Question by britters: My dog won’t stop chewing all her paws..?
Hershey is a few months passed her One year mark. Last week her back paw was swollen, so we took her to the vet because we figured she got bit by something. The vet said it was most likely fire ants. We got her some antibiotics and thats when she started chewing at her paws. A few weeks earlier we noticed her doing a lot of licking to her paws, so we took her to the vet and they said she probably has allergies, so we started giving her baths and watching her closely, but not until after she was bit by fire ants did she start actually chewing.
I’ve tried wrapping her paws so that she wouldnt bite at them, but that wrap doesn’t last all day with all her running around. Her daddy thought that she was just irritated by the dead skin from the bite but its been almost a week since the bite and shes still chewing. She has other dogs to play with, so Im not worried about her being bored. I did just recently move, Hershey stays with her dad during the day and I get her after work and nights. Is she biting because shes nervous?
She hasn’t started bleeding yet or making her paws sore, but I don’t want to wait until she does. I would like to prevent anything bad happeing to her. If it gets to that point before we can fix it, I will take her to the vet..
I looked on a few sites here on the internet and there are tons of things that people had mentioned we can do. Like benadryl, baths, switching food, wiping her feet off more than once a day.
I’m going to try all of those things to see if there is any change and if not, than I will take her to the vet again. I just didn’t know if any of you guys had any other suggestions that might help that you have done in the past, or heard about.
I’d really appreciate all of the suggestions.
Im feeding her Iams right now.
You know, her daddies house is FULL of plants, grass, rocks, bugs, pool, everything. and she is in and outside all day. The house I just moved to, she really doesnt go outside and play, because there is not grass and no gate yet, and im worried she’d get hit by a car if she left my site, but I will try and figure out a way to get her away from those plants, I just don’t know how…?
Thank you!
Ok, so food allergies, she’s been on Iams since she is a puppy, does it take time to for them to become allergic?
I will definitely buy her different food though. I’m just curious on how long it takes them to become allergic?
THANK YOU! =D
I’ll schedule her an appiointment to the vet today! I’m really worried about her. Thank you guys so much for your responses.
** So with the Raw Chicken, do you give it to them twice a day, once a day? with anything?
Thanks guys for all of the responses, I took hershey to the vet yesterday and they gave her a shot of steriods and some anitbiotics. Her paws looked so good yesterday, there is just one that we are watching very closely.
Thanks again for all of your help.

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Answer by ThePitBullLova
The best suggestion is to take her back to the VET

Neurogenic Dermatitis – This group presents a major challenge to diagnose and treat. As a veterinarian I know I have classified a number of cases as Lick Granuloma, also called Acral Lick Granuloma. Click to enlarge. “Neurogenic” simply because I have ruled out all the other categories! There’s nothing left but to blame the poor dog for all that incessant licking and chewing at itself! The most commonly seen form of Neurogenic Dermatitis is called Acral Lick Dermatitis, Lick Granuloma or canine neurodermatitis. See more about Lick Granulomas here.

Although rarely seen in cats, in the dog something creates an impulse to lick at a specific area of skin. Characterized by persistent, obsessive licking and chewing at the target area, lick granulomas may have an unknown origin. Commonly, though, most cases have a suspected cause such as boredom, separation anxiety, frustration, confinement, or even a minor physical origin such as a tiny abrasion that captivates the dog’s interest. The dog persists in traumatizing the area, which is usually confined to an easily accessible forelimb, carpus (wrist) or ankle area, and never allows the skin to heal. Repeated episodes of self-mutilation, partial healing, then repeated trauma and healing, result in severe and disfiguring scarring. Deep bacterial infections are common and permanent skin damage results. A Specialist in Dermatology and a Behaviorist may be the dog’s best friends in these cases of Neurogenic Dermatitis.

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Question by sayswho?: my dog licks his paws SO MUCH he cant walk on them! advice? suggestions? causes? anything?
i have a 6 year old havanese who licks his paws constantly and so deeply that he can’t walk on them for hours afterwards. he does it with such intesity that he pants and his paws are all red.

we’ve taken him to a vet a few times for this but nothing theyve done has really helped. we use all natural cleansers on our floors so i doubt its anything he’s walking on. one vet said it could be food allergies so we’ve switched brands more than a few times but nothings helped. the topical solutions dont do much at all. it’s not a seasonal allergy either.

anyone have any advice or tips? any holistic or home remedies to relieve this itching?

thanks in advance.

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Answer by Puppy Mills = Death Row
Allergies take him to the vet!

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Question by Razz: My dog keeps biting her paws?
Shes only a little puppy but she keeps biting her paws and crying while doing it. i took her to the vet and they said she might have a rash, they gave me shampoo but it dosnt seem to be working. shes still biting in the same day.

he skin is irritated and red, could it be an allergy? how can i stop her? is there something i can put over her paws? or some cream that soothes dogs?

