Blisters between toes

[KaylaB]

Hi All,
My 3 yo Bella has blisters between her two front paws. I just started noticing that they're getting worse and it looks as though she's developing another one on one of her back paws. I've schedule an appt for her to see the vet this week. I've been reading that this sometimes can be due to food allergies. She has a very sensitive stomach and I've just switched her over to Simply Nourish Lamb & Oatmeal from Nature's Recipe since she had a severe bout of diarrhea. She seemed to be doing well until I noticed these blisters developing. Before the Lamb & Oatmeal, she had the Simply Nourish Chicken & Brown Rice. Does anyone have any suggestions as to a good dog food in case this is a food allergy. Thanks in advance!

 

[Caney Creek]

Natural Balance makes a line of Limited Ingredient Diet foods that are really great, we went with the Duck and Potato formula a few years ago to figure out Caney's food allergies and had great results.

Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance® Allergy Formulas for Dogs

I would also suggest that when you go to the vet, ask for a complete thyroid panel for Bella. Boxers are prone to hypothyroidism, which can cause skin issues and worsen allergies. If you do a search in the Health Issues section here you will find numerous posts on hypothyroidism and auto-immune thyroiditis. I can recall at least one particular thread on this forum where a member's boxer was having the exact same problem as your dog (blisters between the toes) and it turned out to be thyroid-related.

Good luck, keep us posted!