Advice/Help Needed!

[Rey27 83]

...Ok, here is my problem:-

My 3year old Patterdale bitch keeps biting and pulling the hairs out from her front left paw & back left paw. she draws blood sometimes from the front left paw & even started biting her pad a little. i have soaked them in salt water, and put an antiseptic on them, but doesn't seem to have worked.

 

So my questions are:-

Any ideas why she is doing this?

best way to treat it?(preferably without going to a vet)

 

any advice or help welcome!

cheers!!

Rey27

[sallie 67]

sometimes these things can start from boredom in the kennel or house. Have you perhaps worked or exercised her less this last month or so?

[Cold Ethyl 63]

Shave it then give her piriton and keep it clean with savlon wound wash works wonders and seems to heal things nice and quick a little vaseline will put her off chewing it and keep dirt out of it.

[Rey27 83]

thanks for the advice guys!! ill give it a try. (no not worked or exercised her less, thats why i was unsure why it was happening. she gets 3walks a day, Dig once a week if i can & rabbiting/ratting whenever i have a spare second )