Sudden Paw Licking HELP

[CarrotTheFrenchie]

Carrot is almost one year old and about two weeks ago she suddenly started licking her two front paws. They are definitely red but I also can't tell if her excessive licking is exacerbating the issue. I haven't changed anything in her diet, she eats Origen puppy and the treats she gets occasionally are single protein. No grains or potatoes. I think potatoes make her ears dirty, so I stopped potatoes awhile ago. And her ears look fine now. After the giardia issues we've had, Im already in the habit of wiping her paws when we come in from outside. The vet gave me a spray but every time I use it, I find she still goes back to licking her paws and I can't imagine it's good for her to lick up the spray! What else can I do?

 

[Rudi Lim]

It's yeast infection when it turns red. It could be the allergic to the food she is eating. You may wanna try hydrogen peroxide soak, ratio 1:1 with water and leave it to dry. Do this everyday until it gets better. Also change the food.


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[Cbrugs]

Are they a rusty red color? A rust color is yeast. Whenever Jax gets yeasty paws or licks excessively, I do a paw soak with povidone iodine. I fill up the kitchen sink with enough warm water to cover his paws, then add the iodine until it's the color of iced tea and then soak for about 5 minutes. I will do this daily until it goes away. It can take up to a couple of weeks.

 

[Alice Kable]

I don't know where you live, but if you are in cold country walking on ice crusted snow is hard on paws and will cause them to be very sensitive even when the paws have been toughened by walking on gravel and rocks!

 

[CarrotTheFrenchie]

It's hard to imagine it's the food when she's been eating the same food for months?

 

[Cbrugs]

It's hard to imagine it's the food when she's been eating the same food for months?

They can develop an intolerance at any time, even if they have been eating it for months.

 

[Honeys Owners]

It's a really hard problem to get rid of- I've been battling this with my dog since I got her. She doesn't have any skin rashes or hot spots or loose stools, just the paw licking. I've been using the betadine soak, and duoxo wipes,and a squeeze bottle containing a solution with chlorhexidine and a bitter substance (Dermachlor Flush Plus) but things haven't gotten any better. I tried switching her from Acana Grassland to Orijen Regional Red to Orijen Six Fish dog food and didn't notice any difference. When I transitioned her at one point to Presidents Choice Nutrition First Sensitive Skin and Stomach dog food, which contains grains, she got worse, so there must be some correlation with food. I also give her coconut oil and probiotics, but that hasn't helped at all. I'm thinking at one point I might need to transition her to frozen raw dog food, but I don't really want to. From what I've read a predisposition to paw licking can be passed on genetically so they don't recommend breeding a dog who licks their paws. She still licks her paws during the winter, so it's not related to seasonal allergies. Sorry I can't be of more help, but I'm in the same boat as you.

 

[mhuinker]

Are they a rusty red color? A rust color is yeast. Whenever Jax gets yeasty paws or licks excessively, I do a paw soak with povidone iodine. I fill up the kitchen sink with enough warm water to cover his paws, then add the iodine until it's the color of iced tea and then soak for about 5 minutes. I will do this daily until it goes away. It can take up to a couple of weeks.

I do the same with Molly, and it takes forever to get better!!


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[CarrotTheFrenchie]

It's a really hard problem to get rid of- I've been battling this with my dog since I got her. She doesn't have any skin rashes or hot spots or loose stools, just the paw licking. I've been using the betadine soak, and duoxo wipes,and a squeeze bottle containing a solution with chlorhexidine and a bitter substance (Dermachlor Flush Plus) but things haven't gotten any better. I tried switching her from Acana Grassland to Orijen Regional Red to Orijen Six Fish dog food and didn't notice any difference. When I transitioned her at one point to Presidents Choice Nutrition First Sensitive Skin and Stomach dog food, which contains grains, she got worse, so there must be some correlation with food. I also give her coconut oil and probiotics, but that hasn't helped at all. I'm thinking at one point I might need to transition her to frozen raw dog food, but I don't really want to. From what I've read a predisposition to paw licking can be passed on genetically so they don't recommend breeding a dog who licks their paws. She still licks her paws during the winter, so it's not related to seasonal allergies. Sorry I can't be of more help, but I'm in the same boat as you.

