Ingestive: pica, licking, sucking, swallowing (glugging)
Polyphagia, polyuria, polydipsia
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Urogenital/renal, hepatic, endocrine
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Endoscopy, food trial, steroid trial, GI protectants
Blood and urine testing, hormonal assays, modified water deprivation test
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Dermatologic/self-trauma: nail biting, flank sucking, acral lick dermatitis, pyschogenic alopecia, tail mutilation
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Atopic dermatitis, bacterial or parasitic hypersensitivity, adverse food reaction, parasite, infection, neuropathy, pain
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Dermatologic tests (eg, skin scraping, trichogram, fungal culture, biopsy), therapeutic response trial
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Neurologic: spinning, star gazing, pouncing, fly snapping, light or shadow chasing
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Focal seizure, neuropathy
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Neurologic tests (eg, MRI), therapeutic seizure therapy trial (eg, levetiracetam, potassium bromide, phenobarbital)
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