I know everyone is probably sick of allergy threads, but my poor dog is chewing her feet raw and I'm at a loss. We did go to the vet and she was checked out for fungus and all the other fun stuff and we left with an "allergies" diagnosis.
While giving Sookie a good bath and brushing today I found her skin to be quite dry and brushing created white dandruf. Despite the dry skin the chewing and obvious irritation is limited to the paws.
Gr$#@! has not been treated with anything since I moved in (September or so I believe) and the landlord said he was never told the last renter did anything (he also had a dog though which I would $#@!ume would make someone not want to chemicle their yard). I've also washed all bedding, mopped my floors, and in general done the crazy cleaning thing on anything I can think of indoors that may cause irritation on her feet.
The obvious irritation of the feet makes me think environmental but because of the dry skin I wonder if food allergies might be a problem anyway; she's eating Taste of the Wild kibble (we are 3 weeks into a switch from the high prairie formula to pacific stream: the issue is my reason for trying a new formula), and while I've considered switching to a new brand I've never been sure what else I can get that high of quality and still only spend about $28 on a bag every 3 weeks.
Any knowledge ya'll could send my way? I'm not sure what's my best course of action at this point.
While giving Sookie a good bath and brushing today I found her skin to be quite dry and brushing created white dandruf. Despite the dry skin the chewing and obvious irritation is limited to the paws.
Gr$#@! has not been treated with anything since I moved in (September or so I believe) and the landlord said he was never told the last renter did anything (he also had a dog though which I would $#@!ume would make someone not want to chemicle their yard). I've also washed all bedding, mopped my floors, and in general done the crazy cleaning thing on anything I can think of indoors that may cause irritation on her feet.
The obvious irritation of the feet makes me think environmental but because of the dry skin I wonder if food allergies might be a problem anyway; she's eating Taste of the Wild kibble (we are 3 weeks into a switch from the high prairie formula to pacific stream: the issue is my reason for trying a new formula), and while I've considered switching to a new brand I've never been sure what else I can get that high of quality and still only spend about $28 on a bag every 3 weeks.
Any knowledge ya'll could send my way? I'm not sure what's my best course of action at this point.
Itchy feet
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