My dog is sneezing a lot and chewing paws. Are these allergy signs?

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Hi there, I have a 3 year old male Cockapoo. He always been a sneezing dog, but recently I’ve noticed he’s been sneezing more than normal. He also is always sucking/chewing on his paws. I had taken him into the vet for his paw sucking, but they said all was good. They put on some anti-itching spray and wrapped in paw in a bandage, which obviously did not stop the sucking. I was looking for your advice on this / if you think I should get him back into the vet. Also just to note, he did see a. Pet's info: Dog | Cockapoo | Male | neutered | 3 years and 9 months old | 20 lbs

Ricardo Fernandez, DVM · Accepted Answer

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! This is possibly due to allergies. A secondary infection is likely and also needs to be addressed. There are many things that can cause allergies though in most cases they can be broken down into 3 big categories: flea, food and environmental allergies. Allergies are usually worked up in a stepwise fashion starting with flea allergies as this is the easiest and cheapest to take care of. If not on a flea preventative, then it would be a good idea to get started on one. If already on one then it would be a good idea to change to something else (there are many new products out in the market). If not improved in 1-3 months then it is time to move on and check for food allergies by switching to a novel diet (new protein and new carbohydrate). If that does not seem to be the issue then you are left out having to check for environmental allergies which require blood and/or skin tests. Allergies can be very frustrating to deal with at first but so rewarding at the end when we are able to treat them effectively!

My dog is sneezing a lot and chewing paws. Are these allergy signs?

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