My dog won't stop licking and chewing his paws. What's going on?

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I have a pug and he licks his feet repeatedly and tries to chew them too.What could be the reason for this ? Pet's info: Dog | Pug | Male | unneutered | 1 year old

David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

Licking and chewing can be caused by various reasons such as fleas, mites ,fungal infection, bacterial infection and allergies. the first 4 needs to be ruled out before we start treating for allergies. in order to do that first de-flea Jack with a high quality flea treatment such as advantage spot on, if it doesn't help - take him to the vet in order to check for/treat the other possibilities. If everything is ruled out, then an allergy treatment can be started. Usually an hypoallergenic food is a good way to start together with anti histamines. if it doesn't help - the best solution is a medication called Apoquel which treats allergies with great success and without side effects.

My dog won't stop licking and chewing his paws. What's going on?

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