When pets start licking the floor, owners at first just laugh. They think it looks funny and even worthy of being photographed or filmed. But in fact, such behavior should alarm the dog owner, because most likely it indicates a disease.
If your pet is licking the ground, this may indicate a serious illness.
In Dahl's dictionary
lick and lick, lick something, take, take out, clean off with the tongue. Lick a spoon, lick; lick honey from a spoon, lick it off. A cow licks a calf. Lick with your finger, take out something with your finger and lick it off with your tongue. The flames from the windows lick the eaves. He is licked, his hair is licked, extremely smooth. | Lick someone, slap someone, blurt someone out, hit someone. I'll lick you so much that you won't even be able to move your legs! | Lick from where, give traction, run away, sharpen your skis. Don't lick what's good, and don't cut off what's bad. It's good from the face, but don't lick it. Sweet are your speeches, let them not be licked. The dog has nothing to do, so at least lick it somewhere! At least lick your feet with your tongue, and keep your hands shorter. -sya, lick oneself; | to be licked or licked; | lick each other. | *Lick with someone, kiss and be nice. Like calves, where they come together, they lick themselves. The flame licks. He fell into favor. Lick the plates. Lick the leftovers. Lick the wound. The dog licked me. I drank some wine. A licked piece. He licked himself and took it, licking it. Lick yourself as best you can. Licked it a little. Lick up everything. He sucked up to the boss. We licked all the plates. He snuggled up to the side. Licked right through. Lick apart. Lick it off your finger. Sneak away, run away. Lasagne Wed. duration Liz m. Lizka f. about. valid by value verb Lizok m. single action of licking with the tongue. One lick won't lick the wound. | A slap in the face, a slap in the face. Lizun, lizen m. lizunya, lizukha, lick f. licker m. -nitsa f. Lisa, licked about. who licks. | Lizun, hunter to lick, gourmet; | hunter to lick, caress, kiss; | beef tongue, bovine, cow; | slime, snail: it crawls as if licking; | blow with a hand, with a whip; | escape, flight. | Plant. Allium nutans. | Lizen Donsk. cattle tongue. Children are lickers and gourmets. This little licker doesn’t leave his mother’s side, he caresses her. The cow licks it and gets it under itself. Smoked slimes. Lizuns spoil flowers. I gave him a slime and hit him; he gave the slime and disappeared secretly. And God gave the cow a great slime, but did not tell her to speak. It came to lick that all the food was licked! talk friend, when the fried tongue is served last, and everyone stands up without touching the tongue, perm. Lick, licker will diminish. young puppy, suckling. Lizen m. Lizun, meaning. beef tongue Lizunka plant Рeltaria. Lizunets is a medicine prepared in the form of a lump of sweet dough, linctus. Sycophant, dish-licker, suck-up; lakala, lackey, slave. Licking up, licking up the leftovers; | be a gourmet, have a sweet tooth; | serve at the table in a manor house.
How does the disease manifest itself visually?
Why does a dog chase its tail?
There are many reasons why the bags are not cleared of secretions in a timely manner. The culprits are often the owners who improperly organized the pet's life.
Why problems arise:
- The animal is heavily fattened. Obese individuals move little - the sacs are emptied less often, the substance thickens to a dough-like state.
- Wrong diet - a lot of bones, roughage and protein foods. This leads to constipation and diarrhea; stool of this consistency does not properly press on the anal glands.
- The dog doesn’t walk outside much, it takes a long time when it wants to go to the toilet, the secretion accumulates in larger quantities than it should.
- Heredity.
- Low immunity.
- Pregnancy, frequent matings.
- Anal injuries.
When the animal is healthy, the owners are not even aware of the existence of anal glands and their functions. Only the pet’s strange behavior and visual manifestations of the disease force the owners to consult a veterinarian.
How to Clean a Dog's Anal Glands
Butt smell and pus
If the secretion is not excreted along with the feces for a long time, the dog does not “mark” the bushes, and the inflammatory process begins. The thick pulp inside the glands begins to rot. The abscess attracts pathogenic flora, which quickly multiplies, adding torture to the pet. The walls of the pouches become thinner, and a fistula may form.
The dog's butt smells unpleasant and discharges pus. The herring smell should alert the owner and become a reason to contact the clinic.
Swelling in the anus area
An attentive owner notices the pupil’s atypical behavior. The dog crawls on the floor in a sitting position, choosing rough surfaces - carpet, grass, asphalt. Looks back, licks and bites the fur near the anus. General anxiety and nervousness also indicate itching and burning in this area.
If you lift the tail, you will find swelling on both sides of the anus. They talk about congestion of the sinuses, the beginning of inflammation of the glands.
Fluid from the anus
In the stage of active inflammatory process, discharge begins from the dog’s butt. They are smelly and white. There is redness and irritation of the skin around the anus. The fur is constantly wet and falls out. The general condition of the animal changes: nervousness increases, appetite disappears, body temperature rises.
It's not worth letting it get to this point. At the initial stage, owners help their charges clean the bags of excess liquid. Small decorative breeds especially need this.
Cleaning is a simple task, but not something a squeamish person can do. Wear clean gloves and apply Vaseline. Place the pet in a bath or basin. Raise the tail with your left hand. It’s good if an assistant holds and calms the dog. Press the sides of the anal glands with your thumb and forefinger - a viscous liquid should squirt out of the sacs. You can insert your index finger into the anus, while your thumb remains outside. Next you need to squeeze the gland until it is completely empty. After the procedure, the student is washed. If your dog has a red bottom, apply a soothing cream.
