Can anyone help with a dog with a possible food allergy?

[Halfpasthen]

The association with "fritos feet" and yeast probably comes from the fact that proteus bacteria (the cause of the corn chip smell) breeds best in warm, moist environments. Dogs with yeast infections may lick more and cause the bacteria to bloom. However, it is not strictly indicative of yeast even if the smell is strong.

I've fed raw for over a decade and all my dogs have the corn chip smell. Excessive licking, swelling, or discomfort of the feet/paw pads are probably your best early signs of yeast infection.

Absolutely! My old lab had frito feet and never had any symptoms of yeast infection and I never treated her for anything of the sort. I suppose I should clarify that. Frito feet alone are not something to worry about.
If they have very strong smelling feet in conjunction with symptoms like you described then I was be concerned.

 

[Halfpasthen]

I was really referring more to the dog in question who has other symptoms. To all reading: if your dog has a delightful frito feet smell and shows no other symptoms then just enjoy it

 

[Weeg]

An update: we got Comet some dog booties and put them on at nigh too keep him form licking. This concluded our hypothesis that him chewing his paws al nigh twas making him limp. When he couldn't chew his paws all night, he hasn't been limping the I'm morning! We found a dog food that we wanted to try before raw feeding. It is called Canidae, and we have had him on that for the last few days. I will keep you posted on wether or not he improves after we keep him on this food! Thanks again, so much of your help!

 

[TwoCrows]

An update: we got Comet some dog booties and put them on at nigh too keep him form licking. This concluded our hypothesis that him chewing his paws al nigh twas making him limp. When he couldn't chew his paws all night, he hasn't been limping the I'm morning! We found a dog food that we wanted to try before raw feeding. It is called Canidae, and we have had him on that for the last few days. I will keep you posted on wether or not he improves after we keep him on this food! Thanks again, so much of your help!

Definitely keep us posted on his progress!!

 

[Weeg]

I will! I appreciate all the help!

 

[NatJ]

An update: we got Comet some dog booties and put them on at nigh too keep him form licking. This concluded our hypothesis that him chewing his paws al nigh twas making him limp. When he couldn't chew his paws all night, he hasn't been limping the I'm morning!

Great way to figure that part out!

 

[Weeg]

Update: Well, we saw no difference with the allergy immune bites. I decided to give mobility bites to help with joints a try. Actually, I think I may see some improvement! So, were happy about that, and we have reverted back to the idea that we over worked him as a puppy, (because he always wanted to fetch the ball, ), and he is injured from that. So funny story. We are looking for another puppy, and we went to the breeder to see them. (The breeder ended up being a mess and not legit on the quality of her dogs, so we didn't get a puppy.) She talked about the reasons she didn't remove the dew claws. She said, because there are muscles attached to the dew claw, cutting it off will result in underuse of the muscles, along with the fact that the leg twists more when running, because the dew claw isn't there to support it. This can cause arthritis over years of running and fetching. I think that may be the problem. I did extra research on this, and there is a lot of info to back it up. I also inspected the area, and, (I though), I saw him flinch. Anyway, what do you think of this possibility? I think it could be a defiant cause.

 

[Folly's place]

Dew claws removed correctly won't change the leg musculature at all. Only the dew claw attachment is gone. And so many dogs, especially if overweight, develop arthritis, with or without their dewclaws.
Breeding dogs with heritable joint abnormalities, unbalanced diets, and obesity all factor into arthritis. Then injuries happen sometimes too.
Mary

 

[Weeg]

Dew claws removed correctly won't change the leg musculature at all. Only the dew claw attachment is gone. And so many dogs, especially if overweight, develop arthritis, with or without their dewclaws.
Breeding dogs with heritable joint abnormalities, unbalanced diets, and obesity all factor into arthritis. Then injuries happen sometimes too.
Mary

He isn't over weight, but I read this in an article-
"As you can see in the other image she provides, the dewclaw does indeed touch the ground when the dog is running. Dr. Zink says it digs into the ground to support the lower leg, thereby preventing torque.

“If the dog doesn’t have a dewclaws, the leg twists. A lifetime of that and the result can be carpal arthritis, or perhaps injuries to other joints, such as the elbow, shoulder, and toes,” she explains."

What do you think?

 

[Folly's place]

I doubt it. As I said, most dogs do have dewclaws, and have no problem developing arthritis. Look at the heritable joint issues, and some breeds are designed to have horrible structure, guaranteed to fail. Think English Bulldog, for example, or any of the short legged, long backed breeds.
And many more dogs have hip and knee problems, rather than primary elbow or shoulder difficulties.
Seeing how dogs run, and on what surfaces, it's amazing that more feet aren't injured more often!
Mary