We're not sure why but Zaph has been chewing his feet and ripping the hair off his back legs. We tried a few things to get Zaph to stop the new habit but none of them worked, so Ed dropped by the vet's office and picked up some cream. As soon as the cream was put on his feet, Zaph tried to lick it.

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First pass to stop the "cream removal" were his boots. Zaph really didn't like this. The boots made him restless and he wouldn't stay put even to chew his chewie.

Feeling sorry for Zaph I took his boots off and put on a pair of my socks. That didn't work any better. I finally got him to lay down beside me and I brushed him till he relaxed and started to fall asleep. That stopped the licking for the evening.