Hmmmm. I washed her paws with medicated shampoo this am and then sprayed some Benadryl spray and then butter apple spray on her paws. Hoping the Benadryl will relieve some itching and the bitter apple will prevent her from licking the Benadryl. I guess I'll try switching her food first. She's on orijen puppy but since she just turned one today (whoop!) maybe she's ready to switch to orijen fish.

 

[Honeys Owners]

Hope that works for you- at age 1 you should switch off puppy food for sure. A lot of people on the forum have good luck with Fromm Four Star, usually Beef Frittata or Pork and Peas, but my dog didn't seem to like the taste. I'm now feeding her with Presidents Choice Nutrition First Grain Free from Loblaws, which is a 5 star inexpensive salmon kibble, but I plan to rotate proteins in a few months to something limited ingredient like Acana Singles Duck and Pear, or Orijen Duck, to avoid getting her allergic to fish. Orijen six fish is a great food to start with, I had her on this before, but the Presidents Choice Grain Free ( it only comes in fish ) was almost as good for half the price.

I've tried putting socks on my dog, but they tend to fall off, and I think it's a lot nicer for the dog not to get itchy in the first place. I've heard of putting a muzzle or e-collar on the dog as well, but again, the dog will still be itchy.

 

[Jcstorlie]

I am having the same issue with Penelope. She's licking her paws and they are now swollen are red. It's difficult because she eats rabbit poo and hurries to lick every other dog and cat dish in the house. She keeps me on my toes trying to keep her from reaching the other feeding bowls. I also give her Benadryl on a daily basis.

 

[Honeys Owners]

Just now giving up on dry kibble and starting my dog on dehydrated raw this this week with gradual transition. Starting with Grand Cru since its the cheapest dehydrated raw in Canada. Will let you know how it goes.

Hmmmm. I washed her paws with medicated shampoo this am and then sprayed some Benadryl spray and then butter apple spray on her paws. Hoping the Benadryl will relieve some itching and the bitter apple will prevent her from licking the Benadryl. I guess I'll try switching her food first. She's on orijen puppy but since she just turned one today (whoop!) maybe she's ready to switch to orijen fish.

 

[NimoysMommy]

Just now giving up on dry kibble and starting my dog on dehydrated raw this this week with gradual transition. Starting with Grand Cru since its the cheapest dehydrated raw in Canada. Will let you know how it goes.

Hi! How is your Honey Doing? Your story is very similar to ours with our boy Nimoy (10 months old). Did you figure out what worked for her?

 

[Honeys Owners]

Hi! How is your Honey Doing? Your story is very similar to ours with our boy Nimoy (10 months old). Did you figure out what worked for her?

Right now using dehydrated raw food called Only Natural EasyRaw , either turkey or beef. I get it from Petsmart. Allergies are much better, but she has about 3 massive poos a day because of fibre, and she has lost a bit of weight. I'm going to try rotating to the Canisource GrandCru grain free turkey or lamb, and see if allergies stay under control.

 

[CarrotTheFrenchie]

Right now using dehydrated raw food called Only Natural EasyRaw , either turkey or beef. I get it from Petsmart. Allergies are much better, but she has about 3 massive poos a day because of fibre, and she has lost a bit of weight. I'm going to try rotating to the Canisource GrandCru grain free turkey or lamb, and see if allergies stay under control.

Carrot has lost weight on a dehydrated raw diet as well. I've started to add in some quinoa to see if that makes a difference.

