My Lovely Angel Luna

Marianne, maybe it's an idea for both Luna and Peg to soak their feet in a solution of povidone iodine. It's anti fungal, anto bacterial, anti yeast and best of all, not toxic :) It can be used for all sorts of things and as a matter of fact, it can be very helpful for dogs with allergie like complaints due to walking through grass, lawns that were sprayed with some chemicals, all sorts of iritants. Dog's feet are exposed to all sorts of things, day in, day out. Just make it a habit of soaking their feet at the end of every day and that may prevent all sorts of troubles, pawlicking or - chweing.

Just add a small amount of water to (depending on the size of the dog) the sink for a small dog or a bucket for a very large dog (in this case it's one paw at the time). Add some povidone iodine till it has the colour of iced tea :) Soak the paws for about 2 till 5 minutes. You need enough to cover the pads, no more.

You don't have to rinse it off, just pat the paws dry.

This would be a great, new, daily routine, for all dogs. We too often forget how important those paws are and how much they have to endure. They truly deserve some extra special care :)

Hope everything continues to go well...

Sas and Quincy :)

Oh Sas, thank you for this great tip! And also for mentioning earlier about the foxtails. I had forgotten all about them being an issue, but now remember that Barkis' breeder in California lost one of her beloved field champions when a foxtail went up his nose and somehow migrated to his brain :eek:. We don't have so many of them in our part of the country, but there are lots of other prickly grasses or weeds that could also be a problem. So along with a bee stinger, something like that could be the problem for Luna. It is not obvious to me, but that doesn't mean there isn't still something in her paw. I hope it is a good sign that she will now let me handle her paw really freely, though. At least it isn't hurting as badly as before.

Fox tails are really bad here. I remember Buddy getting one trapped way down in his ear canal. He had many Ear infections that did not clear. Finally when they cleaned it out, they found the fox tail. They are horrid little buggers.:eek::eek::mad: I am diligent now about checking the backyard for anything that even resembles a fox tail.

Regarding Luna's foot. Buddy stepped on a bee several years ago. His foot immediately swelled up like Lunas. He was treated the same way. With steroids, antibiotics and Benadryl. When the swelling finally went down, he could not leave it alone. He kept chewing at a small raw spot between his toes. I took him back to the vet. That's when they found the stinger still embedded in his foot. After the stinger was out, he left it alone. Luna could have something still in embedded in her paw. :(:o

Hey Marianne, just dropping in to check on Luna today. How's that paw looking?

Yep, I'm checking in too and really hope that Luna's paw is recovering nicely and Peg is doing okay also.

And that You are getting more rest these days (errr nights) :)

hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin

Make that 3 of us checking in:):):):):):)

Four of us.

Thanks so much for checking, guys! Sorry I didn't give an update last night, but I was at my mom's apartment helping her with some stuff so dad had doggie duty.

Good news re: the paw :) :). After 48 hours of wearing the sock (boy, what a pain!), her paw is mightily improved with just some dry, scabby areas remaining. So if I can just keep her from licking it raw again, I think we can claim victory. Overall, she is much more her normal self in terms of her daily routines -- tail wagging and wanting to play.

I'm also so glad we're done with the prednisone -- last dose yesterday morning. In addition to the drinking/peeing, she has been so restless with panting and rapid labored breathing at times. I am assuming (hoping!) that will all improve as the day progresses and the pred starts to wear off.

Speaking of the yard, she did give me a start last night when I finally let her out loose to pee on her own again. She put her head down to sniff at something in the grass and then quickly jumped away and I thought "oh no, has she gotten bit by something again???" :eek: :eek: But she didn't yelp or anything, and seemed fine afterwards, thank goodness. I couldn't see anything in the dark, but I am going out there today in the daylight and really try to look things over to see if I can see anything in the grass, like a hornet nest or something. I sure don't want to start this all over again!!! :o

Glad her foot is better. I surely hope there is nothing in the yard. We have voles and they are fierce and fast. I am wondering if she was nipped by one. I have seen one of my girls leap in the air like that and have now they all have learned to leave them alone.

Wow, Terry, that is a thought!

We do have voles around here, too, but I always figured they were timid like little mice. Just Googled them and found out differently :eek: and that they can even carry rabies. Yikes! One more thing to worry about. :(

I will definitely go out today and check the yard for holes or burrows. I do know we have rabbits, though.