We have a rescue Chiwennie that we love dearly. Our problem with her is she licks and chews her feet and pads until they are infected and smell horrible. I know she itches, the vet gives her steroid shots, however, they wear off before she can have another shot to relieve her distress. He thinks she is allergic to grass.
What can I do to help her "naturally"? (no drugs) I do bathe her in a special shampoo that is supposed to relieve itching, that helps some. Any suggestions from the pet lover community? Thanks.
By Joyce Lambert from Nokomis, AL
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Your dog may be allergic to the fertilizer used on the grass. This is a common allergy. You can replace chemical fertilizers with organic fertilizer. I had a friend who muzzled her dog because of the chewing. Replacing the fertilizer did the trick.
Vaccines may have ruined her immune system. No more. Diet, No corn wheat or soy. Not even in her cookies. No grocery store dog food It contains so many poisons these days including euthanized pets from shelters. The euthanasia poison does not cook off. Some raw diet is best. Specialty store like a farm supply , co op even some pet groomers sell the decent foods. Cook. Mixtures of healthy food with brown rice, sweet potato, most veggies, fruits are good (NO GRAPES OR RAISINS or your dog could die) Diamond kibble is a pretty good kibble. First ingredient has to be meat. Evo and California naturals are excellent but a little pricey.
Pets do eat less because they are now satisfied. Yogurt is very good, Omega 3's are needed. Kale for the eyes. Itchy feet? Might be fungus like we get. Try athlete's foot spray. You can google many things, homemade dog food, homeopathics for vaccine poisoning, commercial ingredients in Purina(like dead pets), vaclib.org for ingredients in vaccines, corn wheat and soy genetically modified and dangers. Work on building her immune system. Don't destroy it. No steroids. Problem subsides for a short while and comes back even worse with steroids.
Both my girls use to chew their feet until they were raw and inflammed. Took them to the vet. Vet said they had allergies. Vet told me to stop giving them chicken and beef cause most dogs are allergic to these products. He said the best thing to give them is lamb, duck and sweet potato.
He also told me to give them animal fish oil, not human fish oil.
I did change their diet and started them on fish oil and in no time the itchy feet stopped and never had a problem since.
To help them out to relieve the itchy feet, I would soak their little feet in epsom salt. This stuff is great cause it draws all the toxins out of the body through the skin. Most people don't know the skin is the largest organ of the body. A word of caution, do not let your pet drink the epsom salt water.
I got a plastic container, like the ones you put under the beds but smaller, filled it up with warm water just enough to get the dog's feet soaked, put the epsom salt, then put the dog in with all four feet in the water.
Try to keep the dog in for as long as they will let you. I also got a cup and would pour the warm water on her leg which she enjoyed and helped her to stay in the water. Hopes this helps you as much as it helped me and my girls.
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