I am trying to figure out if my dog has a serious illness or if it is just crazy. I have a 2 yr old cavalier that shows the neck scratching, chasing its tail and fly catching about half of the day. The other half of the day it is normal and lays around or plays fetch. It also is a compulsive licker and seems to find things like door knobs or deck post to bark at for no reason.
The neck scratching and chewing has got to the point where the hair on the ears and on the back quarters are very thin.
Some of the signs like the neck scratching are similiar to dogs with SM but our dog shows no signs of pain. He loves to jump and run and you can press around his neck and spine and he does not even flinch.
Does anyone think it is a disease like SM or if he is just nuts. Also if he is nuts is there any way to fix him.
The neck scratching and chewing has got to the point where the hair on the ears and on the back quarters are very thin.
Some of the signs like the neck scratching are similiar to dogs with SM but our dog shows no signs of pain. He loves to jump and run and you can press around his neck and spine and he does not even flinch.
Does anyone think it is a disease like SM or if he is just nuts. Also if he is nuts is there any way to fix him.