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Our Baby Kobe · 07-23-2007, 01:26 PM

Does anyone's Yorkie constantly lick their paws? Mine does and I'm not sure if it means anything or not.

Superstarkba · 07-23-2007, 01:32 PM

Aubrey will if he is cleaning himself, other than that no. Your baby does it a lot?

sweetestkiwi · 07-23-2007, 01:33 PM

Kiwi went through a period where she was constantly licking her leg. She licked the hair off. Our groomer thought it might be separation anxiety. We started walking her more and it has stopped. I have also heard that they can have allergies that cause licking.

Our Baby Kobe · 07-23-2007, 01:42 PM

Kobe does it a lot. He almost reminds me of a cat. Sometimes he does it so much he ends of making himself gag up hair and phlem.

Superstarkba · 07-23-2007, 01:45 PM

See Aubrey doesn't do this but he CONSTANTLY scratches himself... Anyone else have a dog that does this? I have flea medicine on him and put it on him every month... And he gets a bath every week and his skins not dried out...

LIL MIS' MAGIC · 07-23-2007, 02:07 PM

Magic licks her paws all the time...she does it when she get anxious about something. If someone is missing in the house at night, she tends to lick nonstop!! If she gets something on one of her paws she is obsessive even after it is gone...she has done this for a while now. As long as she is not licking it bald or chewing on her hair we don't worry about it too much, she is just high strung and that is her way of dealing with it.

Our Baby Kobe · 07-23-2007, 02:24 PM

Sometimes he even chews on his paw.

yorkiemalt · 07-23-2007, 03:18 PM

Both mine will only lick their paws if they're wet. Say we come inside from the rain or snow and it's "chew city" here!

I used Bitter Apple to help stop them or they'll just chew under they're raw.

MissSophie · 07-23-2007, 03:26 PM

Mine does, often. I have checked to make sure there is no sore or hair loss. Nothing. Just licking.

cindywhite_2000 · 07-23-2007, 03:32 PM

Bailey started all of a sudden licking his paws and I took him to our vet. She said that it is some kind of an allergy. She is not sure if this is a food allergy or a seasonal allgery. She has changed his food and he is now taking medication for this. Bailey is almost 2 and our vet said he is at the right age for allergies............Might be worth seeing your vet.

HBitz · 09-25-2016, 09:01 AM

I took Jac to the vet and she too said it could be an allergy. But it comes and goes because he'll lick his paws for a while and then go a spell not doing it. When he's doing it I give him a half a Zertec to help fight what ever allergy causing it. I was looking to see if something else could be the cause?

Rosy1013 · 09-25-2016, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Our Baby Kobe

Sometimes he even chews on his paw.

Mine chews on his paws all the time! Sometimes I can see him biting really hard, and it concerns me. I mentioned it to his vet, and she didn't think it was anything.

JennaPenny · 09-25-2016, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Superstarkba

See Aubrey doesn't do this but he CONSTANTLY scratches himself... Anyone else have a dog that does this? I have flea medicine on him and put it on him every month... And he gets a bath every week and his skins not dried out...

Something is definitely irritating him. I've noticed something; She's been scratching at her face lately. I noticed If I bathe her more than once every 10 days with her current shampoo she'll have dry skin, so I held off. This month, despite her perfect cut as usual, her eye hair grew in funny, and it's causing more gunk. She's been a scratching and a scratching at her face until I cleaned off everything with a warm washcloth. Scratching stopped. See if something is on Aubrey's skin? Even something like oil, gunk, sticky.

Jkpal · 09-25-2016, 01:01 PM

Piper will 'get into' her paws regularly, but infrequently, if that makes sense. She'll usually do it during our down time and it's usually slow licks--I always have to check to see if she licking something off of her pillow or if she's licking paws; it's her paws. She's not manic or anything, and I, too, am reminded of a grooming cat. If I think licking as gone on long enough, Piper will stop when asked (such a good little girl).

Susan78 · 09-25-2016, 04:13 PM

My Kinder washes her paws by licking them in the evening. If we sit outside she will get anxious and lick and chew the tops of her paws. We mentioned it to our vet and he did not seem to be too worried about it. I bought some apple bitter and I dip a cotton ball in it and put that on her paws. That seemed to do the trick but every so often she starts up again so back to the bitter. I would not want her to lick her paws raw and I do not suggest putting bitter on because that would sting. Susan

07-23-2007, 01:26 PM	#1
Our Baby Kobe Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Torrance, California Posts: 112	Licking their paws Does anyone's Yorkie constantly lick their paws? Mine does and I'm not sure if it means anything or not.

