Comments on: Natural Herbal Remedies For Dogs http://www.smalldogsparadise.com/alternative-treatments/natural-herbal-remedies-for-dogs/ Holistic Approach to Pampering Small Dogs Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:33:42 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Renée http://www.smalldogsparadise.com/alternative-treatments/natural-herbal-remedies-for-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-29120 Renée Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:43:38 +0000 http://www.smalldogsparadise.com/alternative-treatments/natural-herbal-remedies-for-dogs/#comment-29120 Hi Cindy, Have you consulted a Holistic veterinarian? I personally think removing a toe is a bit of a drastic move. It's best to get a second opinion. When you said biting, do you mean excessive licking or chewing? Dogs will often lick their feet just to clean them and often this is just a house-keeping issue. Do you walk your dog on concrete pavement or on grass? They are neither good nor bad for dogs, but some paws don't do well on concrete flooring as it wears their paws’ skin off and some dogs are allergic to grasses and they will lick or chew excessively. When dogs lick or chew their paws excessively can cause a secondary infection—looks like in your dog's case. What I suggest you do in the meantime before going to a holistic vet is to clip all the fur between the feet. Wash them thoroughly after each walk to prevent any offending allergens. You might want to clean her bedding area and vacuum the house thoroughly. Here is an article I wrote on <a href="http://www.smalldogsparadise.com/case-studies/dog-allergy-am-i-doomed/" rel="nofollow">dog allergy</a>. Hope this helps! P.S. To be notified of the following comment, just check on the box below the submit button. You can always unsubcribe it later. Hi Cindy,

Have you consulted a Holistic veterinarian? I personally think removing a toe is a bit of a drastic move. It’s best to get a second opinion.

When you said biting, do you mean excessive licking or chewing? Dogs will often lick their feet just to clean them and often this is just a house-keeping issue.

Do you walk your dog on concrete pavement or on grass? They are neither good nor bad for dogs, but some paws don’t do well on concrete flooring as it wears their paws’ skin off and some dogs are allergic to grasses and they will lick or chew excessively.

When dogs lick or chew their paws excessively can cause a secondary infection—looks like in your dog’s case. What I suggest you do in the meantime before going to a holistic vet is to clip all the fur between the feet. Wash them thoroughly after each walk to prevent any offending allergens. You might want to clean her bedding area and vacuum the house thoroughly. Here is an article I wrote on dog allergy.

Hope this helps!

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]]> By: Cindy http://www.smalldogsparadise.com/alternative-treatments/natural-herbal-remedies-for-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-28289 Cindy Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:33:30 +0000 http://www.smalldogsparadise.com/alternative-treatments/natural-herbal-remedies-for-dogs/#comment-28289 Sorry, I met to type paw instead of pay. Cindy Sorry, I met to type paw instead of pay.

Cindy

]]> By: Cindy http://www.smalldogsparadise.com/alternative-treatments/natural-herbal-remedies-for-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-28288 Cindy Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:31:32 +0000 http://www.smalldogsparadise.com/alternative-treatments/natural-herbal-remedies-for-dogs/#comment-28288 I am interested in Hollistic Remedies right now as my veterinarian told us that our 2 year old Shi tzu/schanuzer mix will have to have surgery next week and they may have to remove one of her toes. Our dog has been biting her pay for weeks now, and we took her to the vet last week and they told us they thought it was an allergy of some kind. Now, a week later she has a large red lump between her toes. The vet took and x-ray of her foot, blood work and a chest x-ray and said everything was normal. He said he didn't see any foreigh object in the lump, although there was some pus in the foot. He also said this would be exploratory surgery, and couldn't guarantee that they would find anything. The vet also said it could be some kind of bacterial thing that could travel in her body if not treated properly and quickly. Is there an herb/remedy that could draw something out of an infected area? Please let me know. Surgery is my last resort. T Thank you, Cindy I am interested in Hollistic Remedies right now as my veterinarian told us that our 2 year old Shi tzu/schanuzer mix will have to have surgery next week and they may have to remove one of her toes. Our dog has been biting her pay for weeks now, and we took her to the vet last week and they told us they thought it was an allergy of some kind. Now, a week later she has a large red lump between her toes. The vet took and x-ray of her foot, blood work and a chest x-ray and said everything was normal. He said he didn’t see any foreigh object in the lump, although there was some pus in the foot. He also said this would be exploratory surgery, and couldn’t guarantee that they would find anything. The vet also said it could be some kind of bacterial thing that could travel in her body if not treated properly and quickly. Is there an herb/remedy that could draw something out of an infected area? Please let me know. Surgery is my last resort. T

Thank you,

Cindy

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