On Oct 31, 6:10*pm, Peetie Wheatstraw
wrote:
11-yr-old Brittany, otherwise very healthy and active. Not at all
a nervous pooch.

We've fought skin allergies for years. She always winds up on prednisone
when other meds fail. Much loss of fur on/around paws.

Skin allergies are seasonal, more-or-less May-Dec. By Feb., fur
has returned and, 'tho she still licks, she looks normal.

The worst of the allergies proper is over in the fall. We've had
a frost (it's in midwest US) and she's still licking a lot. I
think it's like a nervous habit. Like 'lick granuloma' but not
a year-round problem.

I've been trying bitter apple to suppress licking, but it misses
the mark.

Any suggestions on how to break the licking habit?

* Thx,
* Peetie

I have heard from a DVM who was also a chiropractor for animals, that
it is a sensation they feel in their paws or wherever. So possibly
like her foot is going to sleep. My first dog constantly licked her
sides...and had hip displacia. I can certainly see how that may bring
comfort or at least a distraction.
Anyway have you tried Cosequin?