Ra. Eckstein et Bl. Hart, TREATMENT OF CANINE ACRAL LICK DERMATITIS BY BEHAVIOR-MODIFICATION USING ELECTRONIC STIMULATION, The Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association, 32(3), 1996, pp. 225-230
Canine acral lick dermatitis is characterized by excessive licking on
areas of one or more limbs, usually near the carpus or tarsus. In this
prospective study, five dogs with acral lick dermatitis were treated
with remote punishment utilizing precisely controlled, momentary shock
from an electronic training collar. The problem resolved in four dogs
. Resolution was defined as one month in which no shocks (i.e., no ele
ctronic shock collar warn) or Elizabethan collars were utilized and no
licking had occurred sufficiently to recreate a gross skin lesion, Re
lapse during the follow-up period of six-to-12 months occurred in two
dogs, but licking stopped after brief retraining periods.