Dogs Pads chewed up by ice…. Any tips??

  • abe
    La Crosse
    Posts: 155
    March 17, 2013 at 12:41 am #1281242

    Went pheasant shooting at a game farm today. My labs pads got all chewed up from the ice that was covering the snow. Any tips or recommendations for helping them heal up.

    onestout
    Hudson, WI
    Posts: 2698
    March 17, 2013 at 12:47 am #1152854

    rest. Your dog will take care of them, my dogs always have. Just watch that they heal up in a couple days and don’t get infected. You can try neosporin but my dogs just lick it off.

    BBKK
    IA
    Posts: 4033
    March 17, 2013 at 12:48 am #1152856

    Clean them up real good with water to get any dirt out and then clean it with a dog friendly anti-bacteria product (NOT PEROXIDE). Keep him/her from licking it and it should be fine in a day or two.

    kroger3
    blaine mn
    Posts: 1116
    March 17, 2013 at 1:04 am #1152861

    Just let the dog do its thing. Couple days it will be back in action.

    hunter1723
    Posts: 349
    March 17, 2013 at 1:05 am #1152862

    Use Tuf-Foot, stuff works great. I live on a paved road and that a lot of times is where my dog gets exercise for the day. His feet use to get chewed up by the blacktop but now that I have started using that product they haven’t bothered him since.

    TazTyke
    Central Minnesota
    Posts: 473
    March 17, 2013 at 1:36 am #1152866

    Happened to me last year as well. Rest is about the only thing that will heal them. The problem I had was that every time she went outside for the next couple of days she would cut them open again and again. Solved that problem by putting some of my kids socks one her feet before she went out. Secure with duck tape and take them off when they come in. It’s a pain having to do it three times a day but they healed real fast after doing that.

    milemark_714
    Posts: 1287
    March 17, 2013 at 1:37 am #1152867

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    Use Tuf-Foot, stuff works great. I live on a paved road and that a lot of times is where my dog gets exercise for the day. His feet use to get chewed up by the blacktop but now that I have started using that product they haven’t bothered him since.

    May have to try that.Used “Musher’s Secret” with mixed results.Calvin’s(smooth coat collie)paws get torn-up easily only after a mile on pavement.The other collie we have has much tougher paw pads.

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