my rotty licks his foot untill it is sore, hav taken him to the vets they just give me cream. that does nothin

Answer 1

take him to a different Vet. some vets just aren't terribly thorough. he obviously has something on his foot that is irritating him or it hurts for some reason. get a second opinion.

Answer 2

KG is correct. Sounds like a food allergy.
Vaccinations are causing these problems. High IgE levels in people mean that the person has an allergy. Dogs have been studied after receiving vaccines and found to have extremely high IgE levels.
We are and have been over vaccinating our dogs for 50 years. The people who invented the shots did not do a duration of immunity, just assumed that they should be given every year. A study was done and published in 1999 by Dr. Ron Schultz. The vaccinations are good for many, many years.
http://svmweb.vetmed.wisc.edu/articles/68/5/39
http://www.news.wisc.edu/releases/8413.html

Answer 3

Sounds like a food allergy. Start out by giving him immediate releif with benedryl. Then take one item out of his diet at a time for 1 month and see if you can spot it. For example, start with corn as that is the most common. Make sure none of the food you give him for a month (and this includes treats) has corn or a corn product. Next most common is wheat, then beef, then chicken. At least when you go back to the vet and the mention allergy testing, you have done that much and saved that much in vet visits.

Answer 4

Change his food to a different protein source like lamb and rice or beef and rice or chicken and rice something he isnt eating already(check the ingredients on his food). Chewing of the feet can be a sign of food allergy my dog used to do the same thing and get ear infections also, my vet did the same thing giving me that stupid cream it doesnt work because it is only treating the symptoms. After changing the food it will take about 4 weeks to notice a difference but it worked for my dog!! Check out this site for more information on food allergies....... http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_food_allergies.html

Answer 5

My rottie does the same thing.My vet calls it hot spots-basically he does it when he's bored.The BEST thing to use on it is tooth ache medicine. It will stop licking and it will heal up.My dog had licked so much the vet didn't think the hair would grow back but it did.You will have to do it until he thinks it's always on there.Over time IT WILL WORK!

Answer 6

Are you playing with him? Are you leaving him alone for long periods of time? Are you hitting him or yelling at him? Are you giving him attention frequently? Is he nervous alot about something? Is there another dog or person who picks on him? Is he healthy overall? Is he being fed high quality food, regularly?

This can be a sign of an environmental psychological stress and not a medical condition. Animals in zoos can have similar behaviours due to the stress.

Answer 7

It is a "lick granuloma". The dogs that do this are usually ones that need more mental stimulation and may have obsessive tendencies. He may need medication also. Try more exercise and toys that make him work for a while. Sometimes steroids are needed to take the inflammation out and let it start healing!!!

Answer 8

sounds like your dog may have either an obsessive (neurological) habit and creating what is called a "acral lick granuloma" or he has an inhaled allergic condtion called Atopy, OR a food allergy. You need to go an allergist and get him an oral medication like an antihistamine (Chlorpheniramine, Hydroxyzine, etc..) or you may need to change his food to a hydrolyzed soy protein diet. Either way, he needs to see a DVM that can talk to you about ALLERGIES, not just a foot problem.

good luck!

Answer 9

My rotty does it too, he licks it for hours if you let him. I think it's just something they do, my dog doesnt get sores on his paw but he likes doingit, i just dont like the noise it makes..

Answer 10

my rottie did that aswell, perhaps there is a thorn or a burn on his foot.