So, I had to emergency recall Ryuk the other day (raccoon out during the day that I didn't see until I'd thrown the frisbee)

Good News: He did it without a second thought, perfect sliding stop and reverse direction back to me.

Bad News: He did this on pavement and seriously scratched up his hind paws.

Considering how shredded his pads look he's actually not favoring them much. I cleaned them up the day he hurt them, put a sock over the really bad one (so he didn't lick off the disinfectant stuff) for a night. They were 10X better the next morning but when I took him out for a quick bathroom walk they started bleeding again. He's completely sound at all gaits on grass, walk and trot on pavement, and sound at nothing on gravel (we had to cross it, they're redoing part of our parking lot).

How exactly should I treat this. He's not horribly uncomfortable unless he's outside on gravel or pavement. He's wondering why we're not playing frisbee like normal. If he was showing any signs of discomfort in the house I'd bring him to the vet but I think this is something that can heal at home with proper care. I've been keeping the areas clean. I'm also looking into booties so this doesn't happen again. Any brand suggestions?

Jamie, just words of encouragement, no advice. I have a friend with a BC who "runs his pads off" at least once every summer. She washes the wounds, but lets them heal by themselves. It is awful to see, at least for me. She's pretty nonchalant about it.

How big is he? I have some NICE Ruff Wear booties that I don't use.... they are super small though, and I don't really care for the fit.
http://www.ruffwear.com/Barkn-Boots-Grip-Trex?sc=2&category=11

I like these booties better. Not as hard of a sole, but they fit much nicer.
http://www.ruffwear.com/Barkn-Boots-Skyliner?sc=2&category=11 (the gator is what makes the difference IMO)

I wouldn't do anything to treat his pads, except keep an eye on them. If he stays sound, he should heal fine.

Congrats on the great recall! It's always nice when it works just the way we want it too. Sounds like it almost worked too well for Ryuk though! Poor kiddo. Glad he does not seem to be bothered about it though.

Jamie, Oscar did the same thing earlier this summer - on 3 feet, multiple pads on each foot... it looked AWEFUL... but all we did was warm water rinses after each time outside, Neosporin afterwards (before the wounds started to heal over), and the sock thing worked for like 5 minutes, but it was 5 minutes more of antibiotic ointment that I wanted to have on our side.

I think you're doing just the right thing for home care, but I'd keep the walks to a minimum, try to stay on grass or pavement, where there's less loose grit to get in there, and NO strenuous running on those feet till they're well healed (I was surprised, it really doesn't take that long).

*And good boy Ryuk for such a stellar recall!!

**I don't like those Grip Trex either! That hard rubber sole prevents them from being very form fitting, and I always thought Oscar's feet looked like a woman's feet in high heels when he wore them - toes all jammed up in front... He hates them too and pretty much refuses to wear them...

~Natalya

So I've been letting him play in a warm bath after work time, and been treating with neosporin. Luckily he doesn't like the taste of it because the socks aren't working anymore (it's become a game of "hey, look how quickly I can get these things off my feet")

So I have anything to worry about with drying out his feet with to much water? Should I put a lotion on them or something?

I would lean away from lotions and stick with clean and dry. I'd be afraid that lotions could make dust and dirt stick to the wound.