Constant Licking of Paws

craft1948 | 11:05 Fri 16th Oct 2009 | Pets

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My 3 year old Westie is constantly washing his paws........the sound is disgusting.
Because of this his feet and around his mouth are coloured browny/peach and the dog groomer told me this was due to his saliva content and suggested I changed his food.
He has now been on his new food for 6 months but with no improvement whatsoever........any ideas as to why the constant foot washing?

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albaqwerty

it could just be habit.
Have you taken him to vets? He is walking ok and not occasionally limping?

craft1948

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hi alba.......no he's perfectly healthy. I adopted him a year ago and he's always done this........I assume he always has as his paws and mouth were brown when I got him.

albaqwerty

must be a habit, each has their own little idiocyncracies which is why we love 'em
or how ever it's spelt :D
When my pooch licks you know where, the sound is gross! not ladylike at all lol

ELVIS68

My 3 yr old terrier does it t, and `chews` his back paws for hours, and I agree the sound is annoying

craft1948

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alba Casper is what my mum would have called a 'slobber gob'.............it even wakes me up during the night...

albaqwerty

when you tell them to shurrup, it's the look with those brown eyes and the twitch of the tail, would melt a heart of stone. :)
glad he's healthy (well of course he is but hope you know what I mean)

redman41

Hi craft !
Sorry to butt-in on your Thread, but was wondering if he has developed some sort of allergy (Skin).Maybe next time you visit the Vet you could specifically ask him/her to look at his feet.
Do Dogs get such things as Dermatitis ? I'm no expert, just a thought.

craft1948

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Casper is so butch if you tell him off he just gives you a look and totally bloody ignores you......he is quite hilarious actually

craft1948

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redman Westies are prone to skin rashes and he does have one on his lower back but doesn't scratch very often.........you can't really tell on his feet. As he's due for a hair cut next Monday I'll ask the dog groomer if she can see anything, if not I guess it will be the vet.........£££ signs flashing again.....

albaqwerty

please let us know craft :D
would he like one of lucy's rawhide bones ?

craft1948

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alba............he'd probably like Lucy.....

albaqwerty

she's a lurcher cross (don't know why she is cross but there you go)
she's so dim, she'd let him !!