When will this stop? Jasper has been tormented by the itchies. It started in July. Just licking his paws a little. Then it turned into full blown chewing & biting his feet. I sware he's going to rip his feet right off his legs. He is raw fed. He's been on commercial raw (Nature's Variety, Aunt Jeni's, Abady ) and homemade raw recipe. I did an elimination diet with just raw turkey and sweet potato. He is given Coconut oil for the omega's, Thorne Small Animal Antioxidant, probiotics, enzymes. My gut instinct is it is environmental not a food allergy. He walks one mile every day, trains 5 days a week in obedience, brushed & massaged every other day, bathed in oxyfresh shampoo weekly or every other week.
He's been seen by a holistic vet. He was given a chinese herb and homeopathy remedy. She also did accupunture with homeotox injections at the accupressure sites. I want to stay away from predisone since it suppresses the immune system.
Any suggestions/ideas?
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Bailey & Jasper
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Have you tried wiping his feet & legs after he comes in from outside? Summers almost over, so hopefully this goes away with the change of seasons.
Your right. When I came back from our walks at the park, I would put him in the tub and rinse off or wash his feet. This lasted about one week. He gave me those eyes and I gave in to him. He hates being washed but tolerates it. No matter what food he's on, he is licking so it's got to be environmental.
Thanks Jesse. I'm going back to washing his feet/lower legs daily after our walks. Giving him a bath once a week does not take care of his feet when we walk just about everyday in grass/plants through woods and trail.
Sidney just loves to put his front paws up on the tub and watch Jasper while he gets a bath or his paws washed. Actually he wants to jump in with him and play. Sidney just loves water. He must be part fish.
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