Sores on paws

Anthonyvee90

I recently came back from a 20+ days out of town due to work and my bull terrier has these sores and little bumps on his back, like if something big him because has little openings. What can it be? I recently moved to a new house right before all this happened

Anthonyvee90

He’s on Victor Yukon River Salmon and Salmon Oil as well.

BulliesofNC

There could be so many different things that affected him in a negative way that it would be impossible to speculate as to the exact cause. I would put some Bag Balm on his paws a couple times each day which will sooth and heal the effected area.

Anthonyvee90

Ok thank you

gabby551

I think I can help with this one Anthony because I've experienced the same thing. And what's key in your comment is that you've just moved. Did you move to a NEW house, like brand new never been lived in or is this a place with carpets and old dust....because this looks exactly like an allergic reaction to dust mites. They're painful fluid filled blisters between toes called Interdigital Furunculosis. My dog didn't have it on her back but rather on her eyelid in addition to toes. Don't squeeze them and don't let the vet tell you they need to be biopsied or removed because that will accomplish nothing and they will come right back unless the dust is eliminated. Your dog may also have a food allergy in addition to dust mites as they often start to snowball with food and environmental allergies. These cysts aren't really itchy just uncomfortable but red toes from a food allergy are definitely itchy. You'll see the lumpy cysts gradually disappear if you deep clean everything (carpets are the worst for dust mites) and keep it that way. Air purifiers really help too. I had some old runners on the staircase and as soon as I removed them, the swelling started to go down right away ( we didn't have carpet). I bought a steamer to disinfect curtains and baseboards etc. Our 4 cats and two dogs create a lot of dust! Once the condition clears up, it doesn't come back as badly. But when the same cyst reappears, it's a reminder to keep that vacuum running.