Licking and chewing front paws-update back from vet

[taztiff30]

Cheyanne has been licking her front two paws and kinda chewing on them for the last few days.. Of cousre the vet is closed today, but now becouse of it she is starting to limp on her front paw not real bad but you can she a diffrence in her gait.And she hasnt been wanting to go outside at all and wants to lay in my bed.she is eating fine and drinking fine. Any idea's? Can dogs get althlete paw!? lol I'm calling vet first thing in a.m

[fairlight]

Have you recently put any chemicals on your lawn such as turf builder or lime? Could she have gotten into some fire ants?

[alimel]

Look at her pads, she may be licking ripped or cut pads. This could be why she is walking different and does not want to go outside because they are sore. If this is the case, Polysporin or Neosporin work well.

[FourIsCompany]

The first sign of an allergy is licking and chewing feet. Have you changed food, taken her to walk somewhere new or where the grass was treated?

Try bathing her feet. I would use vitamin E (the oil or break open the capsules) instead of neosporin because she might lick it off.

[alimel]

Is she going after the top or bottom of her paws?

[taztiff30]

Originally Posted by fairlight

Have you recently put any chemicals on your lawn such as turf builder or lime? Could she have gotten into some fire ants?

No havent put any chemicals down and I checked yard for fire ant piles dont see any at all

Originally Posted by alimel

Look at her pads, she may be licking ripped or cut pads. This could be why she is walking different and does not want to go outside because they are sore. If this is the case, Polysporin or Neosporin work well.

I dont see any cuts but inbetween her toes is really really red but no cuts and on top of her paw you know where the fur grows the fur looks redish like blood stained but I see no cuts or cracks.

Originally Posted by FourIsCompany

The first sign of an allergy is licking and chewing feet. Have you changed food, taken her to walk somewhere new or where the grass was treated?
No food change onlt think diffrent is we have had alot of rain? could she have picked up ring worm???
Try bathing her feet. I would use vitamin E (the oil or break open the capsules) instead of neosporin because she might lick it off.

no food change only thing diffrent is we have had alot of rain.. could she have cought ring worm??? or is that not possible?

[FourIsCompany]

fleas? Do you have a flea comb? I woke up this morning to 4 dogs with fleas... Ugh!

[Obedog]

Odd, and out there, but my dog's chiropractor has said that sometimes when a disk is out of place, it causes a numbness or tingling in a leg or foot, which causes the dog to chew on his foot for no apparent reason... If all else fails, try a doggie chiro... They work wonders.

[kshort49]

My Westie's front paws used to look like that each spring and summer. It ended up that he was allergic to the grass-as soon as it started growing in the spring, his feet would get itchy and he would chew on them. The vet would give him small doses of prednisone to get rid of the itch. That was many years ago-I'm sure something like Benedryl would help too-but be sure to check with your vet before giving your pup anything.

[FourIsCompany]

That's what I'm thinking the rain made something bloom or start to grow.