Itchy dew claw scars

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Okay, I think I have figured out WHY Vegas chews at his back ankles and paws. I've been watching him very carefully this past week, I mean, he's recovering from his illness last week too. Since he's been recovering, we havn't done the walks, plus it was -20 or so celsius mostly last week, and since he wasn't drinking any water still, I didn't want to dehydrate him any further. He's now finally on his normal food, and drinking water again, yay!!

So anyways, I noticed that when he goes to chew, he favours his rear back ankles. He seems to get frustrated that he can't quite reach, but it looks like he's tryint to bite the itch from his dew claw scar. He puts his right rear leg paw pads against his cheek, and attempts to gnaw at his scar. He loses position frequently, followed by either moans and whines, but their out of frustration. So I approach him, and he grumbles at me, and he puts his chin over his ankle. So I move his head so I can see his ankle, and when I scratch at his scar, he licks me, but ceases to grumble at me. EUREKA!!! He sometimes goes for the other rear leg, but the scar is half the size versus the one on the right. The one on the right has more scar tissue underneath, or a bump sort of.

SO my question is....what can I do about this? I know I've had deep cuts that got itchy after they healed, so this does make sense to me. I had one on my knee that took years for the scarred area to smooth down. Were they removed improperly? Can this be fixed, or will this eventuall go away once the tissue is completely done healing.

Since he's had little to no walks this past week, I now can rule out the salt being the culperate, as I originally thought.

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THis is just to post about prognosis about this problem, in case anyone ever tries to search for this in the future. I had these recommended by a local german homeopathic registered nutritionist, and my friend that's in school for naturopathic medicine.

I was told to stick with supplements geared for boosting the body's ability to repair itself and promote cell regeneration.

I've been giving ester-c (instead of regular vit-c) because its more soluble, and less acidic. Started low, with only 600mg/day, and upped to 1200mg after a week or so. THis boosts the body's immume system, and ability to repair itself. Also is known to aid in tissue repair, i.e. joints, skin, arteries.....

I've been giving Vit-e capsules topically. 2x / day. (I do not think it is wise for anyone to be supplementing Vit-e via ingestion. Recent studies show that it can have adverse affects on those already with a heart condition. A/O's and polyunsat's can be obtained from better and alternate sources IMHO.)

I give Traumeel 2-3x /day orally (10-15 drops). This is high in echinacea, another body immune booster. This is a natural antibiotic, that is completely safe, and its benefits lies in taking less more often, than say only a single high dose per day. I will give this till the bottle is gone.

It's been a few weeks, and I notice he doesn't chew as much. When I forget to give it, he'll start again. I have also been suiting his paws up with his new Neo-Paws booties, to help keep the harsh salts off his pads and dew claw scars.

Salicic acid is yet another enhancement for the immune system, that also promotes cell regeneration and elasticity in arteries. I plan to have him on this after the Traumeel is gone, and as I move closer to feeding a raw diet to help with his heart condition.