Dog is licking fresh air

rottie 11

So the vet reckons my dog is way overweight first off he weighed in at 52kg so I must start getting his weight down.

My fog got really aggressive towards him inside , he genuinely wanted to kill him. He said it's nervous aggression so that makes sense since someone on here said that nervousness can cause a dog to lick air etc

He cleaned his glands and checked his ears . He said his ears are fine

He said when the dog looses weight the problem might be gone

But he said it could be something in his periferal vision causing it or a tick bite

He also flead and wormed him and gave me a muzzle lol

maggiepip

rottie 11 wrote: »

So the vet reckons my dog is way overweight first off he weighed in at 52kg so I must start getting his weight down.

My fog got really aggressive towards him inside , he genuinely wanted to kill him. He said it's nervous aggression so that makes sense since someone on here said that nervousness can cause a dog to lick air etc

He cleaned his glands and checked his ears . He said his ears are fine

He said when the dog looses weight the problem might be gone

But he said it could be something in his periferal vision causing it or a tick bite

He also flead and wormed him and gave me a muzzle lol

He really should have done some bloods in my opinion. The nervousness at the vets is explainable, but he really shouldn't be nervous at home to that extent, so I wouldn't be happy putting the licking down to nerves. Hope things improve for you.

One_Of_Shanks

rottie 11 wrote: »

So the vet reckons my dog is way overweight first off he weighed in at 52kg so I must start getting his weight down.

My fog got really aggressive towards him inside , he genuinely wanted to kill him. He said it's nervous aggression so that makes sense since someone on here said that nervousness can cause a dog to lick air etc

He cleaned his glands and checked his ears . He said his ears are fine

He said when the dog looses weight the problem might be gone

But he said it could be something in his periferal vision causing it or a tick bite

He also flead and wormed him and gave me a muzzle lol

The great thing about vets is that there are more than one of them.

If you're still concerned, get a 2nd opinion. Tell the next vet that your other vet was busy and couldn't see you.
So that way he can't ask what the other vet said and you'll get an unbiased 2nd opinion.

If the 2nd vet says same as the first then you can take it as done but he might say different.

Try to make sure the next vet is someone who sees small animals mostly, as opposed to a vet who deals primarily with farm animals etc.
It does make a difference.
I could go into detail about our own's history but it's not really relevant apart from the fact that a vet who specialises in small animals is what you need.

DBB

maggiepip wrote: »

He really should have done some bloods in my opinion. The nervousness at the vets is explainable, but he really shouldn't be nervous at home to that extent, so I wouldn't be happy putting the licking down to nerves. Hope things improve for you.

Just to check what your vet did do op... Did he check along your dog's spine... and I mean did he really dig in to the muscles along the back from his skull to his tail? Did he pull your dog's legs about to see were there any sore spots?
Like maggiepip, I would not be attributing his nervous behaviour at the vets with his air licking at home. Dogs lick their lips when they're anxious alright, but it is very specifically lip-licking in concert with a number of other behaviours in specific scenarios. It is NOT air-licking, it is not sustained, and it does not include fly-chasing.

andreac

Unless he's a very small male, 52kg is not very over weight. The average weight for a male rottie is 50kg. My 10 year old male is 49kg and is quite tall and is in perfect condition. Unless he's a very small male in height then 52kg would be roughly the average weight for a male. Have you a photo of him?
My younger boy who isn't as tall as his dad is around 47kg. So again it doesn't sound like your boy is that over weight but I'd have to see a photo of him to see his body condition.

rottie 11

Il see how he is in the next day or 2 , if I feel he's not improved then il try to find a better vet.

He didn't check his spine or back but he felt his stomach a bit and his sides.

