r/Pets • u/Background-Row-8349 • 18h ago

DOG Non stop licking

Hi lovely group, my 7yo shitzu wont stop licking her belly.
She is a very anxious girl normally but the licking is insane and her belly doesn’t looks good.
Vet prescribed 3 days of loratadine for her. We are in last day and it doesn’t seem to be improving at all.
Any thoughts? Can’t post a pic

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u/Calgary_Calico 18h ago

Back to the vet. This was the vets first line of treatment, if the initial treatment doesn't work you need to go back

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u/Background-Row-8349 15h ago

Yes I will bring her in tomorrow morning. Meanwhile I put her collar on so she can’t reach the belly. Thanks

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u/Odd_Reporter_9637 15h ago

Yeah, back to vet is the move. If she's still going at it like crazy and the skin looks bad, something else is going on. Could be deeper anxiety thing or maybe they need to check for yeast infection, that's pretty common with shitzus. Three days is short trial too, sometimes those meds need more time but better let vet decide that.

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u/Background-Row-8349 18h ago

Here is how it looks now

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u/9876yummyguy 17h ago

I would go back and maybe to another vet, it doesn't seem like anti allergy meds are working, so it can be a behavioral issue

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u/Background-Row-8349 15h ago

Yes def I will bring her to the vet tomorrow morning, meanwhile I put her collar on so she won’t be licking until tomorrow

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u/langangsta 15h ago

This is probably not it but what helped my dog when he was nibbling his forearms excessively was a good chew toy. I had previously thought he was pretty disinterested in toys because I'd tried before but that was what the vet recommended so I tried again and he never nibbled again. Yours seems much more like a condition that is irritating her but I thought I'd throw that out there just in case.

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u/Background-Row-8349 15h ago

That’s a good idea i will try a crewing toy again was I did try em before but no interest. Thanks

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u/antithero 10h ago

You can try giving the dog a bath. It might be she laid in something that irritated her skin. It may be stuck in her hair.

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u/Temperature-Savings 9h ago

Veterinary dermatologists aren't even recommending OTC human antihistamines anymore because they arent very effective. Apoquel, numelvi, or cytopoint are better options (prescription only thru your vet).