what could be the cause?

Question

ive a staffordshire bull terrier she is 3yrs old now. what i would like to no is what could be causing her to constantly chew and lick her paws?she makes them really sore and some times bleed if any one could help me id be really gratefull and also if there is a way that i could help stop her from doing it?

Answer 1

This is a symptom of allergies. Dogs can get seasonal allergies too, and often their paws get itchy or irritated. Go to the vet and they can give your dog a cortisone shot to help the itching, and medication you can give to help.

Answer 2

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The new puppy is certainly one of the most adorable and cuddly creatures that has ever been created. It is the most natural thing in the world to shower it with love and affection. However, at the same time it is important to realize that if you want to have a well trained adult dog, you need to begin the training process right away. The dog, like its related ancestor, the wolf, is a pack animal. One of the features of a pack is that it has a single dominant leader. Your new puppy is going to want that leader to be you, but if you do not assume that role from the very beginning, the puppy’s instincts will push him to become the leader.

The most important thing to remember about training the puppy during its first six months of life is that it must see you as the leader of the family pack. The essential thing is gaining the trust and the respect of the puppy from the beginning. You will not do this by allowing the puppy to do whatever it wants to do whenever it wants to do it. On the other hand, a certain amount of patience is required. Most people err in their early training by going to extremes one way or the other. Although you need to begin the basic training process at once, you can not expect your dog to do too much at first. Basic obedience training is fine and should include simple commands like sit, stay, and come. Remember that trying to teach the dog advanced obedience techniques when it is a puppy is much like trying to teach a five year old child algebra.

It is also important to restrain from cruel or abusive treatment of the puppy. You can not beat obedience into your dog, and it certainly is not going to engender feeling of respect and trust. House breaking is an area where this usually becomes a problem because of the anger that is triggered when the puppy fails and creates a mess inside the home. Although this issue must be addressed without anger, it most be addressed. If you allow the puppy to eliminate inside the house, it will continue to do so as an adult dog. The same thing is true of other destructive or dangerous behavior such as chewing and biting. Do not expect the puppy to grow out of it. You are going to need to train the puppy out of it, but you should do so firmly but with a sense of play and fun using positive reinforcement and lots of love and praise for good behavior.

Answer 3

This time of year when the dog goes out it might be getting bitten between the toes by insects. My dog gets that. You should treat the dog with an insecticide , but you don't want the dog licking that ,so for a day or so I put one of those collars like a lamp shade on my dog, just until the irritation goes. Or you can get a lotion from a pet shop to wash the paws with.

Answer 4

I have a staffy myself and had a similar problem , the chewing can be from boredom make sure you have a lot of different toy`s /ball`s /rubber ring`s for the dog to play with having just one toy and the dog will get bored , ( dog`s tend to chew more than the bitches do ), but there is a spray you can buy to stop it chewing the furniture you just spray it on the selected area ! as regards to the paws , could be a number of things ,mine had a reaction to it`s urine if it stood in it after it had a wee , does it get walked regular ? if not the pads don`t get used to the different texture`s of the outside surroundings ( if it`s mainly inside it`s pads will remain sensitive ) best thing to do is seek the advice of a vet on the paws thing , good luck ...............................

Answer 5

Many possibilities!! It could be stress, allergy or habit. You can get oatmeal or antifungal shampoo from the vets - something like epi-soothe or pyoderm - both will help relieve her discomfort. If that doesn't help, get an allergy test done at the vets. If its habit, you could try a buster collar so she can't lick at her paws for a few weeks, or tell her 'no' as she is doing it. It sounds more like an allergy to me though. Good luck!!

Answer 6

i would take the dog to the vets and get a blood test done if all is clear maybe try a hypo allergenic feed the vet can point you in the right direction if you have used something new in the house cleaner etc this could be the cause as it could be an allergic reaction to something that they have come into contact with the vet will be able to help first and formost

Answer 7

Its possible she may have the begining of demodex or scarcoptes (mites), but it really sounds like she may have allergies. That can be an aray of things, from grass allergies to food allergies. Its important to take your pup to the vet, so they can help aliviate her pain and discomfort. It could be a simple skin infection, mites, or allergies. I wish you all the best because it can be a bit of a headache figuring this out. My boxer has the same problem and it turned out to be a chronic skin infection. We manage it now with soaps and constant up keep to prevent the skin infection from becoming full blown. Good luck

Answer 8

The animal for some reason is under stress. A vet can prescribe a mild tranquilizer to administer until the behavior ceases. Good Luck

Answer 9

Allergies. Have your vet run a blood test to find out what she's allergic to. It could be food related or it could be airborne. If it's food related, that can be easily addressed with a change of diet. If it's airborne, that's more difficult. Shots, and meds like Atopica coupled with Ketokonisal will help.

Answer 10

My dog had what the vet called sarcoptic(?) mange. He chewed the heck out of his hindquarters. I had to take him to the vet periodically for cortisone shots and give him coal tar shampoo baths. It didn't stop until we moved to a different state. Go figure. But by that time, he had chewed on himself so much, his hindquarters never did recover fully. He remained partially bald there.