What's the best thing to use to clean saliva stains (reddish brown color) on my dogs feet ?

Question

This may sound strange but my dog bites her toe nails (the two in the middle) on each of her hind feet! I never have to clip those four nails. Where she chews on them is a really nasty looking reddish-brown color. Could someone please tell me the best thing to use to clean them???

Answer 1

Research a product called "Angel Eyes." It's for tear stains and discoloration of the coat around the ears, eyes, feet, bottom, and tail. It's pricey but it works incredibly well. The other users are right by the way, you can't clean it, you have to solve the problem and then clip it. It's not about the saliva though, it's actaully about the fur, and how the oxidation sticks to the iron, just like rust on a car. No other product out there works, I can tell you from lots of experience with snow white Westies and failed attempts with everything else I could find. Angel Eyes works, and if you use it right will work forever. If it's a little too much for your budget, here's another little known remedy; buy a bag of frozen peas and keep it in the freezer and give your dog two or three a day. It's a lot cheaper and takes a little longer to completely eradicate the stains, but I assure it does infact work. Good luck!

Answer 2

Its actually a very common problem.
More than likely allergies are causing her feet to itch.
It affects their feet and yes all around the toe nail.
Usually a yeast infection is a secondary infection following the allergies. That will cause her feet to itch like crazy, so she chews on them and the saliva from her mouth stains the fur.
The only way to get rid of the brown stain on the fur is to shave the fur, and find out what she is allergic to. Hopefully after the allergen has been identified and eliminated, she will stop chewing her feet and nails.

It may seem hard to believe this, if youve never heard of it...
BUT the food she is eating is more than likely the problem.
There are alot of things in commercial dog food that dogs develop allergies to.

I think you should try switching over to a premium dog food such as Wellness fish & sweet potatoe.
Better yet, do a google search on dog food allergies.
You will be AMAZED at the things you learn on this subject if you do a little research on the subject. Give it a try!
Good luck.

Answer 3

You could try a paste of hydrogen peroxide and baking soda.Put it on and let it sit for 10 minutes ( don't let the dog lick it off-it will make her vomit),then wash it with a mild shampoo and rinse well.My dog does this,too,but she doesn't bite her nails,just licks her front paws.It's not terribly stained,though,and comes off with a good bath.

Answer 4

They don't clean. If your dog is still biting them, you need to solve that problem and then worry about the stain. Cutting the fur is about the only thing that works.

Answer 5

The stain on her feet is from the bacteria in her mouth transerfing in the saliva. Once it stains, it's there for good. all you can do is shave off the hair there, and keep her from biting her nails.

Answer 6

the problem is common and is often caused by food allergies.. read your ingredients list
avoid CORN, BEEF, PORK, SOY, WHEAT, and "MeatMeal" (mystery meat - any dead animal)..

typically any foods from grocery store and Wal Mart are crap - loaded with known problem causers...

fix the cause first.. they deal with the symptom.. even once you have switched to a better food - her habit may still keep her chewing - spray with BITTER APPLE Spray.. then once she has stopped - wash her paws in stain removing dog shampoo from pet store...

Answer 7

Are you sure it's not blood? Clip the nails yourself regularly so the dog won't be nibbling