any remedies for dog constantly scratching and gnawing on feet

This is a very common affliction among many of our customers; there could be a slew of reasons, meaning a slew of remedies.

When your dog attends to his paws, does he cause wounds after all that continuous scratching/licking/gnawing? If so, a trip to your vet is -definitely- needed. Or is it more likely a "Hot Spot" created by an allergic reaction?

Very common causes of this action are from allergies. Some automatically assume this behavior --must-- be because of a food allergy. While that "could" be true, most allergic reactions to food don't isolate the problem to one area of the canine's body; you'd notice significant scratching all over.

Other allergies include, but not limited to;

**Grass. (Odd, but its more privalent then people think)

**Chemicals used on the flooring where ever your dog walks. (Products like Lysol, Carpet powders, PineSol and even bleach have been known to cause reactions in some dogs.)

**Fleas. (Many, many dogs are allergic to the bite of a flea. While many can sustain the simple bite, for the others the bite triggers the area to become inflammed and more severly itchy. Even if your dog on a defense product like Frontline or Advantage, it doesn't mean he still won't be bit by a flea. It just means the flea can't live on him, really.

In the nearly 10 years that I've worked in the pet industry, the most common cause for this exact behavior had been the flea bites. (It was the very reason my long haired Chihuahua couldn't stop her fussing, too.) The remedy I most often suggest to help is a product by Vet's Best, [A company I recommend relentlessly as its one of the most natural product line available that actually works!] called "Hot Spot". Hot Spot uses Aloe (To soothe the area), Chamomille (Another soothing agent) and Tea Tree Oil..aka; Melaluca (The ingredient to stop the itching). There are many different styles of the product but the most immediately effective one is the spray.