mikeball 108 Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Took my dog for a walk tonight and its took the top off its carpal pad i have put salt water on it is there anything else i can use should i take her the vets she doesnt seem in any pain with it could i use tcp on it thanks mike Quote Link to post
j1985 1,983 Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 If not too big and if theres a flap I clean it out then superglue it and finish off with a bit of purple antiseptic spray! 2 Quote Link to post
davidc 1 Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Just keep it clean the vets can't do nothing other than clean it and bandage. Last year my dog took all her front pads of in that hot weather we had and they heeled fine Quote Link to post
mikeball 108 Posted July 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Cheers for replys lads cant glue it as theres no flap can you use tcp on a dog cheers Quote Link to post
hogdog 61 Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 TCP is fine as is Savlon. I don't think either it certified for dogs but if you can get some hibiscrub that's great and is certified for dogs. What Husky racers do is get a small patch of cotton (moleskin cotton is the best as it's very tough), place it over the cut whilst holding it together and then applying superglue over the top of it. It seems to work well enough for them. The thing is with this method is that you must make sure it's 100% clean and infection free and it must not make it's way onto the raw flesh, only the pad (which is dead skin). Quote Link to post
DogMagic 461 Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Just give it a good clean and after that purple spray once a day for a week then forget about it. Even then the dog will of forgotton about it before you do! Quote Link to post
Guest dances Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 Get some winter greens oil or cream. Apply that once a day after abit of road walking My bitch ripped all her pads a few years ago so we did the above based on the advice of a bull lad I know. Said that's what they used on them and the pads hardened up lovely. I've also heard you can use meths to harden the pads but its not worth the hassle when winter greens is only a few quid. In my opinion hardening the pads properly is easier then repairing them mate because it wontplay them up Quote Link to post
johnrthrfrd 223 Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 (edited) Same happened to mine last sat. Washed it with mild dettol solution ,then kept dipping her foot in a salty water and spraying it with savlon dry antiseptic spray and she is fine now. Edited July 21, 2011 by johnrthrfrd Quote Link to post
Coneytrappr 29 Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 My bitch took a chunk out of her pad and apart from cleaning it with salt water I did nowt; she took care of keeping it clean and it healed up well and fast. Dogs are hardy and their pads heal fast. ATB Quote Link to post
lurcher46 0 Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 My dog sliced it in half bout 3 monthsago . Thought it might need stich . Bathed it dayly in salt water . Healed up ok . Hard to see the cut mark now. Was touch and go though at the time was thinking a visit to the vet. But after some time on the net . Was ready to let it heal . Amazing how well it has healed . And quickly . Quote Link to post
marko 30 Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 the best thing for the top of the pad going is cut and heal made by multicare you will find that it does the job better than almost anything else and the dog should be up and running in 2wks get to a greyhound man he will have it. Quote Link to post
SLiP tHe DoG ! 129 Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 potasium permaganete .... Quote Link to post
mikeball 108 Posted July 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 Cheers lads Quote Link to post
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