Lots of face rubbing

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Prancer is a male, fixed, about 12 years old. He's got cataracts, partial deafness, and one knee is giving him trouble to the point where he can't jump anymore. Other than that, the vet said he was in good shape at his last visit a month ago.

This dog has always rubbed his face on furniture, carpets, boxes, etc, as if he's got scratch everywhere on his snout and head. This seems to be getting rapidly worse in the last couple of weeks though, to the point where that's all he seems to get done.

Don't see any fleas or skin conditions.

Any ideas on what might be causing this?

Thanks!
 
I wouldn't discount external toxins.

Both my dogs started scratching and pawing at their faces last week. I thought they both must have gotten bee stings....then I found a piece of soap on the floor that they both decided to cheww.

All to say, that part of the diagnosis requieres an inventory of their environment.
 
Our newest, a rescue does this too. He only does it when he first gets out of his crate in the morning. He walks along the couch pushing his nose against it as he goes then he turns around and goes back then he is done. Sometimes he sort makes snorting noises as he goes.
 
After my Danny Boy eats he walks along the edge of our couches rubbing his gums on them. I guess he's cleaning his teeth and face. He snorts when he does this and sometimes throws all the pillows on the floor just for fun. Maybe your dogs teeth need to be looked at. Just guessing.
 
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