MY husband's dog, a Jack Russell, is a obsessive compulsive licker. He will lick himself, the carpet, the bed..anything that has dog hair on it. Has been doing it for years and am surprised he hasn't run into that problem too. His stool is always covered in dog hair. They say this behavior can be caused by allergies, which he has in plenty.
________________________________ From: goofey184 <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 2:07 PM Subject: [Chihuahuas] Nikki Had a Hairball Nikki, who is 2.5 years old and weighs just 4 lbs, was rushed to the vet a few weeks ago, and after 2 blood transfusions, emergency surgery, and 25 staples in his little tummy, it was discovered that he had a hairball the size of my little finger! He stayed at the vet's for a total of 4 days. Yes, he does lick himself a lot and we do have two Samoyeds with long hair. Has anyone else had this problem? Our vet suggested giving him a dab - like 1 mil - of olive oil every once in a while to help move things along in his tummy. He is fine now, back to his normal self of protecting Mom and trying to put the Sammies, one of whom is 45 lbs, the other is 65 lbs, in their place which he does very well, thank you. On the other hand, it could be the Sammies just ignore him!
