17
Sep
Why Dogs Chase Their Own Tails. Or your dog may chase his tail when he feels overcome with anxiety when a stranger approaches the house or during a loud thunderstorm. If it continues into adulthood it can also have other reasons such as stress anxiety pain discomfort or OCD. Well puppies chase their tails because they are innocent and stupid but there are a lot of older dogs as well that tend to bite and chew their own tail. It turns out tail-chasing is a little more complicated.
The pesty parasites can cause irritation to the base of your dogs tail causing them to seem like they are chasing their tail when really they are just trying to bite their back end. Boredom especially in older dogs. Whether weve seen it in the movies or in our own back yard we all have at some point encountered a dog chasing its tail. If it continues into adulthood it can also have other reasons such as stress anxiety pain discomfort or OCD. Tail-chasing can also occur when the dog itches around the rear-end due to fleas or food allergies. If you think your dog may have a compulsive disorder get in touch with your vet right away.
Dogs may also chase their tails when they are infested with intestinal parasites like tape worms that migrate out the rectum.
A dog can chase its tail because it is trying to relieve different forms of itching. Theyre having fun and being silly. In other words they can chase their tails due to an underlying mental illness that causes them to unnecessarily chew bite and chase their tail. Well puppies chase their tails because they are innocent and stupid but there are a lot of older dogs as well that tend to bite and chew their own tail. These forms of itching can cause much discomfort in a dog forcing it to try to reach the affected area or chase its tail. An obsessive dog suffering from separation anxiety may chase his tail to help calm himself while his owner is gone.