You have no idea how encouraging it is to hear this. We took our 1 year old in for a dislocated toe…apparently he has lax joints and that toe needed to be amputated, at that time they x-rayed the other paws and the other back one showed up with lytic bone. The vet said this could be infection or cancer and to amputate that as well. We thought that was extreme at the time and didn't do it. Instead we took anticbiotics to clear up the infection...5 months later we are awaiting surgery in 2 days to have it amputated and sent off for histology. He's been on antibiotics for months and the new ones have taken care of the swelling but now his lymph nodes are enlarged and he is obviously sick. We have had every test possible without amputating and no answers as to whats going on...so happy your dog is going to be fine and have hope that our boy will get the same diagnosis.
Bright pink TOE - injury?
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I noticed this afternoon that one of Ziggy's toes is bright pink. It's the toe pad, the fleshy area just under the toe nail, which is usually black and slightly crusty. He doesn't seem to be in pain but licked at it a bit earlier. Any ideas what it might be? ~ Lori ~
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I noticed this afternoon that one of Ziggy's toes is bright pink. It's the toe pad, the fleshy area just under the toe nail, which is usually black and slightly crusty. He doesn't seem to be in pain but licked at it a bit earlier. (I have a photo that I can send but can't post here on the Forum because it exceeds the size limit.) Any ideas what it might be? ~ Lori ~
Could be most anything, a little cut, a bug bite… etc... don't know if you have fox tails were you live, but they can work their way into the foot pad by getting under the nails...
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Looks pretty normal in the pic….could be a bug bite...
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I've noticed with Zoey and Tyler that after they've licked their feet, even just a little, the skin looks much brighter pink. This concerned me the first time, but when I saw the skin went back to normal color after they dried off from the licking, I always wait a little while now before getting concerned. Why is the skin usually black and crusty on Ziggy? The crusty part doesn't sound normal to me? Maybe it's a caloused area that he's licked off??
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When I say that the pad is "crusty," that means it's rough and calloused, as dog's feet pads normally get from walking on them, and a little "crusty" or "dirty" as everyday gunk from sidewalks sticks to the pad.
The toe pad is still somewhat pink today but seems to be returning to its normal color. He's walking normally, doesn't seem to be affected by it, and isn't licking at it. Whatever it was, it must have been temporary and is healing on its own.
Thanks, everyone, for the advice!
Lori
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Mine have some pink paws some not…C3PO does get his pink paws from over licking & chewing. He's allergic to a lot of things so he tends to lick & chew on his paws sometimes.
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And some of mine will have their toes get very pink if they are hot…
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I'm glad to hear that Ziggy's toe is looking better.
