Scratching and licking
I think I can post this here, if not please let me know where.
Recently the family dog has started to do some behaviours that have really concerned me. He’s a I think 7-8 year old shih Tzu that’s blind in one eye and has recently started running his face along the floor and scratching his face until he cries and whimpers in pain.
I know there’s something wrong with him but I don’t know what. After he scratches himself he’ll lick his paws nonstop for at least 5 minutes, the longest I’ve seen is 10.
My mother says it’s because he’s blind in one eye and he thinks there’s something covering his eye so he’s trying to remove it but I’m not convinced since he’ll scratch both sides. I’ve checked his face and he looks totally normal, not marks, scars, lumps or anything. His paws also look fine and I just want to know why he’s doing this and how I can help him.