepcid, but sometimes it can interfere with the absorption of meds, so I'll have to have a chat with her first (she's away at the moment).