My 7 year old husky/ corgi keeps biting her paws open till they bleed and become horribly raw, what can i do?

Question

We believe it's because her owner leaves for work and she does it out of nervousness. I really need help to prevent this, she bites her paws open and digs her ears until they bleed. She WON'T let her put medicine on it and when we try she attacks us. We tried a muzzle. She is doing it right now unfortunately. Because her owner is gone. She also does it sometimes when she is here we don't understand. I've never heard of anyone having this problem and i need advice on healing her paws and preventing her from doing it to herself. :(

Answer 1

Have a veterinarian check her out. It may be allergies causing her skin to irritate her.

Answer 2

First, how did you get a husky/corgi mix? Huskies are so much larger than Corgis...I bet she's adorable though.
You most definitely need to take her to the vet to find out exactly what is wrong with her. It could be medical, psychological, or behavoiral. I have one dog with seperation anxiety, and another has obsessive compulsive disorder. And yet another chews non stop because she has allergies. There could be any number of reasons that she is doing these things.
If it is allergies, try washing her feet every time she comes in from outside. You can also give her a Benadryl, make sure it is just an antihistimine and does NOT contain a decongestant. Decongestants are dangerous to dogs.
If it's seperation anxiety, or OCD, or something psychological it is a much more difficult problem to correct. This requires hours and hours of desensitization training. There are a couple of meds you can get from your vet such as Clomicalm or Prozac to assist you through the training process.
Talk to your vet first then maybe contact a trainer like www.barkbusters.com

Good Luck!

Answer 3

If it isn't a varmint problem, she probably is suffering some neuroses from being left alone. How much time do you spend with your dog when you come home? Does the dog get to go on lengthy walks with you? If problem exists, you might want to get the funny looking collars that go around their necks and keep them from chewing on any body part. I think you have a bored dog. The owner or who cares for the dog needs to put in a little more time exercising and playing with dog. Maybe with a little more love and luck she will out grow this. Good luck.

Answer 4

My aunt's dog does this, and she asked her vet about it (and then it was on the show "the Dog Whisperer" which talks about dog behavior).... it means the dog is either nervous or depressed. It may very well be her way of showing she is upset with her owner. My aunt's dog also does it sometimes when my aunt is here. I dont know why.
Anyway, what we've done is wrapped the paw up with guaze, and she won't chew on it. You may need to put some medication on the guaze if it's that raw though.
PS. It doesn't only happen in the summer.

Answer 5

If you cannot approach the dog you may have to have the owner help you out. What you can do is put the same stuff parents put on their kids fingernails/fingers to keep from biting them. I recently heard this on the "Howie Carr" show in Boston on talk radio. It is definately because the dog is nervous.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

It sounds like allergies, maybe try getting some allergy shampoo, and Benadryl (call the vet for a doseage) it really sounds like allergies, could be to grass or food. My dog has same symptoms and is on allergy pills.

Answer 8

take it to the vet and give hime a shot and he will stop in about 1 day or 2 ! It only happens in the summer!

Answer 9

she probably have mites or scabies
take her to a vet so they can dip her in medication
its the only way to relieve her.my dog had it done and
shes all good now

Answer 10

Is she being abused? There is some emotional issue to this and you need to find out what it is. I would call the ASPCA to check it out. (they do not put animals to sleep)