[Maxismom]

I have been noticing that of late maxi keeps sticking his tongue out and is licking the air or me or anything he can is something wrong??

 

[doctorcathy]

does he have loose teeth? i forget how old he is. sprite does it to lick her fur...she also likes to lick me. and its totally constant? like he wont stop?? maybe he bit his tongue? gruffis done that.
i hope you find an answer. give us an update.

 

[Maxismom]

i dont think so i will check to see if he has any loose teeth
he will be 1 years old on thursday i leave him plenty of water all the time
so i will watch it and see if it continues
Thanks!

 

[Elegant]

Chanel is constantly licking and it drives me crazy. She licks the air, and I'm like...what the heck are you doing? She is still loosing teeth though.

~Elegant

 

[Lissa]

'Rocco is approx. 4 years old and he constantly licks -- the air, the bed linens, clothing, me, my fiance...

Last year when I first signed on with MO, I posted about this, wondering if it could possibly be post traumatic stress syndrome, but never got any responses. I should have known then that they were behaving in an elitist fashion. *SIGH*

Anyway, back to subject at hand, I've recently read that Maltese will (sometimes) lick out of boredom. This may not be the answer in your case, but maybe if you try distracting Maxi from licking, you'll be able to nip the problem in the bud. Good luck!

 

[Maxismom]

He is still doing it non stop he is always licking the air his tongue is always hanging out of his mouth lol he also drinks a lot of water , does rocky drink water

 

[Lissa]

Rocco does drink a lot of water, which can be a sign of diabetes. You might want to have Maxi tested. Rocco isn't diabetic, but just thirsty from constantly licking. What a conundrum!

Good luck & keep us posted.