Maisie has quite a large split on one of her rear pads, just wondering what you would do about it, leave it or treat it somehow? Its not inflamed or sore looking.
Re: Cracked pad Murphy has really cracked pads. Last time he was at the vets i got them to have a look but they werent worried and said its normal. I bought the mushers secret paw wax mentioned on another thread, but havent used it enough to see a difference. Im debating putting coconut oil on them but i am sure he will just lick it off. Anyway, i dont thnk it is a problem unless they become sore.
Re: Cracked pad Just thinking back to when Sam had a broken nail removed , our Vet said to clean the area after walks using cooled boiled salt water , I used a shallow dish and just made him stand with the offending paw in it for a couple of minutes . Just keep an eye on it for any signs of infection, such as inflammation, feeling hot or puss , then it may need antibiotics , hope its better soon x
Re: Cracked pad Hope it doesn't hurt her. She was feeling her paw a bit when we walked together wasn't she?
Re: Cracked pad Shadow cracked a paw the other day when we were out. I noticed blood on the snow so took a look and it was quite a deep crack. His pads are a lot drier than Willow's, which are really soft, so I've started putting Musher's Secret on them a lot more regularly, whereas before I was only doing it when there was salt on the roads. I think it must be the cold and very dry air we get here, so I'm hoping the Musher's Secret, plus making sure I dry his feet well after walks, may help. It didn't seem to bother him in the slightest, though. I put some betadine on it for a couple of days.
Re: Cracked pad [quote author=Joy link=topic=10219.msg149983#msg149983 date=1426534895] Hope it doesn't hurt her. She was feeling her paw a bit when we walked together wasn't she? [/quote] Thanks Joy. I think that was her front paw! She seems to have rather alot of bumps and knocks at the moment....somwthing to do with tearing through the undergrowth!!
Re: Cracked pad Homer has had a few scrapes to his paws recently. Salt water will help keep infection away. We also have Hibiscrub. Which is an antiseptic ointment we clean his woulds with but I think mist of it gets licked off.
