Why are paws this color...?

[Jzepeda87]

I'm a dog walker and walk two bulldogs and ones paws are really discoloration or stained...

I was wondering if anyone knew what this could be...? Or does she just need a bath...? Lol

 

[JAKEISGREAT]

I'm thinking YEAST! Is it rust colored?

 

[2BullyMama]

Could be allergy related, yeast, or yeah, just a bath. Any odor to them?

 

[BruceP]

Looks Yeasty to me as well.

 

[Teresa]

Looks Yeasty to me as well.

I agree

 

[bullmama]

It looks like there maybe some paw licking causing discoloration. Does not look very bad in my opinion. But keep a watchful eye on it, if the start getting red/brown there is an under lying issue.

 

[Fontanafox]

Looks like yeast. Wilson has this right now. Paw licking usually aggravates it. Wilsons allergies are environmental. After a couple of months of not walking him I decided to walk him to see if his allergies were caused by something outside my home. Yep, next day his allergies came back full force so now I'm bathing him every three days, washing his paws and wrinkles several times a day and giving him 3 Benadryls twice a day. He's a big bulldog so its OK. He's on NVI Turkey LID which is the food that does not contain anything that he's allergic to.

 

[Jzepeda87]

Yes it's like a rust color....one day when I came to walk her..her right paw was all soaked and full of drool....she was licking it while in her crate...


He is a great picture of her...she's so cute...I love her already and she's not even mine....!!!!

 

[kazzy220]

Certainly sounds like yeast after you mentioned the licking of her paws .... might be worthwhile mentioning it to the owner!!

 

[Jzepeda87]

I don't mean to sound silly but what is yeast...?

 

[Sherry]

Yeast can come from things in the food, potato, grains. Kinda like lady yeast?
It makes them itch.

 

[bullmama]

Yes I believe it is a fungus and thrives in damp moist areas.

 

[LoveMyBully82]

Jackson's paws look like that and he licks them regularly. How do we get rid of the yeast? We have him on Blue Wilderness Salmon.

 

[Jzepeda87]

I saw the bag of food she eats...it was nutro ultra....I thought nutro wasn't such great food....?

 

[Libra926]

[MENTION=2263]Jzepeda87[/MENTION]

Yeast! It was just recently pointed out to me that Orion's yeast may be from her "addiction". What addiction does she have? Well..here is a video. Check out her paws. Her nails are also discolored..but mostly only her front. Since both back and front paws are discolored between the toes and the nails in the front are slightly discolored at the base...I'm conflicted in my thoughts. I've just changed her to a grain free food hoping to clear up some potential allergy related issues. I feel her cheeks have cleared up, but her tear stains are as dark as ever. We've limited her private time with stinky...so hopefully I will find my answer soon.