As for his weight I'd agree with you Andrea , he doesn't look overweight tbh but I reckon he could do with loosing a few pounds alrite , he's isn't the biggest rottie

rottie 11

Il post a photo tomorro

rottie 11

He's still at it anyway , but there's a slight improvement I think. It happens more at night time it seems

He keeps biting his leg aswel like all dogs do when they have fleas , wonder if that's anything to do with it

DBB

rottie 11 wrote: »

He's still at it anyway , but there's a slight improvement I think. It happens more at night time it seems

He keeps biting his leg aswel like all dogs do when they have fleas , wonder if that's anything to do with it

Maybe he's biting at his leg in an attempt to relieve the discomfort your vet doesn't seem to have tried hard enough to find.
To be honest op, I am flabbergasted your vet didn't do spinal or joint checks. Flabbergasted. I would be seeking another opinion.
I'll leave it at that.

rottie 11

DBB wrote: »

Maybe he's biting at his leg in an attempt to relieve the discomfort your vet doesn't seem to have tried hard enough to find.
To be honest op, I am flabbergasted your vet didn't do spinal or joint checks. Flabbergasted. I would be seeking another opinion.
I'll leave it at that.

Another bad vet so , il have to find another one again. Why would he want to do spinal checks tho when the issue seems to be with his mouth of something , just asking

DBB

You mean the air licking is a sign there's something wrong with his mouth?
If so, then no
Air licking is a sign of pain, somewhere in the body. I've seen dog air licking when they've a painful tummy, a painful head, a painful hip, a painful knee, a painful tail... You get the picture.
The fly-snapping often indicates neurological pain, but is not limited to it.
The leg-chewing is also indicative of pain, often, but not always, the dog will chew as close to the source of pain as he can. However, sometimes they'll chew and lick a spot where there's no pain because they can't reach the spot where the pain actually is.
Regardless, your dog is doing a lot of things that suggest he's in discomfort. It just doesn't seem to me that your vet checked thoroughly enough... A very demanding all-over physical exam should have been one of the first things tried imo.

rottie 11

DBB wrote: »

You mean the air licking is a sign there's something wrong with his mouth?
If so, then no
Air licking is a sign of pain, somewhere in the body. I've seen dog air licking when they've a painful tummy, a painful head, a painful hip, a painful knee, a painful tail... You get the picture.
The fly-snapping often indicates neurological pain, but is not limited to it.
The leg-chewing is also indicative of pain, often, but not always, the dog will chew as close to the source of pain as he can. However, sometimes they'll chew and lick a spot where there's no pain because they can't reach the spot where the pain actually is.
Regardless, your dog is doing a lot of things that suggest he's in discomfort. It just doesn't seem to me that your vet checked thoroughly enough... A very demanding all-over physical exam should have been one of the first things tried imo.

Oh right I see. Ya your right so , he should have checked all those things. Like he kept putting it off tbh , he just kept moving on to other things and I had to keep reminding him what I was actually there for.

I'd say he's just the type of vet thats out for money.

I have another vet in mind anyway so should be OK once I get into him

DBB

In fairness to your vet, if the dog was getting really aggressive, it'd be nigh-on impossible to do a proper examination. You should probably talk to him about how he might check your dog out without putting himself in the firing line

rottie 11

DBB wrote: »

In fairness to your vet, if the dog was getting really aggressive, it'd be nigh-on impossible to do a proper examination. You should probably talk to him about how he might check your dog out without putting himself in the firing line

Well he sold me a muzzle and that was put on him so there was no fear of him getting bit.

Who'd be the best vet in kerry does any one know ?

tk123

He sold you a muzzle?! My vet just has a drawer full of them in different sizes for when they're needed. Bailey would need one if he's being examined and in a lot of pain...

rottie 11

tk123 wrote: »

He sold you a muzzle?! My vet just has a drawer full of them in different sizes for when they're needed. Bailey would need one if he's being examined and in a lot of pain...

Yes he sold me one, he also over charged me I reckon for what he did.

rottie 11

So I brought my mother's dogs down to my local vet for their shots and I mentioned to him about my own fella, he wants a urine sample to rule out some stuff before we go any further, is that good ?