This may indicate a health problem so schedule a vet appointment promptly.
Dog keeps licking floor coughing.
Licking a carpet may be the way your pooch simply passes the time when they are suffering from boredom.
Obsessive licking is incessant with your dog fully engrossed in it and it has no obvious cause or purpose.
Buying your pet some dog play toy preferably new toys from amazon which is known to work in stopping dogs from licking.
I suspect that it may be nausea in this case.
John texas veterinarian replied 10 years ago.
Thanks for the information.
Indeed when dogs have an upset stomach their instinct is to eat grass so they can induce themselves to vomit but in a domestic setting at home there s no grass to eat so the dog reaches out for the carpet or anything else in reach.
Unfortunately there s not much you can do other than continue the treatment your vet prescribed for the original problem.
I ve googled it but have only found anecdotal stories mostly i found that the frantic licking of the floors seems to be due to the dog feeling nauseous and the equivalent of them trying to find grass to eat.
When a dog is bored they usually find ways to entertain themselves.
My wheaten terrier has the exact same symptoms panic fear excessive licking of lips and eating anything and everything on the floor or ground.
It s got you all sorts of worried.
Dog licking the carpet.
Grass whole dry leaves bark mulch etc.
How to stop your dog licking the floor engage your pet in more outdoor exercise to increase their mental and physical stimulation.
Your dog s at it again for the third time today already.
Obsessive licking can be due to a few things.
The licking the floor and drinking as well as the hacking and swallowing could all be signs that her esophagus is irritated again.
After all when a dog won t stop licking the floor and coughing no matter what solution is attempted it s bound to make any loving owner mightily concerned.
Nausea a show of submission liking the taste of something or a metabolic deficiency are all possible causes.