Feet problems wuth my terrier

[moggs 18]

Can any one help with a persisting problem I have with one of my terriers? He has well structured feet but every so often they go bad and make him lame. It doesnt matter if its warm or cold wet or dry his feet play up and i cant use him, he's a decent little dog and has served me well over the last 2 years, the other month he got bitten on the front paw and this just added to the problem. He sometimes looses toes and they bleed alot. The kennel is always clean and has saw dust underfoot. Any ideas lads of what i could treat it with? Any one else had this problem before?

 

Cheers.

[lonedigga 23]

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Edited June 3, 2008 by lonedigga

[moggs 18]

Do you work him in rocks at all? Could be a possible cause if he's mainly excercised away from roads and has sawdust underfoot in kennels...

 

Ye he's used to the rocks mate and the padock out side his run is concrete. His pads are tough and as normal as any terrier i've had, it just comes now and again, strange and bloody annoying when it happens as i have been thin on the ground with terriers this year.

[duke-1589 0]

how mant toes has he got...>? wuhaaa

[jamie d 92]

i used to get the same problem with a terrier at home it was a [bANNED TEXT] pain in the arse i found out that it was the dissinfectant that i cleaned the kennels with was making his feet sore but i dont know if that will help you

[moggs 18]

when you say looses toes do you actually mean they come off?

 

Sorry miss print nails i meant to say, they fall out even if he aint done f**k all for a bit.

[moggs 18]

how mant toes has he got...>? wuhaaa

 

Nails i meant not toes. ha.

[moggs 18]

i used to get the same problem with a terrier at home it was a [bANNED TEXT] pain in the arse i found out that it was the dissinfectant that i cleaned the kennels with was making his feet sore but i dont know if that will help you

 

Thanks pal, I use jays in the kennels to wash out, I'l switch too something else. What do you use?

[jamie d 92]

deosan black dissinfectant

[top terrierman 90]

had the same problem and it to was the disinfect i was useing two.could be that.had an other dog who used to tear the pads of his feet and losen nails from diging on but you probaly would notice that.

[skycat 6,174]

What do you feed the dog on?

[moggs 18]

deosan black dissinfectant

 

Thanks mate I'l give it a go.

[moggs 18]

had the same problem and it to was the disinfect i was useing two.could be that.had an other dog who used to tear the pads of his feet and losen nails from diging on but you probaly would notice that.

 

Thanks for the advice mate, I'm going to change the disinfectant. I give a dog a good check over after he's been worked, and diging on and working rocks does loosen his nail now and agin. cheers.

[moggs 18]

What do you feed the dog on?

 

The dogs got a good diet, good grade biscuit some days and i also get alot of tripe and butchers waste.