Any vets on the board?

[ScrotieMcBoogerBalls]

My dog keeps chewing her feet. I looked it up on google and they are just trying to sell me supplements.

 

[civildawg88]

Allergies typically. Have you changed food recently? Not a vet btw

 

[ScrotieMcBoogerBalls]

No, had her on Science Diet for a while now. She is a cockapoo.

 

[civildawg88]

Dogs also get in a habit of doing it. My small dog does it after eating usually. If it's not causing sores or rashes, I wouldn't worry about it

 

[Lettucexxxx]

I have a half pit half lab. When I rescued her, she would spend hours chewing and licking her feet. Vet put her on apoquel and it’s changed her life. It’s expensive, they have to take it everyday but it’s made her be able to enjoy life. I could tell her allergies were making her crazy.

Her coat is now perfect and she’s turned out to be the best investment I’ve ever made

 

[TrueMaroonGrind]

Our dog did this for a while. First it was allergies, then it became a nervous tick. We got the allergies under control and eventually she stopped after a month or two. I think we gave her some puppy Xanex at some point but I don’t think it helped much.

 

[Xenomorph]

I think we gave her some puppy Xanex at some point

Yancy say.. keep her away from the puppy Zima.

 

[ZombieKissinger]

My dog keeps chewing her feet. I looked it up on google and they are just trying to sell me supplements.

It literally took me 15 seconds to try to understand how this fit in with a combat history

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

It’s either allergies or yeast or a combo of both. Our Frenchie suffers from it.

 

[1msucub]

1. It’s LIKELY some type of allergy…it’s extremely common for them to manifest first as feet licking.
2. Take her to your local vet so they can examine for other signs that may help pinpoint what TYPE of allergy it may be.
3. Treatment can range from antihistamines or steroids (cheap) to Apoquel (pills-expensive) to Cytopoint (injection-expensive) to specialty hypoallergenic foods (criminally expensive).
4. No matter what anyone tells you, the ONLY WAY to definitively diagnose what she’s allergic to is through skin testing. That’s expensive and a commitment, but it’s the gold standard. Just the way it is with allergies.
5. It CAN be behavioral….if so, all bets are off. Treating behavioral issues in pets is voodoo….there are a laundry list of things and drugs to treat them with. Pray it’s allergies.
6. Avoid Google. It’s a bottomless rabbit hole.

 

[HammerOfTheDogs]

I was in the Army...no, wait.

 

[oh yeah]

1. It’s LIKELY some type of allergy…it’s extremely common for them to manifest first as feet licking.
2. Take her to your local vet so they can examine for other signs that may help pinpoint what TYPE of allergy it may be.
3. Treatment can range from antihistamines or steroids (cheap) to Apoquel (pills-expensive) to Cytopoint (injection-expensive) to specialty hypoallergenic foods (criminally expensive).
4. No matter what anyone tells you, the ONLY WAY to definitively diagnose what she’s allergic to is through skin testing. That’s expensive and a commitment, but it’s the gold standard. Just the way it is with allergies.
5. It CAN be behavioral….if so, all bets are off. Treating behavioral issues in pets is voodoo….there are a laundry list of things and drugs to treat them with. Pray it’s allergies.
6. Avoid Google. It’s a bottomless rabbit hole.

Well said.

 

[jwtorch]

My dog (mutt) started doing that all of a sudden when he was about 6 or 7. My nephew (vet) asked if I'd changed food, shampoo, etc but I hadn't. Think he gave him a steroid shot a couple of times & it finally went away thankfully. He still gnaws at himself some but not enough to be a problem.

 

[GloryDawg]

 

[OopsICroomedmypants]

It may be Bermuda grass in your yard. Invest in mole crickets.

 

[msualohadog]

I was in the Army too. Good news is at least the VA doesn't handle pets.

 

[OG Goat Holder]

So I watched a couple of Dr Pol episodes tonight. Appears to be anxiety or boredom.