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Answer by Z Monroe
She maybe allergic to something she’s eaten or has got bit by something, but take her to another vet, to get another opinion.

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Question by Love-A-Bull: My dog won’t stop chewing on his paws!?
My husband and I have three wonderful American Pit Bull Terriers, our oldest (1 year 2 months) and only male, Brooklyn, chews on his paws all of the time! We thought that it was food allergies so, we put him on a food that is for dogs with food allergies. That seemed to help for a while, but now he is chewing on his paws again! We can’t get him to stop! He will stop for a minute and then start chewing again! I bathed all three of our dogs the other day and I noticed that Brooklyn has these big red welts all over his paws.. on his knuckles, in between his toes, etc! I made a vet appointment for the 9th of this month, but I was wondering if there was anything I could do to help him right now so that he isn’t miserable before we get to the vet. I got this Benadene hot spot skin remedy stuff. It looks and feels like blue aloe vera, but I haven’t used it yet. I’m worried that if it’s not the right thing it might make it worse or after I put it on his paws he will start chewing on them..
and eat all of the hot spot stuff! : ( If anyone has any advice or suggestions it would be sooo helpful! I really don’t know what this could be and I’m pretty worried, it looks really uncomfortable! : ( Oh, and it’s definitely not bug bites. I thought about that as well, but that is definitely not it. It’s also not fleas. I have no idea what this is from!
There is nothing in his paws at all. I have looked over all four of his paws very well several times and there is nothing in his paws. He never acts like it hurts him at all and sometimes he won’t mess with his paws, but when he starts chewing on them we can’t get him to stop! He still has all of his fur on his paws, he’s hardly ever outside, his paws aren’t bleeding, cut, scraped, etc. They just have these red bumps on them. Anytime I mess with his paws he doesn’t even care! If he’s asleep and I mes with them, he doesn’t even wake up so, it can’t hurt very bad, but it does look uncomfortable. Also, it’s not like I don’t take my dogs to the vet! lol! All three of our dogs get taken to the vet for every little thing! We think of our dogs as our children and we would do anything for them. I’m taking him to the vet on the 9th to get neutered and I asked the vet about his paws, he said it doesn’t sound like anything bad and he will check it out when I bring him in. But, because I do freak
out over every little thing, I figured I would see if anyone on here has ever had a dog go through the same thing and if anyone had some advice.
Oh, and as for dog food, we do feed our dogs a good quality food. They all three eat Natural Balance Duck and Potato dry formula. We did a lot of research on dog food and Natural Balance has worked best for our dogs.
I don’t think it’s anything in the lawn. We haven’t done anything to the law besides cut it and our dogs are inside dogs. They go on three 45 minute walks a day and they go out to go potty. Besides that they are always inside. I was thinking that it is some kind of allergy. I think I’ll try this hot spot stuff that we have and I’ll just keep him from chewing on his paws as best as I can. Like I said, he doesn’t look or act like he is in even the slightest bit of pain, if that were the case, I wouldn’t have asked this question, he would be at an emergency vet right now. I probably should have worded my question differently.. let me clarify, it looks like it would be uncomfortable and I worry about everything so I’m worried. I’m sorry if my question was misleading in anyway, and thanks so much for all of the answer! : )
I have also heard that some dogs have allergies to grass? Is that true and could that maybe be it? If he has allergies to grass then just walking outside to go potty would bother his paws right?
You know, I thought about Benadryl. That’s what our vet told us to give him on long road trips because he HATES being in the car, the Benadryl helps him sleep so he doesn’t go crazy in the car. I think I will try that. He’s abour 50-55 pounds so, I guess I will try giving him one and see if that helps! Thanks for the answers! : )

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Answer by Irish Girl
Wrap his paws in something or get those little dog booties so he can’t chew. I don’t think the benadene could hurt him…just read the label first. It’s probably not a good idea for him to eat it. Or use neosporin.

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Question by Liana Stephens: Why does my dog chew on her paws when she’s resting in bed with us?
It’s only when she’s kind of curled up. She watches her hind paws and then begins chewing on them. She always pulls on them to the point where I I am afraid she might damage her pads or break the skin on her feet. She’ll do this for up to 10 minutes before she finally stops and lays down to sleep. She’s 14 months old, a pound rescue, and has no known allergies.

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Answer by TxDragonfly26
My dog does that when the fur between her toes starts to grow too long, if this is the case then I usually trim it up and she’s okay for a little while. (She fidgits a lot though while doing it)
I used to have a dog that would spend an excessive amount of time chewing her nails short. Maybe check her feet, perhaps they need to be groomed.

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