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In Vasmer Max's dictionary
lick lick, lick, kind. p. -znya, “language (of cattle)”, Ukrainian. lick, lick, st.-slav. lick, lick λείχειν (Sup.), Bulgarian. Lizha, Serbohorv. lick, lick, sloven. lízati, lížȇm, Czech. lízati, líži, slvts. lízat᾽, Polish. lizać, liżę, v.-luzh. lizać, n.-luzh. lizaś. Another stage of alternation: Old Czech. lzáti (cf. psáti), Serbo-Croatian. laznut “lick”; see Meillet, MSL 14, 350. Related to lit. liežù, liẽžti “lick”, laižýti, laižaũ – the same, iter., ltsh. làizît, other Indian lḗḍhi, rḗḍhi, líhati “licks”, Avest. raēz- “to lick”, new Persian lištan – the same, Armenian. lizem, lizanem “lick, devour”, Greek. λείχω “I lick”, λιχνεύω “I feast on, lick”, lat. lingō, -ere “to lick”, Irish. lígim “lick”, Goth. bilaigōn “to lick”, d.-v.-n. lehhôn, OE licsian “to lick”; see Bernecker 1, 725 et seq.; M.–E. 2, 414 et seq.; Uhlenbeck, Aind. Wb. 263 et seq.; Meilleux, ibid., 14, 350; 16, 239; Meilleux-Vaillant 223; Trautman, BSW 155 et seq.; Thorpe 367.
Why can a dog lick concrete?
If a dog tries to lick concrete, it is worth changing the usual vitamin and mineral supplements to those that contain an increased amount of calcium and phosphorus. After all, without phosphorus, calcium cannot be absorbed, even when it enters the body in sufficient quantities.
As an emergency measure, you can give the animal medications containing calcium lactate for 1-2 weeks. Hypocalcemia may increase during pregnancy, lactation, growth, recovery from injuries and fractures.
Lethargy and drowsiness can sometimes be accompanied by a deterioration in the health and quality of the coat, and peeling of the skin. Also, do not forget that for dogs this can be signs of a disease caused by iodine deficiency. Since this is quite dangerous, it is worth paying special attention to this. For treatment, it is advisable to consult with a specialist and take the prescribed dosages of preparations with seaweed.
Licking concrete is a sign of iodine deficiency in the body
In the dictionary D.N. Ushakova
LICK, lick, lick, not sure. 1. someone or something. To run your tongue over something, to touch someone or something with your tongue. The dog licks the owner's hand. The cat licks its tail. Licking the plate, finishing off the leftovers. 2. transfer, what. Touch, cover, envelop (mainly about the elements, natural phenomena; books, poets). Tongues of fire licked the walls of the house. “(Terek) licks the cliffs with a cold wave.” Pushkin. 3. someone or something. Kiss (colloquial, fam., non-verbal). He will lick your baby. • To lick the hands or feet or heels of someone (colloquial ·fam. ·contempt) - transl. to grovel before someone, to humiliate himself, to suck up.
Why does a dog lick the floor: reasons
Most often, attacks occur in the following circumstances:
- 30-60 minutes after the walk;
- after eating;
- while walking outside, the dog may start licking everything on the ground;
- after punishment, loud beeps, rudely given commands and other stressful situations.
With the above symptoms, a strong attack of nausea or a nervous reaction can be considered the clear cause of the behavior.
For example, gastritis leads to such attacks. Inflammation of the inner lining of the stomach occurs, which is accompanied by a coating on the tongue, diarrhea, refusal to eat, rapid weight loss, and deterioration of the hair and skin.
Gastritis occurs due to:
- feeding once a day or overeating;
- worms;
- low-quality industrial feed;
- monotonous diet;
- vitamin deficiency;
- if the dog regularly eats too hot or cold food;
- treatment with antibiotics or other drugs that adversely affect the intestinal microflora or mucous membranes;
- stomach ulcers;
- dental problems;
- disturbances in the hormonal system;
- neoplasms and oncological problems.
Vitamin deficiency may be the reason why your pet licks the floor
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When to contact a veterinarian
The problem with the anal glands is not terrible if it does not lead to inflammation. When a ward has a balanced menu and proper exercise, if he has not injured his anus during games, there is no need to remember the existence of sinuses.
But if the process has begun, purulent and watery discharge, swelling and a heavy odor appear, the pet is taken to the veterinarian. The dog often licks its tail; a specialist will figure out why. He will conduct an external examination, do an ultrasound of the abdominal cavity, and take urine, blood and stool tests to rule out helminths. A professional will also clean the glands.
Some individuals need the procedure once a year, others more often. If the owners are forced to squeeze out secretions from the glands every week, then it is more humane to remove the organ. Veterinarians carefully operate on the sufferers, and within a day they return to normal.
The dog licks its groin, becomes nervous, and whines - this may indicate a disruption in the natural process of self-cleaning of the anal glands. They produce an odorous enzyme that dogs use to mark their territory and attract individuals of the opposite sex. If a dog doesn’t walk much or has problems with bowel movements, then feces do not squeeze out secretions from the anal sacs. Stagnation of the substance leads to inflammation, suppuration, and abscess. The owner must help his dog cleanse the glands. When the disease is severely advanced, you should contact a veterinary clinic.
