foot nibbeling

[darren m]

my youngest springer is nibbling her feet like mad ,

first it was just the right one , but noticed last night she had started on the others.

 

had a good look round her feet for thorns etc but can seen nothing , except when parting her toes on the front right especially , it looks quite red inside

 

shes dog lame again with her cruciate injury ( left leg now gone ) at the mo so hasnt been out walking the fields etc for a week

 

as ideas

 

thanks

[Catweazle]

Lots of minor infections start between the toes, especially if they're damp. Try to keep them dry for a while.

[WGD]

Young nettles, they're really nippy this time of year. Although puzzling if she's not been near any?

[arwen3513]

try some thornit used to clean ears but a tiny bit in a plastic bag and dust the paws will help

if they have ear mite they will chew their paws

 

jan

[Bazooka Joe]

if they have ear mite they will chew their paws

 

Can you elaborate a bit more please ?

[WelshLamb]

our collie had some sort of worm/skin parasite inbetween his toes that caused him to chew them til they bled :( Vets gave him some sort of treatment for it (although I cannot remember what it was!)

[darren m]

try some thornit used to clean ears but a tiny bit in a plastic bag and dust the paws will help

if they have ear mite they will chew their paws

 

jan

 

i have some thornit as it happens , i may try that .

have you ever used it for that purpose , dont want to make things worse

 

cheers

[Imperfection]

Skin allergies are often a cause of paw chewing-they do it to relieve the stress of itchy skin.Another sign is smelly and dirty ears.

 

Not sure what food you're feeding your dog,but try avoiding anything which contains poultry as this is a common aggrevator.A good food for allergy prone dogs and sold at a good price too is 'Burgess superdog sensitive'.Costs around £21 for 13.5kgs from PAH etc and contains no poultry.

[fenboy]

My cocker has suffered from this since he was a pup,its difficult to diagnose and i think it is possible it just becomes a habit.

if the feet look sore between the toes I found that some stuff called hibiscrub diluted and soaked into the feet helps,its what surgeons clean their hands with before ops you can get it from chemists quite cheaply.

[arwen3513]

yes i have used thornit on dogs paws just be carefull on pale carpets though as it is suggested it can stain them

thornit shouldn't be put into the ear canal just dusted lightly around it.

although called Ear mites and it is the Ear they favour they will go to other parts of the body such as the paws when the dog scratches its ears

the dog chews the itch turning the ear mites to jelly and then continue to chew the flesh creating cycle

check the web for info on ear mites and on thornit uses

jan

[antuk99]

When I took my border in for her injections I mentioned to the vet that my sproker chewed her front paws he said try changing her diet away from protein any other people heard this ?

[william1]

hi ya is the wife useing shake and vac this can caurse a problem wen on carpet's