he wont stop licking

[ashleycat]

his elbows. Every since he came back from kennel his elbows have been red. And just now he was non stop licking. Even if I got onto him about it. They are even redder.

Should I call the vet tomorrow?

[luvofallhorses]

I would definately call the vet tomorrow. maybe he got kennel sores somehow? :(

[ashleycat]

He won't let me touch them. He pulls away.

[zoomer]

You should definetly call the vet as soon as possible! He might have sores somewhere else, too. Maybe the sores are because the kennel floors are cement, so when he lies down, the hard ground gives his elbows sores. Possibly Kennel Sores? I think Buddy or Alaska had those...

Poor boy :(

[Glacier]

Chances are he was laying on concrete, got a little irritated, was a little stressed out and now the licking is just making things worse. I have a couple obsessive lickers. I have an anti-biotic spray that the vet gave me but usually I put Bag Balm on the sores, wrap with vetwrap and spray with bitter apple. Couple days of that and the irritation goes away, licking stops. Earle just moves on to a new spot, but that's a whole different issue! :p