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Does your yorkie do a lot of licking Dolly just started this thing she want to lick just about anything she can I am forever staying DOLLY STOP LICKING |
Some do show signs of OCD and excessive licking is one. |
What is OCD |
Obsessive compulsive disorder....kind of like a habit you continuously do because you have a "routine" in your head you have to follow |
OCD = Obsessive compulsive disorder. Bella likes to lick people a lot, but she doesn't lick inanimate objects. If Dolly is licking everything, it might be a sign of a health problem. I'll try to find the thread that discusses this... |
Here's an article targeted to veterinarians about excessive surface licking: Help! My dog licks everything - Veterinary Medicine The conclusion is: "A dog's excessive licking of surfaces is most likely a result of a medical condition leading to nausea or gastrointestinal distress. It may occasionally be a result of anxiety or conflict leading to displacement behaviors and eventually an actual compulsive disorder. An accurate diagnosis will require excellent history-taking skills and patience on the part of the clinician and dog owner. If the cause is determined to be primarily behavioral, treatment includes attention to the dog's environment and behavior modification in addition to pharmacologic therapy. Pharmacologic therapy is not as likely to be effective without behavior and environmental modification, and remission is likely when the drug is discontinued if causative factors have not been identified and changed." If Dolly is licking surfaces excessively, I think that a trip to the vet is definitely called for. |
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