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Answered: Why does my puppy keep chewing his feet?
My 11 week old schnauzerXpoodle keeps biting at his feet and i can't get him to stop. Ive heard that it is probably allergies either to his food or to grass, but does anyone have any other suggestions? or ways to stop it? hes very content and doesnt seem like hes chewing his paws because they hurt, but im still curious how to stop it. should i be taking him to his vet? or should i change his foor (Acana puppy food)? What does everyone think?
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Sounds like allergies to me, I'd change his food to a limited ingredient, grain-free food, avoiding chicken, beef and pork for now. Natural Balance has a good line of Limited ingredient foods. Salmon, bison, duck, venison, all good unique proteins to start with.
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When is he due to go back to the vet? And how much does he chew his feet? Have you looked them over carefully to make sure there's nothing on them? How's his poop looking?
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he chews his feet every 10 minutes or so unless hes sleeping. hes due back to the vet at the end of the month. his poo is soft, sometimes a little diarrhea-y.
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Sounds like allergies to me, I'd change his food to a limited ingredient, grain-free food, avoiding chicken, beef and pork for now. Natural Balance has a good line of Limited ingredient foods. Salmon, bison, duck, venison, all good unique proteins to start with.
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Every 10 minutes sounds like a lot to me; But If there's nothing else wrong with him (he walks fine, plays comfortably, ect), then I would also change diet for now. If though, you start feeling like it's just too much chewing, he's hurting himself, he limps, or any other questionable flags come up, then you should take him to the vet.
Blue Buffalo also has a line which I've used that has the most basic ingredients I could find, it their "Basics" line, no pun.  I prefer the Salmon over Turkey flavored just because Turkey is still in the bird family..Salmon seems the btter bet.
This is what the bag looks like: BLUE Basics - Choose the best dog food flavor for your dog
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