Morning all, this may be a silly question but I'd rather ask it . My dogs got a great deal of exercise over the weekend on a 4 acre piece of property right on the Chesapeake Bay. There was a variaty of terrain and by the end of the first day both dogs were limping.
I think Loki (my lab-mix) simply bruised his pad but Cito took a large (size of a half-doller) chunk of skin off his left-fore pad. I cleaned it with peroxide and bandaged it with neosporin for a night. He's doing better now and is not favoring that paw but I'm curious as to the best way to begin allowing him to toughen up the new skin. It's still VERY soft and delicate and I don't want to cause him any pain.
You may want to get some booties for them. I have some that I picked up at Pets Mart for <$20. Not as high quality as some you can find elsewhere, but they work well for me. The dogs wear them anytime we're jogging on hot asphalt.
I have also found Musher's Secret to work well in toughening the pads. It's more of a paste than a liquid. If you need help finding a place to buy it, just let me know.
Always looking for training avenues close to home. Any suggestions?
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How to help toughen pad skin after injury
#158604 - 10/17/2007 07:40 AM 
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