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Originally Posted by Ashley V  There isn't any corn, but we do have a stainless steel bowl set. He also just got his nails trimmed... maybe one was cut a little too short? |
If it was cut too short, it would have bled, and that probably would have been the end of it, but it possible that there is some kind of problem with the nail, and he keeps chewing on it further irritating it.
As far as the bowls go, I read two threads on Yorkietalk about this and also several other sites, stainless has nickel in it and nickel is an extreme allergen. As the bowls are washed more and more, nickel leaches out, why this just affects the paws is not clear. Someone suggested the dog put his paw in the water or played with the bowl. They did say changing bowls helped, but I don't know for sure. I just thought I would mention this, but the dog is chewing for a reason, and I would take him to the vet and see what he thought. It could have been an old flea bite that got infected or now has become a habit, but chewing on it can cause long term problems.