am I overreacting???
Here is the left front:  Then while waiting for the receptionist to ask the vet about it, I looked at the right front  It doesn't look sore at all, just lots of peeling. I made an appointment for 6:00 tonight, but am I overreacting? Is this something I should handle on my own? Any idea on why this happened? |
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Jennifer.........I don't think you are overreacting at all. I would deffinately be taking mine to the vet to find out what is, how happened, if it is something in the environment etc. I am a real WORRIER when it comes to my dogs.  Keep us posted. Hopefully it isnt anything more than she pulled something off that was stuck. Keeping good thoughts.  Millie has a very good and contientious mom.  Nancy G |
| I have never seen anything like that. Whatever is happening, the new skin underneath could be very sensitive, kind of like the skin under a fingernail. Please let us know what your vet thinks it is. Laurie and Oscar |
| Ouchie. Does she run on concrete or other hard surfaces a lot or is it just jumping out of the car onto concrete? Maybe start lifting her out of the car or using a ramp if that's not an option. Just wondering if the impact of landing could be causing it if she's in/out of the car frequently. I'd continue to protect her feet with booties in the house or boots outdoors until they heal up. Hoping for good news from the vet!  |
| That looks kind of like what used to happen to our boys paws when I was growing up. In their case it was rubbed off/ripped/peeled because they ran around our pool. It was the combination of water splashed out of the pool and that rough concrete around the pool. Like when your hands/feet get pruny and then you rub it on something rough. |
6Girls wrote: Ouchie. Does she run on concrete or other hard surfaces a lot or is it just jumping out of the car onto concrete? : We take daily walks around our neighborhood and sometimes the wooded trails behind our home ( it is all concrete ). We walk/jog about 3 miles a day, but she has never had this problem before. Last Thursday we did go twice as far. We ran it early in the am and then went for a slow long walk with the kids later around lunch time. We have only done this once or twice before, but with no problems  I guess maybe we could have overdone it. Hope the vet will be able to sort it all out. |
| Yep, looks like too much 'wear' to me. When I first started cycling with Ru his paws would get like this really quickly, especially in damp conditions. I had to work up to longer distances really slowly because he would get these 'blisters' (i don't know what you really call them but its from the paw rubbing the ground) within 5 or 10 minutes at first. You want to rule out fungal infection or chemical burn. But it does look exactly how Ru's paws used to go, he had it maybe 3 times where I ran him too long  I washed the area with mild salt water for the first few days before bed, then dried them as much as possible. Ru had to wear his cone to stop him chewing at it, then it would heal up in 3-5 days. I'm sure your vet will have better advice though! |
| My dogs come back in the house in the morning with wet feet. There's a lot of dew on the grass now that autumn's here... is it that way where you live? Just wondering if, as Amanda said, maybe if her feet were damp or wet and she did a lot of running, maybe the softened pads wore quickly. Obviously I'm just guessing but I can see that happening. |
| I agree with all the above. Hope you get some answers. But I really wanted to add that you take GREAT detail pictures!! |
| The vet said it is an overuse injury similar to a person getting blisters on their feet. That is why her feet looked normal for the first couple of days. Then when the new skin was ready the old damaged skin fell away. No real treatment, just wearing booties outside to protect the new skin and to keep her from licking them at night she must wear the dreaded cone of shame  this is her first time in a cone, and let me say it was not enjoyable. She just lounged in one spot on my bed and pouted until we tried to go to sleep. Then she kept walking over to my side of the bed and sticking her coned head in my face for about 15 seconds, then walked away, then back again.  over and over and over  Then I felt so bad for her that I just took the stupid cone off and said oh well. Poor Millie  |
Glad she's OK and something that just a bit of time will fix.  |
| That looks like a Comfy Cone? Not half as bad as the plastic ones. She actually looks cute with it on I would use the booties for your running/jogging. A few milers on concrete is hard on their feet - as you found out! Did they give you any cream or ointment? Bag Balm works well...Hoe she is "back on her feet" soon! |
| Poor Millie........Glad it isn't more serious. I found the cones were very frustrating to one of my dogs when she had eye surgery. I was constantly catching on on edges, steps etc. I removed it after a couple days and she left it alone. The cones make em look like sattelite dishes. |
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