Old "Buddy" was really funky last night. (dog post)

[Wcross]

Buddy is an old guy, age unknown but usually a very mellow dog. Usually he likes to sleep on the bed at night & he is always calm, so calm you don't even know he is there. Last night was something else.
He got up there and spent about a half an hour licking his foot & snorting. I finally turned on the light to examine his foot and besides being very wet, there was nothing wrong with it. I turned the light back off but he wouldn't lay down & sleep. I finally had to put him back down on the floor but he kept trying to get lifted back on the bed. He was also snorting & pacing by the bed between attempts. I started to think something was wrong with him.
I sat up with him for a while & finally the other dogs wanted to go outside & he followed. This morning he is sleeping peacefully on his pillow like he normally does. Do dogs get insomnia?

[alphafemale]

1. I don't know? Do dogs get foot cramps?

Could be?

He's a sweetie snookums by the way. I had a dog named Goldie that looked a lot like that when I was a kid. Chubby like that too.

[Wcross]

4. He's just big boned.....(LOL)

I think I may have corrupted him after he came to live with me. He used to live up the road & was an outdoor dog. He didn't get a lot of attention and had to compete with 15 other dogs for the food the people put out for the whole crew. He is still protective of "his" food now & has become accustomed to hanging out with me inside. He is starved for attention & since I pet him whenever he wants me too he has become fat & happy.

[Akoto]

2. My lab has problems with chewing/licking her feet.

She's older, too. The vet thinks it's due to allergies, but we've never been able to fully puzzle it out.

[Flaxbee]

3. hm. one time episode, no biggie

And that it was one foot, I'd also think it was nothing to worry about - BUT if it starts repeating, he could have either an issue with his foot, or a bit of a neurological issue that older creatures can get. He might have been bitten by a very small spider/ant/whatever (though it's too cold for most insects right now) or any number of things.

Buddy looks like a sweetheart! Poor snorting fella!