Split webbing

[Buzz1 1]

Hi my dog had split his webbing between his toes so i kenneled him for 2 weeks and it look to have healed so i started to road work him and tonight took him out while i was taking my other dog lamping and he was on the lead all night and has manged to split it again. Just wondering if anybody has had this problem and know a cure for it

 

Thanks jon.

Edited February 16, 2012 by Buzz1

[dymented 2,220]

try a bit more rest for the dog bud

[johnrthrfrd 223]

This used to happen quite a lot when I raced greyhounds I found the quickest way to get them back on the track was a visit o the vet get the web cleaned up sometimes cut back if it kept happening then stitched up.

[skycat 6,172]

Split webs can take weeks and weeks to heal. I wouldn't run the dog until it has completely healed: the rim of gristly stuff at the edge of the web takes the longest to heal: once its cut through it is very slow in healing.

 

If you're desperate to run the dog anyway, you can tape the two toes together to prevent it getting any worse, but that does tend to allow muck and dirt to impact the wound and make things worse. Greyhound racers do it, but that's very different to running cross country in mud etc.

[Buzz1 1]

thanks for the answers everybody. I heard from a greyhound guy that letting it rest wont work it would need cut and stiched but i'll give plenty of rest and see how goes.

 

atb jon.

[kayal 58]

Hi my dog had split his webbing between his toes so i kenneled him for 2 weeks and it look to have healed so i started to road work him and tonight took him out while i was taking my other dog lamping and he was on the lead all night and has manged to split it again. Just wondering if anybody has had this problem and know a cure for it

 

Thanks jon.

happened to me once bud eventually had to get the web removed cause it wouldnt heal its an aqward place