my dog is regularly laid up because hes allways cutting his feet!!! what can i do to prevent this??????

[cooper101 86]

my 1/4collie 3/4geyhound is allways cutting his feet open even when the ground is soft!!! can [NO TEXT TALK] give me any suggestions on how to combat this!! its becoming a real problem at the moment because the ground down my way keeps getting a light frost due to the weather and it rips him to pieces hes road walked everyday i just cant seem to get them right 1 night out an hes off again for a few days!!! last week he ran nearly everyday when we had the really soft ground but this week i took him out monday the ground wasnt hard really and hes off again!! grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh!!!help would b appreciated!! cheers

[whin 463]

sounds like bad feet and thin skinned , do you road work him and get him down the beach some three qaurter crosses got bad feet if they are bred of bad footed greyhounds , no tires no running im afraid

[poacher3161 1,766]

Its some thing you will have to put up with in a dog thats mostly greyhound try batheing his feet in warm water adding potasium permaganate that will toughen them up slightly and also heal small cuts.atb dell

[birkychrissy 3]

greyhoundmegastore online sell something called tuff feet put it on there pads it hardens them up!

[whin 463]

it takes year to bred good feet and speed ,hopefully you get adog with better qaulity feet , only had one dog with not great feet whippet grew type but not a bad dog just i ran her were my saluks and colli type ran and she didnt last feet is bred into dog sand very specail if you go out alot doing pestcontrol on dry stubbly land

[hedz31 1,308]

Sounds like you have ended up with a dog with poor feet from his breeding if you are road walking him regular and his pad are not hardning and there spliting when you run him i would say soak his feet in heavy salted warm water to thicken the skin and kill infection take him to your vets to see if he has a skin condition on his feet if that does not work i also would be wary of breeding from the dog incase he passes his poor feet condition on hope you get it sorted pal

Regards Hedz

[cooper101 86]

sounds like bad feet and thin skinned , do you road work him and get him down the beach some three qaurter crosses got bad feet if they are bred of bad footed greyhounds , no tires no running im afraid

 

yeah hes road walked everyday beach is a bit far for me though!! i know wat ur saying its gutting though best lamping dog ive had yet and hes limited to when and how often i can run him!!! thanks for the reply

[cooper101 86]

Its some thing you will have to put up with in a dog thats mostly greyhound try batheing his feet in warm water adding potasium permaganate that will toughen them up slightly and also heal small cuts.atb dell

 

thanks fot that ill give it a go!!!

[cooper101 86]

greyhoundmegastore online sell something called tuff feet put it on there pads it hardens them up!

 

do u know anyone whos tried it??? does it work?? thanks

[cooper101 86]

Sounds like you have ended up with a dog with poor feet from his breeding if you are road walking him regular and his pad are not hardning and there spliting when you run him i would say soak his feet in heavy salted warm water to thicken the skin and kill infection take him to your vets to see if he has a skin condition on his feet if that does not work i also would be wary of breeding from the dog incase he passes his poor feet condition on hope you get it sorted pal

Regards Hedz

 

i know i am gutted hes a fantastic dog and this is his only pitfall such a shame theres a lot of intrest within my lamping an ferreting circle towards pups out of him your right though if i cant sort the problem i best not breed out of him!!! cheers

[hedz31 1,308]

Out of curiosity how old is the dog and how old was he when you started working him ???

[birkychrissy 3]

i dont know anyone whos tryed it sorry i came across i looking at other stuff

http://www.greyhoundmegastore.com/page90.html?offset=10

have a look mate

[cooper101 86]

Out of curiosity how old is the dog and how old was he when you started working him ???

 

hes just turned two!!! i started ferreting with him at eight months and lamped him for the first time at one year!!

[cooper101 86]

i dont know anyone whos tryed it sorry i came across i looking at other stuff

http://www.greyhoundmegastore.com/page90.html?offset=10

have a look mate

 

will do!! thanks again for that im looking it up now!!!!

[hedz31 1,308]

Out of curiosity how old is the dog and how old was he when you started working him ???

 

hes just turned two!!! i started ferreting with him at eight months and lamped him for the first time at one year!!

Sounds like a poor feet gene been passed on to him for sure, you have done every thing right by the dog and hes getting regular road work really hope you solve the problem mate it must be frustrating for you when hes laid up after working