Bleeding paws?

**stacwase** · 10-09-2002, 07:50 PM

The white hairs between Jake's paw pads are stained red. I can't find any scratches or wounds.

It's not winter yet, so I know it's not from ice or salt. What else could cause his pads to bleed?

**Fuzzy317** · 10-09-2002, 08:47 PM

Perhaps walking on a hard surface alot may make them bleed too.

**Nomilynn** · 10-09-2002, 09:53 PM

Sometimes when my parents dogs lick their feet they are stained red (very faintly) from their saliva. I don't understand it and they are totally healthy.. it may be some reaction with something they walked through, but maybe that is it? Their paw fur is white.. so it's noticeable.

**DoggiesAreTheBest** · 10-10-2002, 06:19 AM

Don't worry, it's probably what Naomi described. Drake's paws are like that. Their saliva turns their fur that color (or so I was told by the vet). It can also be dirt.

**lv4dogs** · 10-10-2002, 10:01 AM

Yup, Nanook my white dog has stained feet too. I think it is a combo of saliva & dirt.

**mruffruff** · 10-10-2002, 12:12 PM

I understand that the saliva contains bacteria that turns a reddish brown after the air hits it. It can be washed with peroxide and water to lessen the color.

Scruffy's beard is always getting stained from eating and drooling.

Mary

**Kfamr** · 10-10-2002, 01:13 PM

I also think it would be the saliva as they said if you cannot find and wounds or scratches. If the dog doesn't limp or whine at all when you play with it's paws... it'd more then likely saliva stains.

**stacwase** · 10-10-2002, 06:39 PM

I asked my vet and she also said "saliva"! Then today while I was walking him, he stopped 5 or 6 times to lick his paws. Could it be allergies? Is there anything I could do to help him?

**angelpuppy** · 10-10-2002, 07:04 PM

I have also heard that this could result from ear mites. Does your dog shake his head or scratch his ears a lot?? If he scratches his ears, he may be transferring mites to his feet, which then cause him to bite at or lick his feet constantly. I guess that sounds like a stretch, but I've heard of dogs that has happened to. Good luck getting to the bottom of this!!

**stacwase** · 10-11-2002, 08:22 AM

I gave Jake some benadryl last night. Today on his walk he was a totally different dog. He didn't have to stop once to lick his paws, and he was a lot more alert. I think his nose must have been plugged up before, because he's paying a lot more attention to scents now.