Sore paws

[ellieraven]

Can anyone help please ? My greyhound Kym has sore pads and a couple of corns which are only small but are causing her to be a bit lame. I didn't realise dogs could get corns until I took her to the kennels where I got her and they told me. I know you can get various things to treat this, can anyone recommend anything ? I have seen Pad Heal and Tuff Foot, should I use either of these of does anyone know any alternatives. Thanks

[elmuervo]

We use Tuff Foot on Barney as he has huge but delicate feet. He came to us straight from his trainer so the transition from exercising on primarily soft ground to pavement pounding every day was quite harsh on his pads. I think that Tuff Foot has helped them toughen-up a bit and has also helped their general condition as initially they were really cracked and dry-looking and he was always licking them. Watch out, though - it stains the carpet with yellow paw prints if their feet are damp! ;D

I'm sorry, I've got no direct experience with dog-corns but I know that they can be dreadfully painful and that surgery often isn't a very good solution (painful, long recovery and sometimes unsuccessful). I hope you find a good treatment for them.

Fingers crossed and for your little one's feet!

Jo
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[lurcherluvva]

you could try Shaw's Paw Wax. It's like a vaseline and can be worked into the pad. It really enriches the pad if it is dry/cracked. Not sure about corns etc but good for sore pads.
Good luck.
Ax

[Jane and Sara]

Hi there. One of my dogs suffers from corns - very extensive and affecting three paws. I regularly cut out the worst of the corns and apply E45 cream but nothing really works. They are too bad to operate on, but I'm not sure I would put her through an op anyway as they often come back. She copes really well wearing Therapaw boots (on all four paws) and even has a pair of slippers for indoors. I'm afraid it is just a case of management - The vet has given me Metacam (painkiller) so if I am going to take the dogs for a particularly long walk, or if I think her corns are particularly bad I can give it an hour or so before we go out - a bit like us taking Paracetamol. Also lots of duvets and thick carpet helps indoors. Good luck.
Poppy in her slippers:

and in her boots:

[Flaperoo]

I have not had this problem myself, but other greyhound owners I know have.

A few went down the route of ongoing treatment with little long term success but two of them chose to amputate the toes (sounds drastic) but it seems to have cured the problem.

I regularly walk my lot with a greyhound that has two toes amputated and she appears to be totally unaffected by it.

Mx

[ellieraven]

Thanks for your advice and photos, poppy looks cute in her slippers and boots, I'm amazed she keeps em on ! I've done some research on treatments and there seems to be quite a few different preparations for sore paws so now to decide which one to try ! I think I may have caused the sore pads by walking her in the evenings on the pavement, it didn't occur to me. I 'll avoid doing that until I have remedied problem.

[andywillow]

Sasha (gap sponsor dog) who has been with us since she was 11 years old arrived with a big corn on her front pad. She had an op to have it removed but its come back again Boots do help on hard ground, Sasha loves a run on the field but does struggle on hard ground, although her back legs arent too good either now She's also on metacam and has a magnetic bio flow collar too.

Sue

[Jane and Sara]

Therapaw boots are really brilliant for outdoors - I've only lost one in the last two years and Poppy is never lame when wearing them. Can highly recommend. She does usually keep the slippers on but they are not going to last long and Bob thinks they are toys!