Sadie has ANOTHER infected toe..what's going on here??? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

RachelandSadie · 09-21-2010, 09:16 AM

Okay last night i was rechecking the nail cut back on the original problem toe and it looks good, no nail splitting. Who knows what caused the swelling and infection there other than her licking at it.

As i'm going along her feet i notice a front toe has the same thing wrong, upon further investigation it is swollen, red inflammed, has crusty crap around it.

Took her to the vet again, she can't pin point the cause of this. Allergies would make her chew her entire foot not just one toe. It could be mosquito bites causing her to chew/lick it raw. It could be something like ringworm or demodex (she's doing a skin culture now) it's infected by cocci bacteria.

Anyone ever seen anything like this??

Lizzie07 · 09-21-2010, 10:29 AM

Ant bites maybe that she is chewing? They drive me crazy!

ladyjane · 09-21-2010, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by RachelandSadie

Okay last night i was rechecking the nail cut back on the original problem toe and it looks good, no nail splitting. Who knows what caused the swelling and infection there other than her licking at it.

As i'm going along her feet i notice a front toe has the same thing wrong, upon further investigation it is swollen, red inflammed, has crusty crap around it.

Took her to the vet again, she can't pin point the cause of this. Allergies would make her chew her entire foot not just one toe. It could be mosquito bites causing her to chew/lick it raw. It could be something like ringworm or demodex (she's doing a skin culture now) it's infected by cocci bacteria.

Anyone ever seen anything like this??

Are you saying this is the problem? If so, I imagine the vet gave her an antibiotic?
My George recently had an infection (bacteria and fungal) between two pads on one foot....caused, we believe, by licking. When they lick a lot, they can end up with an open area that is susceptible to germs. He has allergies and does lick his feet when they are bad. He had a shot of Convenia and we applied animax each day...he is fine now.

ladyjane · 09-21-2010, 01:28 PM

Oh...my vet suggested George wear boots outside or that I wipe his feet every time he comes in from outside.

Cha Cha · 09-21-2010, 02:02 PM

I used to have a little special needs min pin that had terrible nails. They would split as they grew out and eventually fall off. She was always tender footed, but never licked at her paws and never had one get infected. She was a manic jumper and I often contributed bruising from jumping as part of her problem. The shorter we kept her nails the less of a problem we seemed to have. She was on a lot of medications too which could be what made her nails so weak.

RachelandSadie · 09-21-2010, 04:54 PM

it's not that it's the infection that's the cause, that's the effect here..we don't know the cause. could be allergies, insect bites, demodex, ringworm or other things. the chewing at her paw and toe is the reason she got them infected...we'll know from the ringworm culture where to go next.

ladyjane · 09-21-2010, 05:04 PM

Your sentence above was confusing. Since my vet was able to culture and come to a conclusion on the spot, I read that as your vet concluded there was a bacterial infection. Of course it would not be the cause. As I said in my post, my George has allergies and licks which leaves him open to infections of different types.

RachelandSadie · 09-22-2010, 08:43 AM

sorry i can be confusing lol...yea i don't know the cause at this time. i wish i did so she wouldn't have this problem again. i'll let you know how the culture comes back for ringworm and such.

Cha Cha · 09-22-2010, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by RachelandSadie

sorry i can be confusing lol...yea i don't know the cause at this time. i wish i did so she wouldn't have this problem again. i'll let you know how the culture comes back for ringworm and such.

Rachel, I hope you get some answers. I was trying to point out that the cause may not be allergy or skin related. It could be from injury or pain (as with my dog only she never got it infected, it was certainly painful). Pain will also cause a dog to lick an isolated an area or nip at it enough to cause infection.

kjc · 09-24-2010, 05:46 AM

Pay extra attention to drying her feet after a bath. Is she standing in water while being bathed? If so try just using the spray without filling the sink or tub. That will stop her nails from softening as much.

Ringworm can be detected under a black light like the ones used to detect urine spots in carpeting.... quicker than waiting for results from a lab. The skin will floresce like dayglo paint, or glow brightly in a darkened room.

RachelandSadie · 09-24-2010, 06:29 AM

still no results, but the neo pred. powder is keeping it clean and it looks better than it did. now they both are GI upset again. read my other thread about that one. i'm going to the poor house people...anyone wanna tag along??

kjc · 09-24-2010, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by RachelandSadie

still no results, but the neo pred. powder is keeping it clean and it looks better than it did. now they both are GI upset again. read my other thread about that one. i'm going to the poor house people...anyone wanna tag along??

