itchy feet after a walk

[BigRed]

My dogs seem to get very itchy feet after a wet walk. They do plenty of off road walks and I am wondering if it could be the short road section causing the problem. We have few pavements and in winter when the roads have been gritted I wonder if that's irritating them ? I wash their feet, but they get quite distressed. Any remedies?

 

[Goya]

Grit from the roads can cause irritation and can also cause illness if the dog licks the grit off. Advice I have heard is to wash and dry their feet after walking when the roads have been gritted.

 

[Alec Swan]

'Washing' their feet won't be helping.

Alec.

 

[Cahill]

how do you mean itchy?
my sbt is very fussy about cleaning his toes after a walk,my daughters old one was too.

 

[BigRed]

They lie down and chew and lick their pads

 

[NellRosk]

My dogs go mental biting and chewing their feet when they come in from a walk! They do lots of 'offroading' and burrowing about in hedges/ bushes so I always thought it was just irritation from certain plants. I always check to make sure there's no thorns in their pads.

 

[siennamum]

Resurrecting an old thread. My 7 month old lab x bitch gets very itchy feet every morning when we get back from the yard. There is no salt & no nettles, though she does play in the hay barn a lot, she is very energetic & plays a lot on concrete and in the mud with her doggy friends. I have assumed it's because she still has slightly soft pads & is a bit too active & gets them sore.
I also wonder whether it could be an allergy, as she is an itchy dog generally. I'm a bit reluctant to investigate through the vets till she's a bit older.

Any experiences with similar from people would be appreciated, or simple remedies/solutions.

It's not distressing for her especially, but obviously would prefer it if she weren't uncomfortable.

 

[Honey08]

One of my dogs is allergic to grass, the vet thinks. Does your dog itch all over or is it mostly belly and paws? We give her piriton daily and a supplement called Yumega Plus (both on the vet's advice). We find its worse in wet weather. Drying her off with a towel helps. In summer on long walks we wipe her down with baby wipes for sensitive skin. We apply a tea tree and aloe gel to soothe her on itchy days. Udder cream works well too to calm.

Our vet gave good advice. Personally id see them whatever her age.

 

[Goldenstar]

We had an allergic to grass lab .
You can get great boots for them now easy to fit and stay in place why not try them .