Bloody paws

[stacwase]

I posted this in Dog Health, but I don't think people go there very often.

Any ideas what to do about cracked, bloody paw pads?? The weather is extremely cold here (down to 22 below without wind chill) and the ice, snow, and cold have caused Jake's paws to crack.

We're thinking about picking up some baby booties for him to wear when he goes outside, do you think that will work?

We'd buy him boots but if the booties would work that would be better. That way we could afford to get him more when he loses them!

Also we're thinking of putting triple antibiotic ointment on the cracks to make them heal. That shouldn't hurt him, should it?

Edit: Here's Jake's picture with his new booties on. I got some diaper rash medicine and put it on the big cracks. He doesn't even seem to mind the booties! It took him a couple of minutes to get used to them, though.