Dogs lick their paws because the nerves coming from the neck to the feet are pinched or injured, which
causes abnormal sensation and then licking.
Pulling the leash often
causes an abnormal sensation, or pins and needles, in the feet.
Nerves from the neck supply the feet, so neck injuries and muscle tightness
cause an abnormal sensation in a dog's feet, which makes them lick.
Not exact matches
This
sensation of pain was previously thought to be
caused by
abnormal plasticity in the sensorimotor cortex of the brain, and rehabilitative therapies have focused on restoring normal motor function to relieve the pain.
That means that dogs with SM manifest some very odd and quite varied behaviors secondary to the
abnormal sensations that their spinal cord is
causing them to feel.