Road rash foot
  and after we noticed blood spots on the kitchen floor(under all the dirt). While Gar is laying down I get the flashlight and check his feet and sure enough that is where the blood in coming from. On one foot it looks like an old sore that has healed over and the other foot it looks like a couple layers were taken off, kinda like road rash.
He was kept in a garage for a year and a half before we got him and his feet have not toughened up at all. Right now he has stopped limping but what can I do to toughen up his feet so this does not happen again. Should I put a boot on his foot when we go out and where the heck can I get just one. And just as a side note, I keep a close watch on him(since he wandered off on me) but now he has started to look for me |
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| There are foot conditions in dogs that indicate hereditary problems, but foot sore and soft feet, I'm not sure.
Of course right not keep the foot clean and use a banadge.....he'll enjoy chewing it off, I'm sure. So may have to go with an E-Collar for awhile. I'd keep the foot clean and allow natural healing before I'd rush to the e-collar. Boots are a good idea, but make sure they fit! Just the action of pushing off and changing direction quickly could tear a pad. Of course gravel, rocks, twigs could also be the problem. Something at the dog park, no doubt. House dogs don't get to spend as much time on different surfaces so their pads have less opportunity to toughen up. If you can walk him on many different surfaces, I'm sure those pads would toughen...just avoid hot asphalt or hot gravel/sand. That burns. Also chemicals on the ground or lawn can burn....so of course I was wondering about deicing salts, weed killers, etc. Poor guy. If healing isn't going well, the vet can split the foot so pressure from stepping upon it woun't spread the pad and reopen the wound. |
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