Pup's paw cut between the toes! - Page 1

Hello,

My pup cut the skin between the toes on his front paw (the webbing.)  Is there anything I could do for it to heal?  It is a fresh cut, no blood. On the first day he cut it there was a little blood.  It's been about 4-5 days and I still don't see it healing.  Has anyone ever heard of putting glue on a cut?

 Please help!

If the cut is deep your pup might need stitches; an antibiotic should be used right away.

It is good to always have antibiotics around just in case.

You should see a DVM to be sure if stitches are necessary. For now wash the cut paw and keep it very clean and dry.  

There is a product called liquid bandage that would seem to be much better than glue. It keeps the cut clean but you might need to use a elizabethan collar or "cone" to keep the pup from licking the liquid bandage (or stitches).

According to their site

http://band-aid.com/liquid_bandage.shtml

How does Liquid Bandage work?

	The no sting formula dries quickly and forms a clear, flexible, breathable seal
	Keeps out water, dirt and germs to help prevent infection
	Creates an ideal environment for your body's natural healing process to begin

Best of luck!

My female Shepherd, Tasha, cut one of her pads almost to the bone on a broke bottle some asshole threw down into the park where we used to go for our nightly runs. Thank goodness it wasn't a child who was hurt, but still, I was mad as blazes.

The vet at the emergency clinic tied off a severed blood vessel, and stitched it, but pads are like jelly in consistency, and it came open. It had to heal from the bottom up. For the first while, I kept the foot bandaged with vetwrap, plus an outside layer of that really tough surgical tape athletes use to tape joints, which made such a good bandage that she couldn't chew it off.

Once it had almost filled in, I left it open to air, and just made sure I cleaned it carefully after our nightly walk.