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thing2of2|1316031551|3017632 said:Amys Bling|1315993970|3017184 said:Ugh. My puppy ripped the top layer of skin off his little paw pad and now he is limping around the house-- not to mention his allergies are so bad that he nibbles his legs and scratches his ears all day and night leaving him with bald patches
I would take him to the vet for the allergies if I were you. My cat does that occasionally and a steroid shot always helps immediately.
Make sure you talk to them about the possibility of sinus/respiratory infections as well as asthma. One of our cats has what we thought were just allergies (and had treated by one vet as just allergies) but it turned out to be asthma which caused her to be struggling with ongoing infections. We got this correct diagnosis after finding her barely breathing one night and taking her to the emergency vet. I can't remember the specifics, but there are certain steroids that can make this sort of thing a lot worse if it is more than just allergies.