 

[edwin814]

It's a really hard problem to get rid of- I've been battling this with my dog since I got her. She doesn't have any skin rashes or hot spots or loose stools, just the paw licking. I've been using the betadine soak, and duoxo wipes,and a squeeze bottle containing a solution with chlorhexidine and a bitter substance (Dermachlor Flush Plus) but things haven't gotten any better. I tried switching her from Acana Grassland to Orijen Regional Red to Orijen Six Fish dog food and didn't notice any difference. When I transitioned her at one point to Presidents Choice Nutrition First Sensitive Skin and Stomach dog food, which contains grains, she got worse, so there must be some correlation with food. I also give her coconut oil and probiotics, but that hasn't helped at all. I'm thinking at one point I might need to transition her to frozen raw dog food, but I don't really want to. From what I've read a predisposition to paw licking can be passed on genetically so they don't recommend breeding a dog who licks their paws. She still licks her paws during the winter, so it's not related to seasonal allergies. Sorry I can't be of more help, but I'm in the same boat as you.

Sound just like Maddy. I switched her from Orijen kibbles to frozen raw. While that helped with the yeast infection (no more musty body odor), she still licked her paws because of environmental allergies. I recently had a pet dermatologist perform Intradermal Allergy Testing (IDAT) and now she takes the vaccine serum everyday. Her paw licking has improved/reduced to some degree, but according to the dermatologist, it'll take 6mo - 1yr to see any major improvement.

Ironically, Maddy's paws get better when I board her, because she's always indoor and not exposed to the environmental allergens.

 

[Honeys Owners]

Sound just like Maddy. I switched her from Orijen kibbles to frozen raw. While that helped with the yeast infection (no more musty body odor), she still licked her paws because of environmental allergies. I recently had a pet dermatologist perform Intradermal Allergy Testing (IDAT) and now she takes the vaccine serum everyday. Her paw licking has improved/reduced to some degree, but according to the dermatologist, it'll take 6mo - 1yr to see any major improvement.

Ironically, Maddy's paws get better when I board her, because she's always indoor and not exposed to the environmental allergens.

Nice thing about the immunotherapy is that after a few years, the dog may be cured for rest of her life and no longer need it. The bad thing is it takes so long to start working. It's a lot easier to use the Cytopoint injections, but immunotherapy is healthier. I read that you can use Respit immunotherapy for dogs without testing them for allergies, since it desensitizes to all allergens in local regions, but I haven't tried it. Luckily my dog has mostly stopped her paw licking, but has continued until just this past week scratching one ear. I tried wiping her ear out with manuka honey for a few days, then with a mixture of 25% vinegar/75% witch hazel since then every day, and she has mostly stopped scratching. It could also be the weather is getting colder.

 

[Cbrugs]

Sound just like Maddy. I switched her from Orijen kibbles to frozen raw. While that helped with the yeast infection (no more musty body odor), she still licked her paws because of environmental allergies. I recently had a pet dermatologist perform Intradermal Allergy Testing (IDAT) and now she takes the vaccine serum everyday. Her paw licking has improved/reduced to some degree, but according to the dermatologist, it'll take 6mo - 1yr to see any major improvement.

Ironically, Maddy's paws get better when I board her, because she's always indoor and not exposed to the environmental allergens.

I did the intradermal testing for Jax a few years ago. He’s allergic to everything green outside. Jax was put on Apoquel and got monthly allergy shots. He did that for about 3 years and just a few months ago I tried the Cytopoint injection and it’s amazing. I don’t even do the allergy shots anymore. I had also switched him to frozen raw patties which helped a lot and I give him a weekly bath in a medicated shampoo. The key is now maintenance to keep everything at bay.


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[edwin814]

The only thing I don't like about Cytopoint is that I'd have to bring Maddy in to the dermatologist to get the shot every month or so. Bit of a hassle. But if the IDAT serum doesn't work, the next step is to try Cytopoint.

 

[Cbrugs]

The only thing I don't like about Cytopoint is that I'd have to bring Maddy in to the dermatologist to get the shot every month or so. Bit of a hassle. But if the IDAT serum doesn't work, the next step is to try Cytopoint.

I actually give the injections myself. They mail it to me. Super easy to do.


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