So my germ. shep. was chasing my car around the normal loop to ditch his ass so I can leave, and somehow he sliced part of his main pad mostly off on his front paw on the rocks. I got the one front paw with some Neosporin, non stick pad wrapped up with tape and a "mutt-luck" leather booty I had from my passed female shep. That seems to be healing OK, seems to be itching, but my concern right now is for his other paw. It has a small crack or cut in it, he seemed to be paying alot of attention to it. So I put the other mutt-luck on it, and we were just muttlucking around all day. I brought him inside and took the not so bad one off and he layed down and licked it for 45min straight. You think I should bandage that one too? If I pour some hydrogen peroxide on it, will that bother him if he laps some of it up? It's basically bleach isn't it? Which would be like chlorine, which them city dogs drink every day. I know dogs are friggin tough, and this one tolerates pain like no other, but damn...I hate to see him in pain. can't post pics from this computer, mine went to shit.
You need to be careful with this....and infection on his paw would be very bad and could potentially require eventual amputation. I don't advise you to do ANYTHING without calling your local vet. Here is an all night vet I am very familiar with, PLEASE call. The itching worries me. (916) 783-4655
And hydrongen peroxide is used as mouthwash and is safe. Don't drink a lot of it. No higher than 3%. (That was not advice )
Gotta agree with Canna on this one. We had our lab-hound-mix's tail screwed up by a car door. We could have stopped the bleeding and patched it, no problem. The actual problem is infection, more so with a paw that is constantly touching ground. Get em` to a vet any way you can.
Oh and the peroxide wont kill him, but don't be surprised if he projectile vomits if he drinks too much. Call the vet
Dog Saliva Is A Very Strong Antiseptic My Rottie Has Sliced His Pads On Shells Before And As Long As It Does Not Need Stitching Up , The Dog's Saliva Alone Will Heal It Vets Bills Are Exessivly High , Both Here , And Probably Higher Where You Are JKP
Oh i was not saying rush him in.....but calling is always a good idea. I know whoeer answers the number should help you as well, advice can be free :thumbsup:
Itching can be a sign that the wound is healing. You should change the dressing daily. An infection will smell awful. If it start's to smell funky(you'll know), get him to a vet immediately(unless you WANT a three-legged dog)!
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German shepards.........the worlds greatest dogs.......if i had to pawn something to take mine to the vet i would have, usually i just spent the money i would have wasted on my girlfriend at that time. Imo i take him/her to the vet just to be sure.assit:
cool, cool, I'll just call his vet and see what he's got to say right after I strap a bag of urine to my leg and go try to get this job. I made him stay in last night and when I got up to check on him I noticed the other one has a pretty good slice in it too. That poor dog, someone shot him in the hip a couple year ago, so his back half doesn't work that well. And now his front paws are all sliced up. He's gotta be hurtin, my man literally ran his paws off trying to go with me.
Peroxide and bleach arent the same thihng. licking peroxide wont hurt him. People sometimes use peroxide for gum problems. But if the crack is due to heat, or a thick callus smeasring a little cocoa butter on it might soften it. The cocoa butter wont hurt him if he licks it. However, to work well, it would be good to smear on the cocoa butter, then put on the bandage or the bootie to give the cocoa butter time to do it's softening work. Maybe put it on at bedtime so he will be asleep while it works? You can find a big jar of cocoa butter at Walmart or any drugstore. It's pretty cheap. Hey, my dog went on a little run this morning and came home with a dead chicken in his mouth...now Im wondering if he killed the chicken or just found a dead one.... LOL...with dogs, it's always something.To a dog a fence is just a fun challenge! and what could be more fun than a nice stinky, stiff dead chicken? Dixie
Yea that was the first time and it sucked. The corner of the bag was scratching my other leg for an hour and a half. I live thirty miles out. I didn't even get to use it, couldn't get an interview blah blah blah damn job search BS. His paws were looking better today when I change his bandage. The flaps of skin had dried up and I was able to cut them off as close as possible. They smell...well...like a dog, which is good. I think he's in business, may be tender for awhile, but looking good. Thanks for all the quick replies, I appreciate it. Con
