yeah, the soft part was visible yesterday. i cleaned it with gentle soap and bandaged it. i also put johnson&johnson first aid skin wound prot. on it under the bandages. he doesn't limp and seems to like the bandage. we went for a walk this morning, and there were no problems. the cut is a little more than 1 inch and not only the black pad but also the skin next to it. it was wide open yesterday, but closed today. i think it's going to be fine in a few days.
thanks for all your advise.
cat