wolf82 Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 The other day i was playing with Loki and noticed a red mark on the top of one of his toes, upon closer inspection i found a wierd red rash thing, and all of the hair had fallen out inbetween his 2 toes. I then went to check all of his other toes, they were all fine until i got to one of his back feet, and i found this lump the size of a marble (cut in half) that was big red and shiney. It had 3 holes and it was oozing clear fluid with a tiny bit of blood / pus in it, i tried squeezing it incase it was some sort of cyst, but nothing came out, it isnt hard either, quite soft. I bathed it in betadine. 2 days later, i check the same toe, it looks slightly better.... Then i check his other toes. He has these lumps inbetween 90% of his toes (only 1-2 clear), they are quite a bit bigger than the original, and some are just big red lumps with no holes yet, some are so big they are pushing his toes in different directions. Some are on the surface of the skin and look like boils, and some are under the skin and are just big round lumps in the webbing of his toes. Nothing has changed in his diet latley (apart from a bit of pal wet dog food mixed in with his usual dry food, and some scraps, but he always gets scraps and has had pal wet food with his dry before). Ill be posting pics as soon as i can. I called the Vet today but they are shut, and i cant afford to rush him down to the emergincy vet, especially just after xmas. He doesnt seem to have any pain walking, and is not acting any different (but he has a huge pain tollerance) and let me squeeze and poke them. Im worried because he also has developed a lump in the back of his leg in the muscle, you can see it when he is running around, its about the size of marble and is sitting inbetween 2 muscles, you can see the lump through his skin and its quite deep when you play around with his leg and feel it. Any thoughts on the feet issue? He was going to vet next week for leg problem, but this feet thing has just cropped up. Is there any sort of diseases going around that cause this? How could i treat temporarily before vet? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttly Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Hard to know with out seeing them but sounds like an allergy reaction. If you have wandering dew, keep him out of it completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miranda Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 These sound like interdigital cysts, some breeds can be prone to them. Sometimes they're caused by foreign bodies such as grass seeds, but sometimes they just seem to occur for no reason. The pus is due to a secondary infection. From what I remember they sometimes treat them with cortisone and if they get too big they can be surgically removed but often recur. An old home remedy is to soak the feet in water and Epsom Salts for at least 5 minutes and then apply Panalog ointment. It's a very long time since I had a dog with this problem so treatment options may have improved since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf82 Posted December 26, 2006 Author Share Posted December 26, 2006 Hmm, we dont have wandering dew (i think), but we have 2 clam pool's full of dirty water that are left outside for the dogs to run through if its hot outside (the water is changed every 2 days in the clams, but our sibe will have it filthy in about 30min of us changing it. He digs the water out onto dirty, then digs in the dirt, then runs back into the clam to clean his paws. Rinse / repeat, water is black soon after we change it). Would taking him to the beach and making him walk in the salt water help? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf82 Posted December 26, 2006 Author Share Posted December 26, 2006 Shit, i just googled it. He has these in all of his toes, im stressing. They have just appeared over night. http://www.balgownievet.com.au/images/atla...paws8_small.jpg http://www.bulldogrescue.co.uk/interdigitalcyst.JPG Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffyluv Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Take your dog to a vet and have it checked over - get the cysts sent to pathology for examination to be sure they are just cysts... You can never be to cautious with lumps and bumps in my opinion. Good luck Jodie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShesaLikeableBiBear Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Looking through "Owner's Guide to Dog Health", by Lowell Ackerman: Looks very similar to Interdigital pyoderma due to sterile pyogranuloma, photographs here supplied in the book, as suggested by Miranda. Anti-inflammatories rather than anti-biotics are recommended. Seems as though a trip to emergency vet may be in order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf82 Posted December 26, 2006 Author Share Posted December 26, 2006 He is going to the vet tomorrow. Where can i get epson salts today? Any ideas? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekhbet Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 epsom salts are at the supermarkets or the chemists, even priceline or beauty shops will have them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttly Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 oh poor dog. Those pics don't look at all like allergy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf82 Posted December 26, 2006 Author Share Posted December 26, 2006 I have just read that it also might be alergy related, and to watch for these things "licking forepaw and itchy face". Well Loki quite often will lick the inside of his forepaw (normally when hes standing and after he has been outside), he will do it for 30sec - 1minute, i always put it down to him pissing on his front legs when he pee's sometimes. As for the itchy face... a lot of the time after he has had some food he will run into the living room and jump onto the sofa, he will snort like a pig and bury his head in the cushons and rub his face etc, he will do it to the edge of the sofa, your legs, anything that is soft and around at the time. Is this alergy related? Or common? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf82 Posted December 26, 2006 Author Share Posted December 26, 2006 His paws are no where near as bad as those pics, but he has them, lots of them on his toes. They have literally all came up in the last 24 hours. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttly Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Particularly after eating sardines one of mine, thge hairy avatar does that to clean her face off, she is a piglet but now knows not to do it on my carpet so uses outdoor bedding instead. Nothing to do with allergy just grooming. Same with the feet, one licks a bit but just cleaning up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf82 Posted December 26, 2006 Author Share Posted December 26, 2006 Ok, i just soaked his paws in very salty water for a good 25 minutes (filled up bath with warm to hot water and half a box of salt until water was cloudy, let it cool a bit and put him in the bath to soak while i fed him treats and talked to him lol). Rinsed his paws in fresh water and gave them a good dry with a soft towel, he is running around the house at the moment. Im going to keep him inside as much as possible so he cant get them all dirty and stuff, atleast until i see the vet tomorrow evening. Will let you know how i go tomorrow. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf82 Posted December 26, 2006 Author Share Posted December 26, 2006 Whats difference between Epsom salt and normal Sea Salt? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calliech Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 My boy Seamus get grass seeds in his toes. Cobblers pegs are the worst. They look just like those photos. He chews and licks them. I have to find the head or hole and squeeze to get the seed out which is a task keeping him still and the pus is copious. Leaves a baggy looking gaping hole. He also gets the same reaction to green ant bites but he pants much more with those as they hurt like buggery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadia Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Epsom Salts or Magnesium Chloride is a totally different substance to Sea Salt which is Sodium Chloride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 (edited) Whats difference between Epsom salt and normal Sea Salt? Epsom Salt = Magnesium Sulfate Unrefined Sea Salt contains 98% Sodium Chloride and up to 2.0%[.b] other minerals (salts) : Epsom salts and other Magnesium salts, Calcium salts, Potassium (Kalium) salts, Manganese salts, Phosphorus salts, Iodine salts, .. all together over 100 minerals composed of 80 chemical elements... Edited December 26, 2006 by Erny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffles Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Please let us know how you go at the Vets today!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReXy Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 my old border collie , had one of the big lumps one day,, it turned out to be a grass seed,, left a huge nasty lump and hole very red and raw looking with pussy stuff too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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