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iheartyorkies · 04-29-2005, 04:28 AM

Bo was neutered, had 4 teeth pulled and a dew claw removed on Tuesday morning. He's doing well except for one thing...he obsessively licks the carpet!! He has on an e-collar to protect the stitches in his leg and belly from him licking them. Is he licking the carpet cause he can't lick where it's sore? Any advice?? Heavens, I don't want this to become some kind of compulsion. Plus, licking the carpet doesn't seem like a good idea.

EDIT: Nevermind. This just goes to show you have to really get down on their level sometimes!! I knelt down on the floor beside Bo and looked through his legs a minute ago. He has figured how to stand just right so the collar moves back enough that he can lick the stitches on his leg!! I didn't know he was doing this. He's not licking the carpet at all. The stitches look fine but it must hurt or something?? So anyway, nevermind. I tried to delete this thread and couldn't...

kindness_001 · 04-29-2005, 05:04 AM

Well glad to hear he's doing ok.

bettyeanne · 04-29-2005, 06:20 AM

Poor little Bo!! Glad he's doing good ... I have been sooo far behind this week I can't even read all the posts!!

Just read about Bo ... poor baby ... I guess it's really true ... "where there's a will, there's a way"! Can't imagine him wanting to lick his boo-boo and can't get to it! Tell him that Toto & I send him hugs & puppy kisses!!

Bentley&BitsysMom · 04-29-2005, 06:29 AM

Poor little Bo Bo. He had you fooled there for a minute

Glad to hear he is doing well! That was a lot to have done in a day. He's a trooper!

RustysMom · 04-29-2005, 06:32 AM

Glad to hear Bo is doing great! How smart he is to get past the collar, LOL. I checked his Dogster page and laughed out loud at his love of 'sidewalk worms' as my Rusty loves those better than any other treat! Someone should package them.

Rusty's page: http://www.dogster.com/?134787

kp&nala · 04-29-2005, 06:40 AM

glad to hear he is doing ok. amazing how clever they can be?

iheartyorkies · 04-29-2005, 07:57 PM

Thanks everyone! I felt like a fool posting this and then couldn't delete it. I'm kinda glad Bo wasn't licking the carpet. That seems like an obsessive habit. I would've had to call in the Dog Whisperer! I love that show. Anyway, Thanks for the support and Bo says thanks for the puppy kisses, he needs them now!

sfmadrigal · 04-29-2005, 11:26 PM

LOL! They sure are clever little boogers, aren't they?

04-29-2005, 04:28 AM	#1
iheartyorkies Boppin' Bo! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,719	Bo is fine, except... Bo was neutered, had 4 teeth pulled and a dew claw removed on Tuesday morning. He's doing well except for one thing...he obsessively licks the carpet!! He has on an e-collar to protect the stitches in his leg and belly from him licking them. Is he licking the carpet cause he can't lick where it's sore? Any advice?? Heavens, I don't want this to become some kind of compulsion. Plus, licking the carpet doesn't seem like a good idea. EDIT: Nevermind. This just goes to show you have to really get down on their level sometimes!! I knelt down on the floor beside Bo and looked through his legs a minute ago. He has figured how to stand just right so the collar moves back enough that he can lick the stitches on his leg!! I didn't know he was doing this. He's not licking the carpet at all. The stitches look fine but it must hurt or something?? So anyway, nevermind. I tried to delete this thread and couldn't... __________________ ~~~ i yorkies ~~~ Cynthia Turbo and Suri! Last edited by iheartyorkies; 04-29-2005 at 04:40 AM.

04-29-2005, 05:04 AM	#2
kindness_001 Yorkies LUV never grows old Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Owensville,In.47665 Posts: 889	Well glad to hear he's doing ok. __________________ Megan, Killer, Cocoa Latte, and Ebony Lousie

04-29-2005, 06:20 AM	#3
bettyeanne Donating YT 7000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama, etc. Posts: 9,031	Poor little Bo!! Glad he's doing good ... I have been sooo far behind this week I can't even read all the posts!! Just read about Bo ... poor baby ... I guess it's really true ... "where there's a will, there's a way"! Can't imagine him wanting to lick his boo-boo and can't get to it! Tell him that Toto & I send him hugs & puppy kisses!! __________________ Toto's Mom - http://www.dogster.com/?206581 Yorkie Rescue Colorado - http://www.yorkierescuecolorado.com/ "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has limits." -- Albert Einstein

04-29-2005, 06:29 AM	#4
Bentley&BitsysMom Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Charlotte Posts: 2,836	Poor little Bo Bo. He had you fooled there for a minute Glad to hear he is doing well! That was a lot to have done in a day. He's a trooper! __________________ Michelle BENTLEY, BITSY, CHARLIE, & BAILEY'S Mommy Dogster Pagehttp://www.dogster.com/?145000

04-29-2005, 06:32 AM	#5
RustysMom Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Trinity, North Carolina Posts: 1,149	Glad to hear Bo is doing great! How smart he is to get past the collar, LOL. I checked his Dogster page and laughed out loud at his love of 'sidewalk worms' as my Rusty loves those better than any other treat! Someone should package them. Rusty's page: http://www.dogster.com/?134787 __________________ : *Rusty, Cheyenne, Bubbles, Chewie, Macayla, Samantha* *Every day is so much fun!*

04-29-2005, 06:40 AM	#6
kp&nala Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 972	glad to hear he is doing ok. amazing how clever they can be?

04-29-2005, 07:57 PM	#7
iheartyorkies Boppin' Bo! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,719	Thanks everyone! I felt like a fool posting this and then couldn't delete it. I'm kinda glad Bo wasn't licking the carpet. That seems like an obsessive habit. I would've had to call in the Dog Whisperer! I love that show. Anyway, Thanks for the support and Bo says thanks for the puppy kisses, he needs them now! __________________ ~~~ i yorkies ~~~ Cynthia Turbo and Suri!

04-29-2005, 11:26 PM	#8
sfmadrigal YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 307	LOL! They sure are clever little boogers, aren't they? __________________ Sara Leila's Page Gidget's Page