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Terrier taste for carpets

The Gazette

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August 27, 2025

Check it out: Licking carpets is common... but worth investigating

- DR DAVID GRANT

Our 12-year-old Jack Russell terrier from time to time starts licking our carpet or eating grass outside. Could this be a deficiency?

Licking carpets is commonly reported in dogs, and there are various theories on this. It could be something simple, such as responding to tastes from mini spills of food.

Causes of more frequently occurring episodes include an underlying gastrointestinal condition causing nausea; mouth pain originating from the gums, tongue or palate; boredom; anxiety or compulsive disorders. It may also occur due to diseases causing excessive appetite (pica), and as an early sign of cognitive decline.

The Gazette'den DAHA FAZLA HİKAYE

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