Emme has been worrying her left back paw since Wednesday night. She licks and chews on it constantly. I checked her paw and could find nothing wrong like a thorn or cut. I washed her feet well on Wednesday night in case there was an irritant on them and she seemed to leave them alone until Thursday afternoon when she began again. Yesterday morning I gave her a full bath to make sure that there was no irritant on her paw but she was still licking and chewing. I called the vet and made an appointment for someone to look at her paw. It didn't seem to give her any pain; she walks without favoring the foot, but she wouldn't leave it alone.
Well, we went to the vet's on Friday morning. Allergies! That is what the vet thinks is going on with Emme. He said that often dogs are allergic to tree pollen or other pollens and they pick it up on their feet and then they chew and lick their feet. He recommended two things. The first is washing off her feet everytime she goes out on dew covered grass, early in the morning and in the evening if the grass is wet. He said to use an anti-itch shampoo on a sponge for this cleaning. He also prescribed an antihistamine for her to take for ten days. If that works, we will continue it throughout the spring and again in the fall if she is starts chewing her feet again.
Emme has never taken a pill, but when we got home from the vet, I split the antihistamine in half as directed and pushed it into a tiny piece of Muenster cheese. She ate it immediately so it looks like the pills will be no problem.
I am so glad that nothing major is going on, but with our extensive experience with Rudy and his allergies, I hate to hear the word "allergy" and "dog" in the same sentence.
Well, we went to the vet's on Friday morning. Allergies! That is what the vet thinks is going on with Emme. He said that often dogs are allergic to tree pollen or other pollens and they pick it up on their feet and then they chew and lick their feet. He recommended two things. The first is washing off her feet everytime she goes out on dew covered grass, early in the morning and in the evening if the grass is wet. He said to use an anti-itch shampoo on a sponge for this cleaning. He also prescribed an antihistamine for her to take for ten days. If that works, we will continue it throughout the spring and again in the fall if she is starts chewing her feet again.
Emme has never taken a pill, but when we got home from the vet, I split the antihistamine in half as directed and pushed it into a tiny piece of Muenster cheese. She ate it immediately so it looks like the pills will be no problem.
I am so glad that nothing major is going on, but with our extensive experience with Rudy and his allergies, I hate to hear the word "allergy" and "dog" in the same sentence.
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