Need help with dogs foot

GS540

Hello all,

My dog has these balled patches on his paws. http://imgur.com/a/fDwKJ <-- pictures to give you a better idea.

Any help would be great

Thanks

Cherry Blossom

You will need to take the dog to a vet for a proper diagnosis and treatment.

In my highly unqualified opinion it looks like ringworm which means no contact with other animals or kids until it has been properly treated and has completely cleared up.

It also be any number of other problems.

anniehoo

I agree it looks very like ringworm have a look at this image of it:



Straight to your vet asap as its highly contagious as mentioned above to both animals and humans.

andreac

Vet deffo as soon as you can. That looks like ring worm or something that needs treated by a vet. It also looks like it had been there for a while too so I would get treatment as I'm sure it's sore and irritating for the dog.

Sigma Force

Ouchy yeh looks like ringworm, deffo be careful with washing hands and his bedding and washing floors etc. until it clears up. It's not the end of the world if you get it but it's a nuisance if you do.

In the mean time if you have a good quality lavender oil dilute it with water..not sure how much but there's no harm in making a weak solution until you can get to a vet. E.g. put two drops of lavender oil in to a glass of water and dab the sores with it, lavender oil is on of the safer oils with dogs and has anti fungal properties.

GS540

Thanks for the info guys. I will try take him to the vet asap. money is pretty tight at the moment though

andreac

You can't leave this any longer, it's highly contagious and can spread quickly so you need to get it sorted sooner rather than later.

GS540

andreac wrote: »

You can't leave this any longer, it's highly contagious and can spread quickly so you need to get it sorted sooner rather than later.

I do understand what you're saying and am grateful for your help on the problem but I am only 16. I tried to convince my parents about taking him to the vet and they said no. I am sorry. They did say they had some stuff they got from the vet awhile back that we can use on it 2moro. Its for ring worms.

andreac

You need to plead with your parents to bring the dog to the vet, show them this thread if necessary. The vet needs to diagnose exactly what it is, you shouldn't be,self diagnosing as you could do more harm than good. If it is ring worm it needs specialised treatment. It is also very contagious and can be passed on to people too.

GS540

andreac wrote: »

You need, o plead with your parents to bring the dog to the vet, show them this thread if necessary. The vet needs to diagnose exactly what it is, you shouldn't be,self diagnosing as you could do more harm than good. If it is ring worm it needs,specialised treatment. It is also very contagious and can be passed on to people too.

I will try more tomorrow. I don't like seeing my dog in pain.

anniehoo

Are you in Dublin and an area that the Blue Cross vans go to?

If your parents wont pay for treatment, get some Betadine ointment in a chemist, its fairly cheap and clean the infected areas well. How long have they been there? Explain to your parents that it can be passed to humans too.

The Sweeper

GS540 wrote: »

I do understand what you're saying and am grateful for your help on the problem but I am only 16. I tried to convince my parents about taking him to the vet and they said no. I am sorry. They did say they had some stuff they got from the vet awhile back that we can use on it 2moro. Its for ring worms.

Hey GS540 - be careful, ringworm isn't a worm. Round worm and ringworm aren't the same thing. Round worm and tapeworm are parasites that inhabit the dog's gut and can be treated with a topical spot-on on the back of the neck, or with a worm tablet. I'll bet your parents have something like a worm tablet and that'll do nothing for ringworm.

Ringworm is a fungal infection of the skin and hair. The hair shaft becomes brittle and breaks off at the skin leaving round bald patches. Problem is that the skin flakes and broken off hairs contain the fungal spores and it can be spread to humans through contact with that.

The vet diagnoses ringworm with a woods lamp (an ultraviolet lamp) and certain types of ringworm, the fungus glows under the lamp.

If you absolutely HAVE to treat this at home, and your parents are refusing point blank to go to the vet:

• Wear gloves when handling the dog.
• Clip the hair around the ringworm patches.
• Apply neat betadine, or hibiscrub (you'll get betadine at the chemist more easily), or buy a topical antifungal cream like Canestan over the counter at the chemist and apply any of these solutions twice a day to the affected areas. The dog looks to be a spaniel type with shaggy hair - there might be more bald patches forming under the hair so keep an eye out. Ringworm can come up all over the body.
• Vacuum the areas the dog sleeps and keep it off the furniture and off the carpets if possible.
• Wash all bedding and clean up the space the dog occupies. If possible, keep it on tiles or hard floors until the ringworm clears up because it's easier to clean up after it.
• Keep babies, old people and anyone immune-compromised away from the dog (e.g. a cancer patient having chemo).

Dogs can pick up ringworm fungal spores from other animals or from the ground. Usually dogs will carry ringworm and never show any effects, but if the dog's a little run down or off colour the ringworm spores run amok and you start getting bald patches. (The potential for your dog to be run down is another good reason to get it to the vet.)


Ringworm treated with topical antifungals should resolve inside four weeks. It's not a bad idea to build your dog up a bit with better food.


But yes, notwithstanding the above, you CAN catch it, and you SHOULD go to the vet if at all possible.

GS540

The Sweeper wrote: »

Hey GS540 - be careful, ringworm isn't a worm. Round worm and ringworm aren't the same thing. Round worm and tapeworm are parasites that inhabit the dog's gut and can be treated with a topical spot-on on the back of the neck, or with a worm tablet. I'll bet your parents have something like a worm tablet and that'll do nothing for ringworm.

Ringworm is a fungal infection of the skin and hair. The hair shaft becomes brittle and breaks off at the skin leaving round bald patches. Problem is that the skin flakes and broken off hairs contain the fungal spores and it can be spread to humans through contact with that.

The vet diagnoses ringworm with a woods lamp (an ultraviolet lamp) and certain types of ringworm, the fungus glows under the lamp.

If you absolutely HAVE to treat this at home, and your parents are refusing point blank to go to the vet:

• Wear gloves when handling the dog.
• Clip the hair around the ringworm patches.
• Apply neat betadine, or hibiscrub (you'll get betadine at the chemist more easily), or buy a topical antifungal cream like Canestan over the counter at the chemist and apply any of these solutions twice a day to the affected areas. The dog looks to be a spaniel type with shaggy hair - there might be more bald patches forming under the hair so keep an eye out. Ringworm can come up all over the body.
• Vacuum the areas the dog sleeps and keep it off the furniture and off the carpets if possible.
• Wash all bedding and clean up the space the dog occupies. If possible, keep it on tiles or hard floors until the ringworm clears up because it's easier to clean up after it.
• Keep babies, old people and anyone immune-compromised away from the dog (e.g. a cancer patient having chemo).

Dogs can pick up ringworm fungal spores from other animals or from the ground. Usually dogs will carry ringworm and never show any effects, but if the dog's a little run down or off colour the ringworm spores run amok and you start getting bald patches. (The potential for your dog to be run down is another good reason to get it to the vet.)


Ringworm treated with topical antifungals should resolve inside four weeks. It's not a bad idea to build your dog up a bit with better food.


But yes, notwithstanding the above, you CAN catch it, and you SHOULD go to the vet if at all possible.

Thanks you very much for all this.

GS540

well guys it just so happens that I do have Canesten Cream. Do I need to cover it over with a bandage after applying it? I think the dog might just lick it off.