Leni has been licking her paws rather obsessively for a few months. It happens at random times but it is most annoying at 2 AM when it wakes you up. She doesn't pull out the hair between her toes. She doesn't bite her nails. Her pads and webs are never red and yet she just keeps licking. I tried eliminating possible food allergens and there was no change. I tried soaking her feet in anti-itch solutions and it didn't help. Even benadryl didn't really help quiet the slurping sounds of 2 AM.
So, I took her to the vet. The vet grilled me about her behavior, diet, exercise, mental stimulation, and routine. She examined every single foot and between ever toe. There was nothing wrong and no clear source of irritation.
So this was the vet's answer to Leni's licking. "If Leni were a human she would be a smoker." HA! My little Leni has a nervous habit and thank goodness it is not smoking :)
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