Dog advice

[Dannyalcatraz]

Is it normal for a dog to make the loudest most unseemly noises while licking themselves? It's obnoxious.

I'm not sure if it's just fleas or a skin issue. He scratches a lot. I need to get video of this because it's funny looking. He will rub his back underneath a dinning room chair. He'll go back and forth. He also tries to scratch his back on the floor by rolling side to side.

I’ve heard some dogs do it, but never one of ours.

 

[Meech17]

Is it normal for a dog to make the loudest most unseemly noises while licking themselves? It's obnoxious.

Oh yeah.. It's gross.

I'm not sure if it's just fleas or a skin issue. He scratches a lot. I need to get video of this because it's funny looking. He will rub his back underneath a dinning room chair. He'll go back and forth. He also tries to scratch his back on the floor by rolling side to side.

Yeah, dogs don't have great hands, and not great shoulder mobility, so they've gotta get creative with the scratching.

You should keep an eye out for fleas though. They're pretty easily preventable these days with medical treatments. But you definitely don't want them in your house. My sister brought home a stray cat when we were teens and we ended up with a flea infestation in the house. It's horrific. Like genuinely. It was probably a solid month of battling it, and I felt like I didn't sleep the entire time. I might actually have some minor PTSD from it.

 

[Aeson]

This move to a more "natural" food seems to be a thing. Is it really worth it? Fresh Pet, Dr. Marty's, The Farmer's Dog?