CJ Barrett Webboard User Reg: 04-19-2009
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I was wondering how his little foot was doing.
Edward started licking his wrists in his senior years. It didn't get to the point of these abrasions but the white patches were becoming dark red.
When I mentioned it to the vet, along with his other aches and pains she said the licking can be soothing to them. A bunch of x-rays followed and his spine and arthritis issues became apparent.
She prescribed Deramaxx and said it should also reduce the licking, which it did, after it was in his system for a good week.
A few months later he also got morphine but there was no more licking.
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When I mentioned it to the vet ..... she said the licking can be soothing to them.
Yes. Although sometimes you will still read that "one theory is that it might," it has been well researched now and licking actually does trigger endorphin release.
The part that isn't quite definite (although widely accepted) is that some dogs -- and even some breeds more than others (Dobes appear to have this gene) -- tend to become addicted to endorphins -- that to some dogs they are opiate-similar.
This is part of why you see a lot of emphasis placed on stopping it fast.
I wonder if this is why my female is such an avid ' licker ?
She licks a lot of areas, sometimes to the point of obsession!
I swear, what you describe above Connie fits my female to a tee!
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I have a borderline case in the house. I distract. I see him settling in for a lick-fest (he does not lick himself; he licks rough fabric on his dog bed), and we start doing something different asap, even if just a potty-run.
ETA
Of course, this isn't something to correct, as that just makes it a hide-and-lick thing and you are no longer aware when distraction is needed. It's like correcting for scratching at itchy skin.
Edited by Connie Sutherland (11/03/2012 12:23 PM)
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I took Pinker along up on to the ridge to feed cows and let him run down wearing his pillow. I kept the ES on a leash--it's the deer season opener so that's a good idea anyway.
The lesion is dry, unbandaged, un-ointmented. It has a scab. The kind you would pick off if you were a child!
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I took Pinker along up on to the ridge to feed cows and let him run down wearing his pillow. I kept the ES on a leash--it's the deer season opener so that's a good idea anyway.
The lesion is dry, unbandaged, un-ointmented. It has a scab. The kind you would pick off if you were a child!
A scab ...... I can't imagine a better thing to see on a developing lick granuloma!
I've used EMT Gel on a "just starting" lick granuloma as the gel has a bitter taste to it once it has dried. Not sure how it would work on a would that already has a scab on it.
Edited by Debbie Martin (11/03/2012 04:57 PM)
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It sure does.
One of my dogs got some in his mouth when I was putting it on something in a facial fold near his mouth.
He immediately let his mouth hang wide open and his tongue hang out, I assume to let the horribleness fall out and land on the couch instead of on his taste buds.
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