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Licking
Submitted by Anonymous on April 20, 2010 - 11:13pmWe have a 4 year-old bullie, who just recently started licking in the air. Her grandmother did this and she had a brain tumor. Please help!
Also, does anyone know how I can find out what "Bulldog Clubs" are available in North Florida?
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This is 'classic behavior' for a dog that has an itch
or irritation that cannot be satisfied...usually its a problem with the nose wrinkle, and occasionally its something like hair trapped under the upper lip along the gumline, which can be wiped away with tissue or Q-tip. Sometimes if its not the nose wrinkle (and check thoroughly, clean with antibacterial soap/water taking great care not to get into the eyes, rinse very well (using squirt-nose bottle works well) and then when dry, applying some corn starch or baby powder to keep the fold dry...clean EOD for a while until things quiet down, then remember to clean 2xweek always. Sometimes, as I started to say, if the nose fold isn't the problem, then it can be elsewhere on the dog, such as around the tail, or even fleas in the "armpits" and along the belly of the dog, so a good looking-over is called for, and probably a bath with extra care by giving a second rinse to be sure all soap is removed.
Licking the air or 'catching imaginary flies' are ways to describe a frustrated bulldog with an itch that can't be reached.
This is 'classic behavior' for a dog that has an itch
or irritation that cannot be satisfied...usually its a problem with the nose wrinkle, and occasionally its something like hair trapped under the upper lip along the gumline, which can be wiped away with tissue or Q-tip. Sometimes if its not the nose wrinkle (and check thoroughly, clean with antibacterial soap/water taking great care not to get into the eyes, rinse very well (using squirt-nose bottle works well) and then when dry, applying some corn starch or baby powder to keep the fold dry...clean EOD for a while until things quiet down, then remember to clean 2xweek always. Sometimes, as I started to say, if the nose fold isn't the problem, then it can be elsewhere on the dog, such as around the tail, or even fleas in the "armpits" and along the belly of the dog, so a good looking-over is called for, and probably a bath with extra care by giving a second rinse to be sure all soap is removed.
Licking the air or 'catching imaginary flies' are ways to describe a frustrated bulldog with an itch that can't be reached.