Why does my dog lick floors and air after eating new food, is it OCD?

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Our dog licks our carpets and floors non stop as soon as he gets done eating if we make him stop licking the floor, He will lick the Air nonstop and then he goes and gets water. Seems like he is trying to throw up. He is only doing this recently and seems like it started about 1 month after we switched his dog food to the Halo brand. He occasionally did this before every once ina blue moon, but he is doing everyday now and seems uncomfortable. Went to our vet last week. They said OCD. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Large (61lb +) | Male | neutered | 67 lbs

Jeffrey Milner · Accepted Answer

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a real disease in dogs. It is hard to say whether or not this is the actual case since it only started with any regularity with the switching to a new diet. I would encourage you to try switching back to the original diet (or to something else entirely) before jumping to a diagnosis of OCD. If the symptoms resolve or dramatically decrease with the change, I would hesitate to start treating for this condition. If OCD starts to look like the likely diagnosis, I would encourage you to try and use behavioral modification and more natural remedies before use of pharmcologic intervention. The use of training exercises that divert or distract Duke would be useful if the undesired behavior is witnessed. Any positive response should be rewarded immediately. If you end up needing to use medication, the most likely one to be utilized is fluoxetine (Prozac). It takes weeks to begin taking effect and at least a month to know if it is having a positive effect. It requires semi annual blood work to make sure it is not having adverse side effects on any of the body's organ systems. Hope this helps.

Why does my dog lick floors and air after eating new food, is it OCD?

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