hi all
just back from show and lil my 9 month old tibetan terrier is licking her paw there is a red lump there are no vets on call so is there anything i can put on it
i am hoping it is just a insect bite
should i spray savalon on it or something any ideas

can anyone recommend a herbal rememdy or something

many thanks
georgina

Whereabouts is the lump? It could be an interdigital cyst or a grass-seed, perhaps. The best thing is to soak the paw for 5 minutes in a hot (but don't scald her!) solution of Epsom salts - though ordinary salt will do if you haven't got Epsom salts - about a tablespoon in a litre of water.

it is near her toe
what will i do once i soak it in the salt

georgina

Just keep bathing it if it's an abcess or anything it should burst, hopefully.

Warm regards Susan

Whereabouts near her toe? On the top of a single toe? On the top between two toes? On the side of a toe? Underneath a toe on the pad? All point to different things.

Soaking the foot as I described two or three times a day till you get to see the vet will help draw anything nasty (whether a seed or pus) to the surface to escape rather than keeping it within the foot.