Lets see : driven down from the owner overnight : 20 hour journey aged 5 months - took 2 days to settle down and be vaguely house trained - it appears her previous owner trained her to do it on only cement/concrete floors and not "in the bushes". Didnt notice the feet at first but within a week we had foot-licking,
Got her settled - stayed with her 24/7 for 2 weeks , which meant I was at a building site where renovations were happening for 2 weeks (only).
Assumed she had a "splinter" and so did the vet, We waited 10 days and more erruptions occurred. vet couldnt work it out - tried creams and stuff - all still lying there and it didnt really improve.
Came and went at will.
She of course was now "domesticated / willfull / "almost impossible" and very active ! Our spring flowers were out and the scratching was mainly around the head area - ear mites checked for 3 times - nothing ! now have her on a special oil additive with her "special" diet and that seems to have minimised the problem , altho she still gets the scratches - we do have poison ivy in the garden ??? and she like to bury her bones (celphones/keys/cameras) down in that area…
Popped into the vet (we go fishing sometimes) and he showed me pictures from one of his big books of her condition - matched exactly - altho I am no expert. Its possible that isnt the problem - but it seems to fit.
The feet collapsed over a 3 week period about 7 months ago and the vet looked at it all , scratched his head and said , short of major re-constructive surgery by a specialist, he couldnt see any quick answer.
3 times I have tried keeping her quiet for 10 days in a closed area with minimal movement - but that didnt help - just drove us nuts !
Our spring time is round the corner and we will be monitoring her closely to check on allergy scratching and foot erruptions.
She has no fleas - I keep checking and she gets advantage regularly.
She has a kennel which , altho out on the porch , has a heating system for winter and she stays toastie-warm in there and appears happy enuff.
need any more info ?
kris