turk88 6 Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 i went fishing the other day for a few hours and took me 2 4month old lurchers and i noticed when i got home that they was biting the paws and whining some thing chronic, and after trying to calm them down and then calming the mrs down i decided to take them to the vet to have bit piece of mind on me and the mrs. after coming out after paying £180 for 2 lots of anti-inflamertry jads and antibiotics, couse you never know whats been put down on the grown. i spoke to a couple of mates who's taken there dogs over and they said it was stinging nettles. just wondering how many people have come across this before and what ya did to try and calm the stinging down and settle the dogs down. cheers turk88 Quote Link to post
borntoshoot 1 Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 i went fishing the other day for a few hours and took me 2 4month old lurchers and i noticed when i got home that they was biting the paws and whining some thing chronic, and after trying to calm them down and then calming the mrs down i decided to take them to the vet to have bit piece of mind on me and the mrs. after coming out after paying £180 for 2 lots of anti-inflamertry jads and antibiotics, couse you never know whats been put down on the grown. i spoke to a couple of mates who's taken there dogs over and they said it was stinging nettles. just wondering how many people have come across this before and what ya did to try and calm the stinging down and settle the dogs down. cheers turk88 some people give their dogs a piriton before they take them out working, ive never tried it because my terrior doesnt get affected by nettles but i know people that do. Quote Link to post
Paul in North Lincs 15 Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 ive had it with pups before when tehy get home they chew and chew at their feet - quite worrying - its only becase their pads are so soft! Quote Link to post
turk88 6 Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 ive had it with pups before when tehy get home they chew and chew at their feet - quite worrying - its only becase their pads are so soft! is that the reason, any tips on something to draw the sting out like with humans we us anything acid based IE vinegar/or lemons ( we i alway have and it works) aany thing to do for pups?? Quote Link to post
johnbhoy 1 Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 its because ur pups pads are still realy soft and because its a pup it worries itself. most of the time a just leave ma dogs to heal thereselfs. its only a minor thing and they will be fine in a couple of hours. a think uve wasted a 180 pounds but ur better being safe than sorry a suppose. try rubbing doke leafs on there pads the next time, that works fur the nettles atb mate Quote Link to post
lurcher-lass 1 Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Are lurchers go through nettles all the time, i think there pads are used to it now as they just walk it off. Quote Link to post
lurcher lass 9 Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 once the dogs pads toughen up they'll be fine, 180 is a lot of money for nettle stings! but at least it shows you care about your dogs mate, the 2 pups i have now don't appear to be effected by nettles but my bitch when she was a pup she would wimper and jump about a bit with the discomfert but they soon learn to get on with it like humans! lurcher lass x Quote Link to post
Sighthound 49 Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 That really is shocking that your vet charged you that It was stinging nettles all young dogs go through that until their feet toughen up. IMHO it was also unprofessional of the vet prescribing antibiotics for no good reason. Put it this way you would be jumping about if you went through nettles in your bare feet. Quote Link to post
Guest vin Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 Calamine lotion..put some in a dish..and stand there feet in it after a walk...my littele terrier used to bounce off the walls when he was a young un... and when i dipped his feet you could see the relief on his face..hehee. atb vin p.s... sack the vet ..he,s a thief. Quote Link to post
turk88 6 Posted June 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 cheers for the info. as you might noticed from previouse post these are my first pups. thing thats gets me the most was the i mentioned to the vet that there was stinging nettles around and he said it could b either stinging nettle pestacide or something else, never mind we all learn from our mistakes i believe is a common phase. againg cheers guys just wanted the best for me pups Quote Link to post
Sighthound 49 Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 Not your fault at all mate, as someone said it shows you care for your dogs: It's your vet that needs condemning! Ask about and see if anyone can recommend a good vet. ATB Quote Link to post
Hannah4181 260 Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 Benadryl cream or any bite/sting cream for humans, rubbed on the pups paws will take the sting out of them. They're pads will toughen as they grow. Quote Link to post
turk88 6 Posted June 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 well its not me normal vet. this was about 10pm so was a night vet and the price's go up, but still he#s a d**k, anyone decent vet would told me these solution. cheers again Quote Link to post
dirtwinger 235 Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 well its not me normal vet. this was about 10pm so was a night vet and the price's go up, but still he#s a d**k, anyone decent vet would told me these solution. cheers again You know you've been away from home too long when a stinging nettle story makes you homesick! Out here in the desert it's cactus and a small plant seed called a Goathead that causes me problems, Goatheads are evil spiny things that stick in the dogs pads and stop them in their tracks. Cactus can fill your dogs with large to tiny spines that really irratate the dog. But they are just not the same as the good old fashioned nettle for pissing you and the dogs off. All the best Dirtwinger Quote Link to post
Mickey Finn 3,016 Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 well its not me normal vet. this was about 10pm so was a night vet and the price's go up, but still he#s a d**k, anyone decent vet would told me these solution. cheers again You know you've been away from home too long when a stinging nettle story makes you homesick! Out here in the desert it's cactus and a small plant seed called a Goathead that causes me problems, Goatheads are evil spiny things that stick in the dogs pads and stop them in their tracks. Cactus can fill your dogs with large to tiny spines that really irratate the dog. But they are just not the same as the good old fashioned nettle for pissing you and the dogs off. All the best Dirtwinger Goathead = sand burrs? Quote Link to post
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