chews paws

[paula carter]

is this something that alot of boxers do my bruce is always chewing his paws

 

[pyermoli]

How old is he? My Oscar used to do it all the time as a puppy. Now I have another puppy Jasmine and she does it every now and then too. Oscar has grown out of it. So it might be something having to do with teething. I am not positive though.

 

[Cami]

Allergies will sometimes cause chewing of paws. Also yeast infections between the pads.

 

[boxer]

Depends exactly what you mean by 'chewing' paws. Enough to irritate or damage the skin? That's more commonly the result of allergies, often food related, but sometimes environmental.

 

[FarleyBoxer]

Check b/t Bruce's toes and see if the skin looks really red or inflamed. Allergies can cause itching, and even if it starts as mild, the dog's constant chewing and licking can create a secondary infection. We went through this several times before eliminating allergens from Farley's diet and eventually switching to BARF. Now he's foot-chew free!

 

[Panhorst]

Zeke did this and it was allergies. He did it to the point where he would make his feet bleed and take all the fur off. I have changed his diet and give him Missing LInk (bought at Petsmart) and we seem to be doing well. We had 1 cortizone shot to initially get them under control. I don't want to do the shot again because it shortens their life. The diet and supplements are making him do well.

The allergies did not show in Zeke until he was a little over a year old.