We had Lady and Nebo at the dog park today. Somehow they managed to both hurt their paws in the same way...actually the exact same paws on both of them also. I'm not quite sure what happened. The dog park is mostly dirt and rocks, so they must have scraped them on something.
Here's a pic of Nebo's foot..
It's not deep at all. It's just like the top layer of the pad is pulled back. Lady was limping, but Nebo hasn't been limping/licking his foot at all. I'm not sure what to do about it. I cleaned it with water and put a bit of hydrogen peroxide on it. Now you may think I'm nuts, but I've heard of sealing cuts with glue. I didn't want the flap of skin moving around while he walked and possible getting caught and tearing worse. So I put a couple drops of liquid glue that dries instantly and sealed the skin down. I've also wrapped it up, but I'm not sure how long that will last....
Do you think this is ok? I'll take him to the vet if needed, but I'm not sure what a vet could do about it...it's not something that can (or needs to be) stitched up.
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) with hydrogen peroxide and applying antibiotic ointment should help. No experience with the glue, though!
If it doesn't seem to healing in a few days, if they seem in pain, or if it becomes hot and inflammed, I would call the vet, though. Feel better soon, Lady and Nebo!!
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