07-23-2007, 01:33 PM	#3
sweetestkiwi Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 104	Kiwi went through a period where she was constantly licking her leg. She licked the hair off. Our groomer thought it might be separation anxiety. We started walking her more and it has stopped. I have also heard that they can have allergies that cause licking. __________________ Andrea

07-23-2007, 02:07 PM	#6
LIL MIS' MAGIC Yorkie Lover Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Midlothian, Texas Posts: 4,377 Blog Entries: 3	Magic licks her paws all the time...she does it when she get anxious about something. If someone is missing in the house at night, she tends to lick nonstop!! If she gets something on one of her paws she is obsessive even after it is gone...she has done this for a while now. As long as she is not licking it bald or chewing on her hair we don't worry about it too much, she is just high strung and that is her way of dealing with it. __________________ Kristin, Mom to: Lil Mis Magic, Sailor and Captain

07-23-2007, 03:18 PM	#8
yorkiemalt Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 3,468	Both mine will only lick their paws if they're wet. Say we come inside from the rain or snow and it's "chew city" here! I used Bitter Apple to help stop them or they'll just chew under they're raw. __________________ KimPhoebiChandler

07-23-2007, 03:26 PM	#9
MissSophie YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 807 Blog Entries: 1	Mine does, often. I have checked to make sure there is no sore or hair loss. Nothing. Just licking. __________________ Sophie's Mom :

07-23-2007, 01:32 PM	#2
Superstarkba Aubrey's Mom Donating Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 9,369	Aubrey will if he is cleaning himself, other than that no. Your baby does it a lot?

07-23-2007, 01:42 PM	#4
Our Baby Kobe Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Torrance, California Posts: 112	Kobe does it a lot. He almost reminds me of a cat. Sometimes he does it so much he ends of making himself gag up hair and phlem.

07-23-2007, 01:45 PM	#5
Superstarkba Aubrey's Mom Donating Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 9,369	See Aubrey doesn't do this but he CONSTANTLY scratches himself... Anyone else have a dog that does this? I have flea medicine on him and put it on him every month... And he gets a bath every week and his skins not dried out...

07-23-2007, 02:24 PM	#7
Our Baby Kobe Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Torrance, California Posts: 112	Sometimes he even chews on his paw.

07-23-2007, 03:32 PM	#10
cindywhite_2000 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Church Hill, TN Posts: 6	Bailey started all of a sudden licking his paws and I took him to our vet. She said that it is some kind of an allergy. She is not sure if this is a food allergy or a seasonal allgery. She has changed his food and he is now taking medication for this. Bailey is almost 2 and our vet said he is at the right age for allergies............Might be worth seeing your vet.

09-25-2016, 09:01 AM	#11
HBitz YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Crowley Posts: 1	I took Jac to the vet and she too said it could be an allergy. But it comes and goes because he'll lick his paws for a while and then go a spell not doing it. When he's doing it I give him a half a Zertec to help fight what ever allergy causing it. I was looking to see if something else could be the cause? Last edited by HBitz; 09-25-2016 at 09:02 AM.

09-25-2016, 01:01 PM	#14
Jkpal YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Lake Geneva, WI Posts: 2,776	Piper will 'get into' her paws regularly, but infrequently, if that makes sense. She'll usually do it during our down time and it's usually slow licks--I always have to check to see if she licking something off of her pillow or if she's licking paws; it's her paws. She's not manic or anything, and I, too, am reminded of a grooming cat. If I think licking as gone on long enough, Piper will stop when asked (such a good little girl).

09-25-2016, 04:13 PM	#15
Susan78 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Hibbing Minnesota Posts: 1,106	My Kinder washes her paws by licking them in the evening. If we sit outside she will get anxious and lick and chew the tops of her paws. We mentioned it to our vet and he did not seem to be too worried about it. I bought some apple bitter and I dip a cotton ball in it and put that on her paws. That seemed to do the trick but every so often she starts up again so back to the bitter. I would not want her to lick her paws raw and I do not suggest putting bitter on because that would sting. Susan