Liz Buchanan BVSc MRCVS
Keymaster
Sometimes paws look a bit like this when, for example, a dog treads on a thorn or a grass seed and it slips into the skin (grass seeds are sharp). However allergies can also have this kind of effect, especially between the toes as combined with the hotness / wetness there. In general, a grass seed or foreign body would be just in one place; an allergy would affect all of the skin webs. There are other causes too and your vet will be able to look at this with real resolution (ie not on a phone). Skin diseases get ten times worse over a short space of time with licking so we would always advise a buster collar etc to stop the licking. However, if you can imagine something really itching and you wanting to get at it for a long time, simply applying a buster collar to prevent that must be extremely uncomfortable. For this reason pain relief and treatment are needed:- ask a vet to look at it as soon as is feasible.
Best of luck.
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