Beat ya to it... I'll be holding the door open for you!

boopster · 09-24-2010, 11:43 AM

Hmmm... a house full of yorkies and their doting parents. Sounds like a pretty rich house to me. Can I bring my reclining chair?

09-21-2010, 09:16 AM	#1
RachelandSadie No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 5,748	Sadie has ANOTHER infected toe..what's going on here??? Okay last night i was rechecking the nail cut back on the original problem toe and it looks good, no nail splitting. Who knows what caused the swelling and infection there other than her licking at it. As i'm going along her feet i notice a front toe has the same thing wrong, upon further investigation it is swollen, red inflammed, has crusty crap around it. Took her to the vet again, she can't pin point the cause of this. Allergies would make her chew her entire foot not just one toe. It could be mosquito bites causing her to chew/lick it raw. It could be something like ringworm or demodex (she's doing a skin culture now) it's infected by cocci bacteria. Anyone ever seen anything like this??

09-21-2010, 10:29 AM	#2
Lizzie07 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ball Ground, GA Posts: 1,262	Ant bites maybe that she is chewing? They drive me crazy! __________________ Kristan Lizzy's mom

09-21-2010, 01:28 PM	#4
ladyjane Resident Yorkie Nut Donating YT 20K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 27,372	Oh...my vet suggested George wear boots outside or that I wipe his feet every time he comes in from outside. __________________ CLOUD NINE BEDS--YORKIE HAVEN RESCUE MY ETSY SHOP

09-21-2010, 02:02 PM	#5
Cha Cha Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Where the deer and the antelope play Posts: 7,069	I used to have a little special needs min pin that had terrible nails. They would split as they grew out and eventually fall off. She was always tender footed, but never licked at her paws and never had one get infected. She was a manic jumper and I often contributed bruising from jumping as part of her problem. The shorter we kept her nails the less of a problem we seemed to have. She was on a lot of medications too which could be what made her nails so weak. __________________ Shelly and the girls Moka Mylee

09-21-2010, 05:04 PM	#7
ladyjane Resident Yorkie Nut Donating YT 20K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 27,372	Your sentence above was confusing. Since my vet was able to culture and come to a conclusion on the spot, I read that as your vet concluded there was a bacterial infection. Of course it would not be the cause. As I said in my post, my George has allergies and licks which leaves him open to infections of different types. __________________ CLOUD NINE BEDS--YORKIE HAVEN RESCUE MY ETSY SHOP

09-21-2010, 04:54 PM	#6
RachelandSadie No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 5,748	it's not that it's the infection that's the cause, that's the effect here..we don't know the cause. could be allergies, insect bites, demodex, ringworm or other things. the chewing at her paw and toe is the reason she got them infected...we'll know from the ringworm culture where to go next.

09-22-2010, 08:43 AM	#8
RachelandSadie No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 5,748	sorry i can be confusing lol...yea i don't know the cause at this time. i wish i did so she wouldn't have this problem again. i'll let you know how the culture comes back for ringworm and such.

09-24-2010, 05:46 AM	#10
kjc I♥PeekTinkySaph&Finny Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 18,865	Pay extra attention to drying her feet after a bath. Is she standing in water while being bathed? If so try just using the spray without filling the sink or tub. That will stop her nails from softening as much. Ringworm can be detected under a black light like the ones used to detect urine spots in carpeting.... quicker than waiting for results from a lab. The skin will floresce like dayglo paint, or glow brightly in a darkened room. __________________ Kat Chloe Lizzy PeekABooTinkerbell SapphireInfinity Last edited by kjc; 09-24-2010 at 05:49 AM.

09-24-2010, 06:29 AM	#11
RachelandSadie No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 5,748	still no results, but the neo pred. powder is keeping it clean and it looks better than it did. now they both are GI upset again. read my other thread about that one. i'm going to the poor house people...anyone wanna tag along??

09-24-2010, 11:43 AM	#13
boopster Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Southern California, USA Posts: 1,643 Blog Entries: 1	Hmmm... a house full of yorkies and their doting parents. Sounds like a pretty rich house to me. Can I bring my reclining chair?