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Originally Posted by TaylorWoods  I found a site call www.pawlicking.com that is very informative. It seems like it could be allergies, stress, anxiety or even a psychological tendency. The important thing is to determine what causes an individual dog to lick its paws. It's a matter of elimination to find the problem.
I definitely think she has a problem - sometimes she almost bites them as well. Perhaps on her next vet visit he must look at it more carefully. She makes them red from her licking eventually. I dont like to be hard on her so sometimes I just cover her feet with my hand and she just carries on licking my hand. They say the licking leads to other skin problems too if not corrected. |
correct they will get bacteria infections
is your dog chasing at the tail as well? sounds like food allergy if that is the case
the paw pads absorb the dust, pollens and grasses and then the paws get itchy then they clean them by licking and absorb the allergents and get itchy all over so does yours itch all over?
If you think it is a habit get socks or shoes and cover the paws to stop the behavior. I do this with dd i put socks on her feet when she starts going crazy as if it is allergy related then you need to calm them down to get it to stop like when you itch a mosquito bite if you keep itching it then it gets worse as histamines are released making it worse so if you stop itching it then it gets better and your system calms down - same with an allergy dog
when i put the socks on she stops licking and if you want to try it get the baby mittens for preemie or babies and put a scrunchy around the leg to keep it on but do supervised so she does not eat the scrunchy and swallow it if she gets it off