krissn333 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Several months ago, Sutra got an owie on his ankle, just a little scrape. So naturally, he would lick at it a little bit as it was healing, in the process slobbering all over the bed. It's been healed for a while now. Over the past week or so, Sutra has been just constantly licking the dog beds, my bed, etc. I don't think that most of the time he is licking any part of his own body. Last night he slept on my bed and when we got up, there was a HUGE wet spot on the bed. It looked like he had peed in his sleep. His entire side below his ribcage was all wet. I really thought he had somehow gotten up in the middle of the night and peed on the bed. It's not pee though, it's saliva! Does anyone else have a pup that does this? Is it some sort of weird obsessive behavior? The only thing I can think of is that he likes to eat dirt, and since it has rained here, the dogs have tracked some mud/dirt in, and I'm sure there was some dirt on his side of the bed...so maybe he's trying to eat the dirt/extract the dirt from the sheets? I did take him swimming the other day, I wouldn't think that would cause him to obsessively lick the bed. I would consider that a culprit maybe if he was licking HIMSELF, but he's just licking the bed Quote Kristin in Moline, IL USA with Ozzie (MRL Crusin Clem), Clarice (Clarice McBones), Latte and Sage the IGs, and the kitties: Violet and Rose Lovingly Remembered: Sutra (Fliowa Sutra) 12/02/97-10/12/10, Pinky (Pick Me) 04/20/03-11/19/12, Fritz (Fritz Fire) 02/05/01 - 05/20/13, Ace (Fantastic Ace) 02/05/01 - 07/05/13, and Carrie (Takin the Crumbs) 05/08/99 - 09/04/13. A cure for cancer can't come soon enough.-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyTzu Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Donner is a licker too. No clue why. Sometimes it will be a paw, but most of the time it is a dog bed. He leaves the big wet spot too. Glad I don't have to sleep in that wet spot. When I hear him licking, I tell him I am going to glue his lips together. He stops. :lol Quote Wendy and The Whole Wherd. American by birth, Southern by choice. "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!" ****OxyFresh Vendor ID is 180672239.**** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwnedBySummer Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 (edited) I had a non-grey who used to do that, although not enough to leave quite such a large wet spot. Maybe it feels nice on their tongue? Edited August 26, 2010 by OwnedBySummer Quote Lisa B. My beautiful Summer - to her forever home May 1, 2010 Summer Certified therapy dog team with St. John Ambulance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyhead Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 I thought Shane was licking beds too, which he was at one point when he was also licking himself. But it turned out he was increasingly leaking pee. When I checked inside the beds, I found the stains. But I hope Sutra is really just licking the beds. Quote Mary with Jumper Jack (2/17/11) and angels Shane (PA's Busta Rime, 12/10/02 - 10/14/16) and Spencer (Dutch Laser, 11/25/00 - 3/29/13). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissn333 Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 Oh yeah, it's not pee. I dismantled my bed and checked the mattress cover, etc. I blotted it with toilet paper too, and smelled it. Not pee. Quote Kristin in Moline, IL USA with Ozzie (MRL Crusin Clem), Clarice (Clarice McBones), Latte and Sage the IGs, and the kitties: Violet and Rose Lovingly Remembered: Sutra (Fliowa Sutra) 12/02/97-10/12/10, Pinky (Pick Me) 04/20/03-11/19/12, Fritz (Fritz Fire) 02/05/01 - 05/20/13, Ace (Fantastic Ace) 02/05/01 - 07/05/13, and Carrie (Takin the Crumbs) 05/08/99 - 09/04/13. A cure for cancer can't come soon enough.-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaGreys Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Wayne is my fabric licker, he actually puts himself in a little trance doing it. I think it's like any other habit. Some time ago, I had a friend and her daughter visiting and she asked me how I put up with Wayne leaving a big wet spot on my bed. I told her I put up with it the same way she put up with her daughter constantly sucking her thumb Quote Missing my little Misty who took a huge piece of my heart with her on 5/2/09, and Ekko, on 6/28/12 For the sick, the lost, and the homeless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissn333 Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 Thanks everyone. While it's kind of weird, it's nice to know that I'm not the only one with a licker. He kind of goes back and forth between being obsessive about it and not doing it at all. Yesterday was the biggest wet spot I've ever seen though Quote Kristin in Moline, IL USA with Ozzie (MRL Crusin Clem), Clarice (Clarice McBones), Latte and Sage the IGs, and the kitties: Violet and Rose Lovingly Remembered: Sutra (Fliowa Sutra) 12/02/97-10/12/10, Pinky (Pick Me) 04/20/03-11/19/12, Fritz (Fritz Fire) 02/05/01 - 05/20/13, Ace (Fantastic Ace) 02/05/01 - 07/05/13, and Carrie (Takin the Crumbs) 05/08/99 - 09/04/13. A cure for cancer can't come soon enough.