t-time Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Just asking the question makes it sound like I'm worried about it but honestly - I'm just curious With all the talk of allergies, red legs thread and the thousand on "itchy dog", "saliva stains" etc I did have a thought that paw licking and chewing could simply be itchy feet. What causes itchy feet - well, tinea does amongst other things Yes, yes, could be anything including allergy or anxiety etc etc But, particularly to the vets out there - Can dogs get tinea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappie Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Technically yes Tinea is region specific name for a fungal infection of the skin, often with one of the organisms that causes ringworm. Dogs (and cats / horses / cattle etc) can certainly have ringworm (dermatophytes like Trichyphyton and Microsporum spp) infections, some of the organisms are common between people and animals and some affect particular species. However, the organism most commonly associated with itchy feet and as a secondary infection with allergies is Malassezia pachydermatis, which is a fungus that behaves like a yeast (so usually just referred to as a yeast infection). So yes, they can get "tinea" as ringworm, but it's not associated with itchy feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilly Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Our GSD has particularly smelly feet. Our vet suggested it was similar to tinea. They suggested we soak his feet in a solution of Malaseb for about 10 minutes but we found getting him to sit still for even 5 minutes was imposible. We ended up wetting his feet and then rolling him on his back and rubbing the malaseb directly into his feet. After 5 to 10 minutes of that we just rinsed his feet. It only too 2 or 3 applications to notice a big improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitKat Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Tilly - I can just imagine the big boofer laying there on his back...feet in the air...waiting for his foot massage :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangerineDream Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Tango gets odd front feet occasionally, not sure what it is, just a general pinkness in the webbing, but if I weas them occasionally in pHisoHex (yep, that stuff we all used as teenagers) it disappears overnight..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First Time Puppy Owner Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Tilly - I can just imagine the big boofer laying there on his back...feet in the air...waiting for his foot massage ;) I was imagining the same thing ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belijae Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Forge had a discoloured nail, which the vet said was a fungal infection, like tinea and suggested the stuff you would treat your own foot with from the chemist. We were at the pharmacy and the lady asked us some question, we said 'dunno, our vet said to get it or the dog' she said "oh, that's so sweet!"... I don't know what was sweet about it, but she thought so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptolomy Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 A yeast infection looks like brown coffee grains and yes dogs can get a yeast infection of the feet - its a bit like a bad case of thrush Washing the feet twice a week in malaseb will help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-time Posted January 9, 2008 Author Share Posted January 9, 2008 Thank for all the replies! The hilarity was not something I was expecting! Thankfully, touch wood - the only times my girls chew their feet is when they've got Cobbler's Pegs stuck in their coat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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