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Tricholeichomania by Proxy
ISSN: 2582 - 6751
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Tricholeichomania by Proxy
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Publisher: Athenaeum Scientific Publishers
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Abstract
To the editor: When preparing a talk for a hair meeting on self-inflected hair loss I read with interest the letter published by W. Burgdorf in November 2009 about “Trichodaknomania by proxy” [1]. While I was working at home on my laptop and seating on the sofa dealing with trichotemnomania, trichoteiromania, trichorrhizophagia and trichodaganomania my dog, an extremely friendly female Vizla, came close to me and, with the idea of calling me out to the garden to play with her, she started licking my forearm [2-5]. Having myself at home both a cat and a dog I decided to experiment about this peculiar phenomenon described by W. Burgdorf. It is well known by pet’s owners that cats have a much rougher tong than dogs. With the purpose of stimulating both of my animals which commonly come to sit on the sofa one in each side while I prepare my lessons on my laptop, I decided to gently apply a commercial solution (Easy treat Bacon and cheese ...