-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greytexplorer Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 My friend's greyhound, Fit, licks a LOT. She said that it's a soothing mechanism, much like sucking a pacifier. Fit usually does his licking in the evening, at/near bedtime. It's how he puts himself to sleep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greytloves Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 (edited) Lucy had a corn removed on a pad a few weeks ago. Healed up OK, but I left her home for 1/2 day alone and when I had returned she had licked ALL the skin off both sides of the toe. She is now on two different antibotics, topical and oral, and as to keep it wrapped non stop. So, licking can be bad and can lead to a nasty, nasty granuloma in a heartbeat. Literally, 1/2 day and her bed was covered in salvia and blood. Doc was amazed when I brought her in on Monday and that was after I had wrapped it for two days. Could not believe she had licked all the skin off, but she had! eta: My Sug is the pillow licker in the family! Normally DH finds out the hard way. (puts his head on wet pillow) Edited August 26, 2010 by greytloves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mcsheltie Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Ariel licks the couch and will do it forever unless I interrupt her. It is like she is in a trance. Once I interrupt her, she goes about her business. I think it like chewing your finger nails or twirling your hair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MyBoys Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 My Henry can be a licker at times, I always stop him with a verbal command of NO LICK, he usually looks up and stops. The reason I don't allow it is because one of my bridge boys had this habit and ended up with hot spots all over himself. My vet said that lots of times it just becomes obsessive behavior and the trick is to correct it and stop it before it gets to that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remolacha Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Fletcher is a couch licker. It definitely puts him in a trace state Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Duke Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Duke licks the rug until I tell him to stop, he also used to lick the couch until I got a new one that he is not allowed on and the licking is one or the reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnF Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 My Peggy is a couch-licker too. As it is a leather suite she doesn't get access to the lounge when we're out in case the licking turns into disembowelling the couch just like she can a Stuffie, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HersheysMom Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Yes! Sonie licks comforters and pillows, and sometimes I'll catch her licking the baseboards which I do NOT like. This seems to be soothing for her. If she's panting for any reason sometimes I'll give her a cool wet washcloth to lick. It stops her from panting - not sure if it just cools her off or calms her down or a little of both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lanielovesgreys Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Yup. Laika the licker. Wakes me up at night. Lap lap lap lap lap. LAIKA STOP LICKING! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissn333 Posted September 6, 2010 Author Share Posted September 6, 2010 Well, the licky bandit struck again last night He was laying on my bed on top of a comforter. He soaked through the comforter, through the topsheet, through the fitted sheet, and through the mattress pad. The wet spot was the size of a greyhound! He will go for weeks without licking at all, and then he does this...blehhh! I am still happy to know that I'm not the only one that deals with this though Quote Kristin in Moline, IL USA with Ozzie (MRL Crusin Clem), Clarice (Clarice McBones), Latte and Sage the IGs, and the kitties: Violet and Rose Lovingly Remembered: Sutra (Fliowa Sutra) 12/02/97-10/12/10, Pinky (Pick Me) 04/20/03-11/19/12, Fritz (Fritz Fire) 02/05/01 - 05/20/13, Ace (Fantastic Ace) 02/05/01 - 07/05/13, and Carrie (Takin the Crumbs) 05/08/99 - 09/04/13. A cure for cancer can't come soon enough.-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest queenme2 Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 (edited) At least twice a week my husband or I will wake up and say "Nina Stop it or OUT" Because she will be licking her paws or whatever so much and for so long it will wake us up. I thunk I'd be annoyed by wet spots. Edited September 6, 2010 by queenme2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovinggreysslp Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 We have a licker too. Trip licks himself, human skin and his brothers. He too goes into a trance while licking. Our vet mentioned that Trip's "OCD licking" actually can trigger endorphins which can make him feel "high". I am getting licked as I type.... Quote Cosmo (Fuzz Face Cosmos), Holmes (He's a Dream), Boomer (USS Baby Boomer), Ella and missing our angels Clay (Red Clay), Train (Nite Train), Trip (Bock's Teddy Bear),Larry (Bohemian Frigid) and Jimmy (Bohemian Raw) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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