Paw Pad Problems - Advice Please!
We headed out to the dog park tonight and played plenty of fetch with Stan. This dog park has a lot of mulch, not really grass. When we came home and I was cleaning his dirty paws, I noticed one his front paws had a little piece of skin flaking off of it. He doesn't seem bothered by it. He didn't react when I was touching it and wanted to continue our game of fetch at home. So my question is, should I leave this little flake of skin (assuming it'll fall off naturally) or should I try to remove it? Are his paws looking raw or damaged? Thoughts?
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Permalink Reply by Alison w/ Odin and Dashel on
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I remember at one of our meet ups a fellow corgi owner had this happen. He just ripped it off like it was no big deal and the dog continued to play. I probably didn't add anything to the convo, i just remember that one time...
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Permalink Reply by Tauna and Kota on
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If you do try to remove it, I would not just rip it off. That would be equivalent to ripping a hangnail off (maybe worse). I would try to use some clippers to cut it off but be careful not to get too deep. I believe if you just try to rip it off, it may rip some of the healthy tissue off with it. The main pad looks a little raw, unless it always looks like that. I would also just watch Stan to see if he starts to lick the area. If this happens, I would put some triple antibiotic on it (neosporin) to aid the healing. If he doesn't seem too concerned about it, I wouldn't worry about it too much. If it looks like it is getting infected or anything, I would take him in. I would also be aware of the mulch. I don't like mulch. There is too much risk of splinters. (I'm picky). I like a nice big grassy area. :D
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