Paw Licking

[iluvjack813]

Haha patrol for squirrels! My dog too!
i think maybe she stepped in something good or whatever and shes getting it off,

My dog Maggie does that sometimes when she's bored. I usually just
get her busy with a toy or send her outside to patrol for squirrels.

[SuHamster]

Paw licking is usually psychological if there's been a change in environment or your dog doesn't get enough excercise or attention while you're at work. We tried everything - the vet kept saying it was allergies - but the steroids made the behavior worse. I got a chest infection and the doctor gave me steroids - it made me feel like I was having a panic attack. No wonder it made his OCD licking worse. His skin was bleeding he was licking so much. Finally, my daughter recommended a site called www.dermapaw.com. It's full of information and some of the stories on there matched our own almost like we had written them. We ordered the skin balm and socks (they are held on with an elastic harness and he doesn't mind wearing them). He healed up in just a few days. Now he wears the socks around the house and doesn't lick at all. If his skin starts to look bad or he starts licking again, we put on some dermapaw and leave the socks on for a few days. He wore the socks out pretty quick at first but now they last several weeks and we make our own from kids socks. We're still on our first jar of DermaPaw and he's been healthy and not licking for nearly two months. After spending so much on vet visits, awful tests, expensive drugs that didn't work and feeling like we were torturing our dog, I wanted to tell people there is an answer out there, at least for us. There are also some OCD drugs available if it's really bad. We looked under "lick granuloma" on www.wikipedia.org and it explains the psychology of OCD licking in dogs. There are some drugs suggested in there, but we never reached that point so I can't comment on whether they might work. It's a very informative article though you should read.
I hope this helps.

[garebear544]

Many times, paw licking can be a sign of food allergies. Check your dog food's ingredients for corn, wheat, or soy, they're the main culprits.