This behaviour can be demonstrated with both other dogs and people. For example, if a dog is getting too boisterous, another might use lip-licking and other calming signals. This is their way of asking the other pooch to calm down. In certain circumstances, irritants such as sand may cause your dog to lick their lips. We have lots of branches throughout the UK and have launched our first in Ireland. Why not find your local branch today? This advice is only intended as a guide. Our Cookies.
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When the hair gets in their mouth they smack their lips in order to get it out. This is obviously not a concern in your case. Now, for the not so obvious — diet. What is your dog eating? Nausea, acid reflux, and a lower quality diet can all be a culprit.
But she seems restless. What may be the reason n how to prevent it? Are the terms lip smacking, and lip licking being used interchangeably here, or am I misunderstanding? This is the 3rd article I have read about "lip smacking", and I have more questions than I had when I started, because every article seems to be using the terms interchangeably. Cheryl, inform your vet about your dog's lip smacking. Perhaps he's no longer chewing his food and he's having digestive issues? My fog had all of his teeth pulled and 3 months later he started doing the lip smacking???!
Not sure why! He's not sick and drinks plenty of water. Maybe see the vet to just rule anything medical out? Some dogs are reluctant to lie down because they have abdominal pain. If this is a new behavior, it could be medically related , something to rule out just in case. My pit doing this at night is one of the most obnoxious things to me. I want her to stop but I have no idea how to go about it since she doesn't exactly understand English.
She will do it pretty much every night when I let her up on the bed to sleep. She'll jump up and get next to me, but instead of laying all they way down she will do this awkward sulking posture where she keeps her front legs extended with her head facing down as if she's a sad beaten step child. This is when she will start the God awful lip smacking and teeth clicking every couple seconds that she will continue to do for a good 5 min. She seems nervous or resistant to getting comfortable even though she came to the end of the bed to stare at me obviously wanting up.
I don't think any of the things mentioned in the article because she's happy and healthy throughout the day. Do I just have to accept this as part of her going to bed ritual? Dogs are so interesting, they each seem to have their own personalities! Thanks for sharing your story, it adds another reason for dogs smacking their lips that wasn't included in the article.
I have a yellow lab. He smacks his lips as a form of talking. Whenever I am petting him he is fine, but if I start talking to him, he starts smacking his lips. Sometimes when I stop petting him, he will look at me and smack his lips. It's really annoying, but I guess better than barking!
Excellent hub. I've also noticed my dogs will nibble on their legs if they are feeling uncomfortable or stressed. Usually distraction helps them and they forget all about what is disturbing them. Thanks for writing! That's great idea. I did not think of it! I was always trying to give him water to drink, but he didn't want it. Monis Mas, my dogs do that too prior to vomiting, they smack their lips, drool ans swallow a lot.
Sometimes though I noticed it happened when my dog swallowed something that was irritating her throat and giving her bread helped her feel better. Excellent infirmation. MY doggie does it, when he doesn't feel well, and is about to vomit.
I have some time to grab a newpaper or take him on a tiled floor! Thanks for stopping by MJennifer! I wrote this also because my girl Rottie who is recovering from a torn cruciate ligament started doing it as well at night, right when I tried to lower the dosage of her pain meds and my vet once mentioned this can be due to pain. I think at night the home is also quiet and just like us, dogs concentrate on their pain more during this time. My horse used to "flehem" every time I offered him honey for some reason, so I sometimes used that to my advantage to get great pictures of him "smiling!
Excellent hub, Adrienne. Your dog could be pacing. It may hurt to sit down, or your dog does not want to sit down because they know it will be painful to get back up. Panting can be a sign of pain. Dogs can become anxious when they are in pain and panting can be a sign of anxiety.
Trembling can indicate pain somewhere. Lip smacking may be an indication of pain. Again, this could indicate a tooth problem, but it could also be the gums or tongue. Does your dog seem to be head shy all of a sudden? Your dog may be afraid of you petting them because they know if you touch their ear or neck, it is going hurt.
Did your dog used to like it when you pet him, but not anymore? Similar to being head shy, your dog may know that if you pet them, it will be painful. Not greeting you when you get home anymore could be a sign that it is too painful to get up to say hello.
Going to the bathroom in the house despite being housebroken could indicate it is too painful to get up to go outside.
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