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Old 05-09-2007, 06:29 AM   #1
BillyBuff
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Unhappy Excessive Licking

My baby Spikey licks himself excessively. He'll lick his paws, thighs, underarms and body to the point where he's completely wet in the area. The 30 mins or so he'll throw up some bile from all that licking.

Is this normal? I checked with the vet and they did a skin test so he doesn't have any infections or parasites. Vet says it might be skin allergies so he's been on a special dry food diet which contains no food allergens. That doesn't seem to be working.

Every once in a while I'll catch him vigorously licking so I'll put some Bitter Apple on that spot to deter him from licking it. He'll run to his bed and sit there looking all depressed.

Wondering if this happened to any of your furbabies?
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