i've got a bichon frise who is just over a year old.
his back paws in between his nails are extremly red he keeps chewing them,also he keeps biting a specific part on his back - i noticed this as his coat is dyed red from his dirty mouth (if u know what i mean.
well anyways i brought him to my vet and he has no fleas or anything like that .
she wants to take scrapings of his back paws for tests and his back.
does anyone out there know what this is???
2007-10-09 02:21:23 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
could be mange mite, i know they do skin scrapings to test for that.
2007-10-09 02:24:23 · answer #1 · answered by Vickie H 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Well - that's why the vet wants to take scrapings, to find out what it is!! If we could just tell you over the internet, without even seeing the dog, there would be no point in vets or diagnostic tests existing, would there?
Keep working with the vet to find out what this is. It could be parasites or an infection, or it could be allergies - in which case you'll need to work at finding out exactly what the dog is allergic to so you know what to avoid. Please don't start following the advice of people on here, you don't know who they are or what their credentials are so it would be dangerous thing to do.
Chalice
2007-10-09 06:00:21 · answer #2 · answered by Chalice 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds very similar to what one of my dogs had, it turned out to be sarcoptic mange! Its relatively easy to treat once diagnosed but dont worry about it and just wait for your vet to get back with the results of the scrape!! my money is on this
2007-10-10 11:30:36 · answer #3 · answered by mase183 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mums dog used to do this, the red isnt from his dirty mouth, its just what happens, the vet told my mum is was a nervous thing, and a habit, it used to come and go, and get better and worse again, they never did find out what caused it, but we used to put bitter apple spray on his back, which would discourage him from biting it.
2007-10-09 11:19:58 · answer #4 · answered by magpyre 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A skin infection prob a fungal one. Skin scrapings are the easiest way to tell what organism is involved. Suggest do it now as some of these skin probs take months to heal completely
2007-10-09 11:21:20 · answer #5 · answered by Andelusional 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The lady vet wants to take some scrapings, she is suspecting of mange mite infestation in your dog...
2007-10-09 02:48:24 · answer #6 · answered by Belgian Blue 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
had the same problem with my German Shep / lab cross . it sounds like mange. the vets took skin samples then gave us antibiotics to deal with the infection . then gave us STRONG HOLD , which treats mange mite / fleas and other dog passengers. STRONG HOLD is a liquid best applied monthly (£20. a time ) tis stops mange / fleas and all the rest of them getting attached.
good luck
2007-10-09 02:42:41 · answer #7 · answered by les.shanks 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dogs are prone to skin allergies ... Its sounds to me like "hot spots" this is a skin condition that both dogs and cats can get
Basically it causes one or more spots to itch .. this causing the dog to continuously chew and scratch the same spot until it literally gets raw ... this causes the dog to then continuously lick that spot because it feels hot (hot spots).. and because the dog is licking it, it does not heal .. it stays really wet and raw ..
You can go to your local pet store and get ointments for this ... I use bag balm for my guy .. he unfortunately has realllly bad allergies .. and hot spots are something I have to deal with alll the time
Good luck to you and your dog!!
2007-10-09 02:36:13 · answer #8 · answered by Stephanie 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
quite often if they have an ear infection or ear mites and they scratch their ears then it makes their paws itch too, failing that it could be an allergy. but your vet will find out
2007-10-09 02:27:52 · answer #9 · answered by SUE G online 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree with your vet, that a skin scraping is in order. What are you feeding your dog?
http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/
2007-10-09 02:45:36 · answer #10 · answered by Misa M 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