Dog Helped From Lick Granuloma

I received a very concerned call from Deb Aebi about Jackson and his lick granuloma. Lick granuloma start as small sores and get bigger as a dog licks the sore. The following is Deb’s story.

“Jackson is a 9 year old Australian Shepard and developed a 4” long lick granuloma on his right paw. He wore a cone around his neck for 4 weeks. During that time he was placed on antibiotics and we visited his veterinarian on three separate occasions to have the wound cleaned. Nothing I did could stop him for re-injuring the wound. Jackson and I were just miserable. I was so afraid that my dog would lose his leg unless we could stop his incessant licking. I spent hours on the Internet researching lick granuloma and treatment and found an article about successful lick granuloma treatment involving the Tellington TTouch® technique. I queried for Tellington Touch practitioners in the Twin Cities area and found Animal Bridges.

“When Elaine contacted me, she could tell that I was distraught and she visited my home that evening. When she got to my home Jackson greeted Elaine at the front door which was unlike him. Elaine spoke quietly with Jackson, removed the cone he had been wearing for weeks, began the TTouch technique on Jackson’s wounded paw and used Lavender essential oil. Almost instantaneously, Jackson became relaxed and laid down. Jackson almost immediately stopped licking his paw. We didn’t put the cone back on. To make sure we completely corrected the behavior, Elaine taught me how to perform TTouch. She also prepared a blend of Bach Flower Essences for Jackson to help with his over-grooming and stress, which worked wonders. I gave him 4 drops twice a day in his food and performed TTouch several times a day. We covered Jackson’s wound while we were at work, and uncovered it when we were home. After 6 weeks it healed nicely. Elaine, you saved my dog’s leg and I am ever so grateful.”