Licking of the Lips...???

[Jean Marie]

Just lately, our Sage has started licking his lips....like he cannot stop. He looks uncomfortable. We took him to the vet....because he has an infection on his tale, (perhaps from a spider bite)they think that could be making him very uncomfortable. He is on antibotics....he also has terrible skin and his dermatitis is acting up. He will be 4 this August....has anyone else had problems with the licking, with their Sheltie. Thank you.

 

[kash]

Our angel, Bailey, started doing that, and the vet didn't really have an answer. She said it was indicative of a dry mouth, and we started to monitor her water intake and added water to her dry kibble. The antibiotic may be making your dog's mouth dry, perhaps? We never really had a satisfactory explanation, but the lip licking started about a year before Bailey was diagnosed with kidney disease. I have no idea if the two were related or not.

I'll be interested to see if others have had experience with this, and what they found, as well!

 

[Justicemom]

Lip licking is most often associated with discomfort, pain ,stress(anxiety), teeth issues, abscesses or foreign bodies ofthe mouth.