Cut Pad

[Evie]

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Hi Guys,

Archie cut his pad out walking last Saturday. It bled quite abit at the time, so I called my Dad to come and pick us up. (Thanks goodness for Daddies!)

He was on house arrest (Archie, not my Dad. :- " ) till Tuesday evening when he got a short on lead walk, no problems. He's had full normal walks the last few days. No lameness, just stops occasionally to lick the pad when he's offlead.

After walks I stand him in the bath with some warm water and hibiscrub in it to clean it out. Is there anything else I can be putting on it to help it heal? This is how it looks today. (Sorry bout the blurry pics!!)

 

[Strike Whippets]

Aloe Vera gels brilliant :thumbsup: ........and I'd personally put vaseline on the cut for walks to stop bits getting in to it ......Poor Archie, I hope it heals quickly :thumbsup:

 

[jue332]

Gracie cut her pad a few weeks ago, i bathed it in salt water about 3 times a day and then put a few drops of lavender oil on. I covered it up when we went out for walks ( she was on the lead )

It took about a week to heal and she didn't lick it at all because of the lavender oil, they don't like the taste.

Hope Archie pad heals quickly :thumbsup: :huggles:

 

[Evie]

I've heard of aloe vera gel for skin irritations, is it good for cuts as well? I'll have to dig my tube out, goodness only knows where it has gotten to!

Vaseline sounds like a good idea, but would it not discourage the wound from drying out?

I remeber a gunky green stuff we used to use on horse wounds (back in the day), I can't recall the name, but I'm wondering if it could be used on dogs..... Need to go find out the name first though!

 

[Strike Whippets]

Aloe Vera is a natural antibiotic ......Vaseline will keep it wet if you leave it on .....If you wash it off as you have been in hibiscrub then it will be fine

 

[zilloot]

Ouch that looks sore

I second the lavendar oil. It's great at healing up wounds quickly - it stops licking and it's antibacterial too. I used on Zinzin today when she took chunk out of her hock on our walk.

I would cover it with something outside too as little bits of grit can irritate the healing process. Vaseline is okay but wipe it all off completely (if you can) when you get home and re-apply the lavendar oil. Maybe it would be better to use a foot-boot with a cotton wool pad inside but watch for pressure sores if you go a long walk.

I use lavendar to start with on any wound to make sure it's clean and then once the healing has started I use aloe-vera straight from the plant as a healing aid. Works wonders and there's hardly any scarring.

 

[Evie]

Thank you for all the info guys.

I've no lavendar oil here, I have tea tree that I use for the kids. I'll go get some lavendar oil tomorrow. Those wee boots might be the way to go. The local pet shop though can't get them in till Tuesday. I'm gonna look online to see if anywhere does next day delivery. For now I'll try the vaseline or possibly the sock & bag. (But I guess he'll just pull these off if he's offlead.)

Great info guys... learning something new everyday! :thumbsup:

 

[alfyn]

Definitley lavender oil,haven't used aloe vera,though very good,i personally think lavender is better :thumbsup:

Don't use tea tree oil neat on animals,it can cause problems (w00t)

 

[Janimal]

I wouldnt use the tea tree oil neat though Evie.

looks like we posted at the same time Alfyn.

ive recently bought some paw dip from this site Evie. its brilliant - a mixture of 4 essential oils I think. Ill try and find the link for you.

Yep here it is

http://www.avena.co.uk/products.asp?subcat=37&maincat=3

 

[alfyn]

Great minds think alike at the same time Janis

 

[Evie]

Great site Janimal, thanks for posting. I won't use the tea tree oil on him as you both have advised.

Thanks!

 

[imperative]

Good advice.Leo my Bichon has a tendancy to lick areas on his body till they bleed.He has a lick sore on his back pad and these ideas came at right time! Thanks peeps! :thumbsup:

Off to get the lavender oil out,leo wont like it.... :- "

 

[kita]

I always use http://www.hyperdrug.com their phone no. is 0700 0456 777

they have a good range of dog boots (just search for dog boots on their site).

I have always received the goods the next day even when I place the order in the afternoon. (That is just on their normal postage).

They have a good range of veterinary stuff and homeopathic and herbal remedies too.

Good luck.

 

[jue332]

Thank you for all the info guys.
I've no lavendar oil here, I have tea tree that I use for the kids.  I'll go get some lavendar oil tomorrow.  Those wee boots might be the way to go.  The local pet shop though can't get them in till Tuesday.  I'm gonna look online to see if anywhere does next day delivery.  For now I'll try the vaseline or possibly the sock & bag. (But I guess he'll just pull these off if he's offlead.)

Great info guys... learning something new everyday!  :thumbsup:

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I bought one of those boots for Gracie, a whippet sized one !!!, which actually looked like a boxing glove on the end of her leg :b :lol: and kept falling off no matter how i tied it !

I took it back and got my money back and bought some vet wrap.

I didn't tell them I gave it a trial round the park and it kept falling off :- " :lol:

In the end I cut a gauze pad put it over the wound then wrapped the vet wrap round then covered that with some plastic ( from a strong carrier bag ) and taped that round her foot.

This method of foot wrapping stayed on her foot for all of the walk and kept it dry as well. I then took it off as soon as we got home, bathed it and put the lavender oil on.

I would say give this a try before buying one of those boots :thumbsup:

Good luck :luck:

 

[J.T.]

Last year Hebe cut her foot just above the pad, it needed a couple of stitches in but everyday I put Aloe Vera gel on it & it healed so quickly :thumbsup:

I use it on any wound or scratch, it's brilliant stuff. Unfortunately though the dogs like the taste of it so do tend to lick it off. I usually daub it on & then give them a chewy to distract them for a bit while the gel soaks in.