sore pads

[oggy808 24]

just wonderd what you all treat sore pads with what is safe to try /is there any old remedies that work well ???? thanks oggy in a very wet west wales!!!

[scotty2306 37]

my dog kept rubbing her pads off ive started putting sudo crem on them everyday and it dont happen anymore

[martync1967 64]

my dog kept rubbing her pads off ive started putting sudo crem on them everyday and it dont happen anymore

sounds like a good treatment to use thats the stuff they put on babies bums init?

[the owl 0]

just wonderd what you all treat sore pads with what is safe to try /is there any old remedies that work well ???? thanks oggy in a very wet west wales!!!

hi mate not useing bleach to clean ur runs if so thats ur anserwer it burns they pads

[skycat 6,173]

You don't say if the pads are sore as in worn thin through too much running on hard/bad ground, or cracked through overexposure to water or wahat exactly.

 

If the dog is continually working in wet conditions this will soften the pads: not good. Make sure the dog's feet are dry when it is home/kenneled. Sudacream is OK for certain conditions: like cracked pads etc but I'd prefer to use something like Padsanol (get it from the greyhound megastore online).

 

Also make sure that there is enough animal fat in the dog's diet and that the diet is of good quality. Dogs fed on cheap cereal based food won't be as in as good health as those fed on a good quality meat based diet: what you see on the outside is merely a reflection of how the dog is on the inside. Pad condition, coat and general overall health will imprive if the dog's diet is improved.

[sandymere 8,263]

If the pads are blistered then it may be to much road work so rest then a gradual build up.

If the skin around the pads is sore ot may be through wet so dry when kennled and especially clean mud from around nail beds or it could be mites causing an infection. Pics would have helped, better descrition?

[fatmoocher 30]

just wonderd what you all treat sore pads with what is safe to try /is there any old remedies that work well ???? thanks oggy in a very wet west wales!!!

try a product called cow salve you can normaly get it from farm dealers.its used on cows udders when there cut up after milking.it sounds daft but seems to work.

[UNFIT 0]

dont turn a working dog into a pamperd pooch ,if you keep taking it out its pads will harden up ,then you wont have a problem .just like the people that live in poverty in other countrys ,that cant afford shoes .they dont sit at home ,they get out and keep going .

Edited October 12, 2009 by UNFIT

[shannon1970 0]

plenty of road work and a product called tuff foot,

[moonlighter 1,163]

try bathing the feet in warm salty water after they have been out. does the world of good.