Thank you for saying what you'd been going to, in any case, and differently from Sabethea's words. This comment, too, is a treasure. It's reassuring to hear that the contents of this doggy mind allowed you to understand more than Fang did.

There must be typos mainly in longer words, which can end up looking delightful. The phrase you quote was meant to be typed like this: His hunger has licked off a layer on its side. I wonder if that can make half sense to humans, but that's what Fang believes the starving stray has done to the full moon to make it start waning.