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i was wondering if anyone had any suggestions,or cure for a dog ,with sore pad.the same foot gets sore when i start hunting him,after being laid up.the pad looks dry and cracks open.i hunt public hunting areas alot which they bush hog strips,which has stubbles ,that are rough on dogs feet.i have tried medicine called tough foot,and other remedies,but have not found nothing that heals or cures this problem ,i have tried medicine called pad cote,also mushers secret.i have thought about trying a dog boot.i am hopeing someone can tell me something that will cure this problem.

Pink Ointment is the best.

Also what type of kennel flooring are they on. I use Ag Lime about 8 inches deep. It settles in like concrete soaks up urine and eliminates smell. It also helps toughen pads or at least that is what I have seen.

Ive seen some that have to be laid up for 2 months to heal enuff where they wont bust right back open.

i had one like that kept splitting open and tried every ointment there was , someone told me might be an infection and i gave her cephalexin(fish antibotics) and never had another problem with it .

Pad Cote , at tractor supply , my lab has the same problem once in a while , that stuff is the only thing that worked for us

thanks ,to francomo 1678 i didn't have the fish anti-botic.i give him amoxcillian so far,he hasn't been haveing anymore problems.rodney

good deal

Soak you some walnut hulls in a bucket of creek water till it starts to look like coffee. Then drain the water off in a tub and stand the hound in the water with it's feet covered by the water for about 10 minutes 2X a day. Pads are slow to heal but this will toughen them up with conditioning.
Epsom salt water will draw and heal cuts and sores.

pad cote works real well

Patch is right!

It works and has for many generations. Saw it being done on a cave wall once!!!!

get pink ointment.. they use it for sled hounds that get there feet cut up... ive used it it is a miracle drug...