Guest DeniseL Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Izzy has been licking, biting, chewing on her toes on and off for the last few weeks. The winter has been hard on her, and I am sure she has never dealt with snow in this capacity in her little lifetime. I noticed a little bit of her pad missing from her front paw a few days ago. She started limping today and when I looked, I saw a bigger layer of pad is completely gone! I'm not sure what she did to it. Maybe its the wear and tear from the last few weeks catching up? Anyhoo, it is painful and I feel terrible for my little nugget. I have been putting a little antibiotic ointment or bag balm on it and covering it up with a bootie when she has been messing with it over the last week, so I don't know how it really got to this point. Now she wont put weight on it even with the cushy paw on. Her back pad is also irritated and a little red, she has been licking/chewing on all of them on and off. Suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KF_in_Georgia Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Since home remedies haven't helped so far, I'd want the vet to take a look. The vet might be able to determine what's going on and also alleviate her discomfort. I know rock salt and the like can be hard on a dog's paws and also cause stomach upsets if licked, but this may be more than that. Quote Kathy and Q (CRT Qadeer from Fuzzy's Cannon and CRT Bonnie) and Jane (WW's Aunt Jane from Trent Lee and Aunt M); photos to come. Missing Silver (5.19.2005-10.27.2016), Tigger (4.5.2007-3.18.2016), darling Sam (5.10.2000-8.8.2013), Jacey-Kasey (5.19.2003-8.22.2011), and Oreo (1997-3.30.2006) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesiRayMom Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Would frostbite cause sloughing like that? Quote Blessed is the person who has earned the love of an old dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greysmom Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I wonder if she has gotten into some road chemicals? I would take her in since it's affecting multiple feet. Also, look into some booties for her to wear outside - Voyager has good ones, Therapaw, there's some rubber balloon type ones whose name I'm forgetting (Pawz, maybe). Quote Chris - Mom to: Felicity (DeLand), and Andi (Braska Pandora) siggy by Chris Harper, on Flickr Angels: Libby (Everlast), Dorie (Dog Gone Holly), Dude (TNJ VooDoo), Copper (Kid's Copper), Cash (GSI Payncash), Toni (LPH Cry Baby), Whiskey (KT's Phys Ed), Atom, Lilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_the4pack Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Poor baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Looks like a simple abrasion-I would do exactly what you're already doing. Ointment and a bootie. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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