i was taking cleo out this noon to do some drive work, and after the first few seconds of tugging, i noticed her pull her front right leg up protectively. So i stopped the game to inspect her, and i saw that her upper pad was damaged. Not one of the weight bearing pads, but the one on the back of the leg higher up.
any advice on what to do/treat it with, or should i just let it heal by itself ??
My vizsla mix had a similar injury recently, and recovered okay on his own. Although, I'm hesitant to say that it'll fix itself, because I'd feel awful if it just got worse.
Well, if there's one thing I have experienced a lot of and that's pad injuries. I was doing amatuer racing with my greyhounds for a few years and this is a very common thing. I'm guessing your dog either slid to a stop or you were playing tug with her and she had the brakes on. Either way this is either just a minor rug burn type thing or the pad skin itself has been torn off.
I suggest just keeping it clean with soap and water or find an antiseptic cleaner. You can also put something like NewSkin, a liquid bandage, on it if you want, but it's not necessary. It will heal just fine in a couple of weeks. In the mean time, just keep it clean and watch for infection.
Lucky you it is not on the bottom of the foot! (Harder to keep clean and longer to heal) I agree with Elaine about just keeping it clean and dry. When my dog has had this kind of injury I usually just put a peice of non stick guaze over it and and then use some vet wrap. This is just when we are outside or working, to protect it until it is not too raw anymore. Inside I leave it uncovered. I have used honey to help with healing (under the guaze/vet wrap, so no licking) The hardest part is limiting the skidding type of activity for a bit so you can let it heal up a bit.
we call those "stopper pads". The z control boots are probably the most economical, you can buy "wrist wraps" from england, the greyhound and whippet shop might still have them, or jan's greyhound gifts in england.
Something that works great for a quick application is knuckle bandages- they're the right shape and stay on well.
If the dog is going to be out doing an activity that might injure the stopper pad, you can just put a square of elastikon bandage over the pad- this also works for the large pad on the foot, which can get skinned on hard hot ground.
vickie
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