DOES ANY WESTIE BREEDERS NO HOW TO STOP WESTIES LICKING THERE PAWS. MY TWO WESTIES ONLY EAT BURNS DRIED FOOD MIXED WITH BUTCHERS TINED FOOD. IF ANY BODY HAS ANY HOME REMEDIES CAN YOU PLEASE E MAIL ME THANK YOU

PAULDOUGLE007@AOL .COM

THANKYOU ANY BODIES RECEMADATIONS ARE GREATLY RECIEVED

Hi

i'm not a Westie breeder, but do you feel their paws are itchy, and that is why they lick them? As paw-lickng may often be a first sign of sensitivity or allergy. I believe someone has said that Burns is very high in protein, could that be the problem? Or sometimes a dog can be sensitive to a particular type of protein but may happily eat another.

Perhaps Westie lover or Irene will have some ideas, but IMHO do try to get to the bottom of the itching (?) and don't just stop them licking unless you are absolutely sure there is not an underlying problem.

Good luck!

Lindsay

I have a westie with itchy and swollen paws.She is receiving veterinary treatment.The antibiotic and steriod cream has been the most successful so far.I hope your westie is insured as we have already had £200 of vets bills.

Some of the suggestions we had from the vet were:

Bathe paws 3 times a day in warm water with a small amount of table salt added.
Cover the paws (particularly the front ones) with baby socks and micropore tape (to hold the socks on) to prevent licking.

I have also heard (from non vet sources) that diluted Hibiscrub can help if used to bathe the paws.Hibiscrub is the disinfectant hand wash used by surgeons in hospitals and can be bought in the chemists.I understand that the hibiscrub should be rinsed off the paws afterwards although I haven't yet tried it myself.

If you search for 'Atopic Dermatitis in dogs' on the net you will find lots of relevant stuff.If I remember correctly some of the best stuff I found was with"Google".

Hope some of this helps.
How old is your westie?Ours is 9 months.

Ailsa

One other remedy which can cool down areas of hotspots is aloe Vera jelly which you can apply locally.
A friend with an atopic dog uses this with a lot of success.
they also feed a lower protein diet of chappie both canned and complete and this also seems to help.
they too tried Burns with no success