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10-10-2010, 04:36 PM | #1 |
and molliluv too! Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Irving TX, USA
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| Any other yorkies have this problem? So my poor baby has been licking his Right paw for about 6 months, some weeks its almost not at all and some he's licked it so much the paw is red and swollen. I took x-rays, nothing, got him acupunture, and he has seen the veterinary chiropractor several times. My doctor thinks it's because he currently lives w/ a big dog (my family has lab mix) who sometimes in his over excitement runs him over. He is only 3 and it's hard for me to believe just that one arm or shoulder keeps getting hurt. I also put him on allergy medicine with no effect. He often wakes me up in the middle of the night licking so I don't think it's a nervous thing. He just started adequan but I dunno how I feel about the non-results so far (he also takes tramadol every day). I hate to think he does this because despite my best efforts he is in pain. Just wondering if this is maybe a yorkie thing that happens that I dont know about? Or maybe any other yorkie owners know what else I can do? |
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10-12-2010, 06:43 AM | #2 |
I♥PeekTinkySaph&Finny Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, Maryland
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| Try to eliminate the rough treatment from your Lab. If this is an injury of sorts, it may cause permanent problems if allowed to continue. Could be a problem with the nail/nail bed. Pay special attention to his feet when bathing, be sure his feet are washed and rinsed well... and especially dried thoroughly. You may want to wash his feet (and dry thoroughly) in between baths if the licking isn't decreased. Last but not least, maybe put an e-collar or similar type collar on him for a while to see if it will heal up without him licking on it. If it does heal up, preventing the licking may be enough to break the habit or when it heals hopefully the behavior won't return. Also, pay special attention to his feet after going outside. He may be getting his feet wet or damp, or may pick up something from whereever he is walking.
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10-12-2010, 12:37 PM | #3 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Which allergy meds did you try? Sounds like this started in the spring, when pollens are in full bloom. Even though he's only licking one paw, it still could be allergies. Does he itch?
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10-12-2010, 01:07 PM | #4 |
threadkillin' 6 pack Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: USA
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| What could have started out as an allergic reaction or simple 'hot spot', can possibly now be an obsessive/compulsive habit. Sometimes, once they start a behavior, if it goes on too long, even though the original cause is resolved they continue the behavior. It becomes psychologically comforting, which of course just exacerbates the condition and it becomes a cycle. Our large shelter mix, Bear has this problem at times. The only way our vet is able to break the cycle is to prescribe steroids along with antihistamines. After awhile on the meds he stops the incessant licking completely. Every few months or so, if he starts to stress he'll start licking again, usually a back paw or his fluffy tail. (he's made bald spots in his tail, which have healed, but that's how bad it can get), and we go back to the steroid regimen. It only takes 1-2 weeks to make it stop. Steroids might be something your vet may want to consider. Perhaps that along with e-collar to stop the behavior will help break the cycle.
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10-12-2010, 05:05 PM | #5 |
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| It could be any number of things, but I would lean toward allergies from food or environment and possibly a footpad or nail fungus. I found this and perhaps it could give you some ideas that you may not have previously thought about. Foot and Nail Problems
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