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Aug
Dog Licks Paws After Eating. Even though they have not touched any food with their feet all cats tend to do this. An overgrowth or thickening of crusty flaky skin between the paws skin redness yellowish discharge sores hair loss and foul smelling skin. Dogs typically lick their paws as a part of self-grooming. Paw licking can be caused by something as simple as a foreign object stuck between the toes or a cut paw pad.
Consult a vet before this problem goes any further. Thanks to a protein found in the saliva excessive licking is usually identified by a reddening of the hair on the area being licked so it is easy to notice. Salts and de-icing chemicals are not friendly to dogs paw. Dogs lick their legs after eating peanut butter as a way to clean both their tongue and the roof of their mouth. If your dog begins to lick their paws excessively it can cause trauma to the hair and skin leaving inflamed red and sore patches. Excessive licking may also take the form of licking objects rather than your pet licking himself.
If licked further and undetected the area hardens up and sometimes the skin breaks and bleeds.
If licked further and undetected the area hardens up and sometimes the skin breaks and bleeds. Yet you may have always wondered why cats lick their front feet after every meal. Its a primal instinct for both cats and dogs to groom themselves after eating or random times throughout the day. Sometimes dogs will lick their feet or joints because they are stiff and sore just as we might rub a sore patch. You may find that there is something trapped in the paw such as a stone or stick that has caused a splinter. Even though they have not touched any food with their feet all cats tend to do this.