Advice on interdigital cysts
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Hey! Just wondering if anyone has ever had anything similar to this? Our boy is a 4 and a half year old lab and basically he gets cysts/lumps in between his toes. It’s been happening on and off for the past year and the vets never seem to give us answers. He’s been on antibiotics, we clean it daily with hibiscrub and he’s had a steroid injection. The vet offered to put him on a full course of steroids but I really don’t want him to gain weight, which they said he would. He’s lost over 13kgs over the past 18 months so I don’t want to put him through that again. The vet has suggested allergies but hasn’t actually tested for anything. They seems to just pop up overnight as he didn’t have any yesterday, now he has this on his front right paw. At its worst he had them on every paw and it was clearly uncomfortable for him out on our walks. We’ve had an intolerance test done on him and he has a fair few deficiencies - biotin, lecithin, Vitamin B2 and C. Not sure if that has anything to do with it but thought it might be helpful. Thanks in advance
He sunbathes in 90 degree weather
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Charlie is a German Shepard mix with VERY thick and long black hair. No doubt he gets overheated very quickly. He would lay down in the sun for hours if we didn't call him inside. When we do call him in, he'll complain and refuse to come inside without us dragging his butt inside. Is my boy missing some sort of nutrients or is he just dumb and likes to overheat in the sun. He's known for some dumb behavior, but should he know to not lay in the sun for too long? I don't think this is a big issue but are there any tips to convince him to go inside without food? He's just my little stubborn boy.
Strange Behavior
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My boy hasn’t seemed himself this morning. During his walk this morning, he seemed normal, in high spirits, but when we came back, his tail was down (very unusual for him), and just now, he seemed to be drooling a bit (I’ve never seen him do this before). He’s the family dog and I don’t usually do the vet upkeep stuff, so I’m feeling really out of my depth if there’s something really wrong. Other than the things I’ve listed, he doesn’t seem to be in active distress, he just seems sad, but he also just kind of looks like that so
I don’t know if I’m just projecting or something.
The photo is just because he’s a good boy.