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Dog keeps licking shaved paw, it's red and sore looking?

  • 17-04-2012 08:37PM
    #1
    CookieMonster.x
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,049 ✭✭✭


    Last week my dog had to have blood taken and so a part of his paw was shaved. He was licking it a lot but I thought he was just missing the hair. Now it's red and bit yellow at the edge (could be his hair stubble though). Just a while ago he was pulling at the hair on the other side of his paw.
    Could it just be that it's itchy growing back? Ringing the vet tomorrow anyway so will ask then but just wondering if it's ok.
    Thanks.


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  • #2
    DBB
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 9,833 Mod ✭✭✭✭DBB


    Do you mean the little wound where the needle went in is yellow around the edges? Yellow means infection! So yes, the vet needs to see the dog.
    In any case, you need to act quickly as licking at a wound constantly can set up a compulsive disorder where the dog keeps licking long after the wound has healed, and this can be difficult to treat because it becomes psychological, as opposed to physical. What's more, healing takes a lot longer if the dog won't leave the wound alone.
    Please don't allow your vet to just put a buster collar on the dog to prevent licking... Get pain meds and a topical cream to aid healing and take the itch away. Personally, I highly recommend Intrasite gel, which you'll get over the counter from the chemist. It's expensive but extremely good stuff to speed up healing and prevent infection.


  • #3
    CookieMonster.x
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,049 ✭✭✭CookieMonster.x


    DBB wrote: »
    Do you mean the little wound where the needle went in is yellow around the edges? Yellow means infection! So yes, the vet needs to see the dog.
    In any case, you need to act quickly as licking at a wound constantly can set up a compulsive disorder where the dog keeps licking long after the wound has healed, and this can be difficult to treat because it becomes psychological, as opposed to physical. What's more, healing takes a lot longer if the dog won't leave the wound alone.
    Please don't allow your vet to just put a buster collar on the dog to prevent licking... Get pain meds and a topical cream to aid healing and take the itch away. Personally, I highly recommend Intrasite gel, which you'll get over the counter from the chemist. It's expensive but extremely good stuff to speed up healing and prevent infection.
    It's actually not yellow, must have been his hair maybe. There's a large very red patch where his hair was shaved. It looks like the hair isn't growing there but it is on the surrounding areas. He isn't constantly licking it but still licks a fair amount I'd say.


  • #4
    golden8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 392 ✭✭golden8


    It could be that hair rash due to the short hair you could try aloe vera on the area that could calm the skin. You could get a collar to try and stop the habit forming of licking the paw.


  • #5
    paultf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 974 ✭✭✭paultf


    CookieMonster.x wrote: »
    Last week my dog had to have blood taken and so a part of his paw was shaved. He was licking it a lot....

    I had the same problem recently. The buster collar for 5 days worked for me. There are some other suggestions in this thread:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=76976006


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