Last Saturday, I took my dog (10 lb Pomeranian) with me to go snowshoeing. We ended up waiting for an hour with all our warm clothes on for my friend to show up. Finally, we had to walk down to the trail, which is about a 1/3 of a mile.
On the way there, my dog kicked off one of his foot covers--doggie boots--since I couldn't put it on without a hassle, I just took them all off. But once we got to the trail, I became concerned that his feet my get icy from being in the boots then in the snow. So I decided to go home. I carried him part of the way, then put his boots on for the rest. We immediately went home and I kept him inside for the rest of the day.
But it seems that, since then, he has been obsessively licking his paws. He did this once before to one paw when he did something to irritate his dew claw. The pads of his feet look normal, no swelling or cracks.
And being the paranoid pet owner that I am, I'm worried that he got frostbite. How can I tell what's up?
2007-02-07
02:08:44
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