Carla

Thank you very much for all your kind advices. I Will give it a shot and see how it goes. As long as it does not get infected or splits further I will be happy. Let’s see if Mother Nature also helps and she heals so she can go back to a normal life.

Hello, thanks for your reply fiverooers. Yes, lua is a very lazy galga. But she has two buttons, on or off. Either she is passed out on the sofa or she is playing and running like a lunatic. I have ordered Dermagel and trophy EMT gel. I will try them and see which one works best. However the dermagel containd alcohol. Will this sting? Are these gels easy to remove? I think for boots if she is off the leash I don’t think the will stay on. The only ones that I saw that might have a chance are the dogmoc but I am in the UK. I will keep on trying as the main thing with her wound is that it does not get infected, heals and more important that it does not split any further with both vets say it is unlikely. So I will keep my fingers crossed. if anyone else has more ideas please let me know. thanks for your kind support carla & lua

Hello, Thanks Jeff for helping me with attaching the pictures. These are some pictures of her webbing split. It is not infectec. The vets say that it will not split further but as you can see it is still raw. Thanks for your help Carla

Thank you Ramonaghan i am in the UK. I will have a look at the links you have sent me. The boots can be a problem when she runs, but definitely will have a look. I have never heard of any boots that keep on when a greyhound is running. Also I have read about the issues of hurting themselves as they don’t have the same grip. it is just crazy! I was a skin cut. And it has been half a year since. thanks so much for your advice

Thank you Jeff. I will give it a shot. kind regards carka

thanks for your kind replies. I can clean her with peroxide mixed with water. But peroxide stings. I use it a lot for myself. But I can give it a shot. I don’t know how to download pictures so you can see them. It says they have too many MB, file size too large. I have asked two vets. The one that I showed you his reply and her vet that did the op. I have contacted other vets but no reply. The wound is not bleeding it is just a bit raw. I wash it when I get back from the walks. Both vets say to let her run but taking it easy which is difficult for a hound when it goes bananas. I am letting her off the lead, but on her own so she does not go mad playing but at least she is moving her muscles a bit. I live in a tiny flat so there is not much I can do in the house. She is bored out of her mind and I have back problems so longs walks on the leash cause me so much pain. It has been a struggle these past 6 months. I have tried many boots but they all come off when she runs. If anyone knows of a boot that will keep up with running please let me know. Sorry, I am all over the place, also new to this forum so I am still learning how it works. to resume: -How could I download pictures in this forum? Any way to make them smaller? -I will try peroxide but what percentage and what proportion of mix with water? -I have also tried the Epsom salt. But what concentration have you used? -do you know of any boots that would keep on when she runs? Thanks again. I live on my own with my galga. She is my only company and being able to walk together was our only joy (apart from her loving to eat 🙂). I have read in so many places that all hounds are fine after a split webbing but mine even after surgery and so many months rest don’t seem to fully resolve.

Hello, Thanks for your advice. The vet who operated on her told me to leave it and don’t do anything. Just clean it after the walk as they think it will not split any further. In her case, she had surgery to finish off the split and she was on the lead and with the wound covered for 2 months. And as soon as she run it opened. This is the reply from another vet who I asked for a second opinion (although too late) She has been in total for 6 months without playing or running and it is a nightmare. Thanks for all your replies. I am just worried sick she will never be able to play in her bouncy ways she likes. Also apologise for the font size. It has gone bananas. regards carla

Hello. I am asking for advice. My galga who is 6 yo and full of beans split the webbing of her external toe in the back leg. Back in August I took her to the vet and they stitched her up. And after over a month and all healed and walking in the lead. In the first run she split it again. after two months of resting she opened it again further. vet told me to surgically finish off cutting the split which I did at the end of November now in February I let her off the lead and it is bleeding again. She yelped once when running but otherwise she does not seem in pain or licking it. The vet has told me to leave nature to do its work and clean the wound after the walks. i just don’t know what to do. This situation has left me stressed and hating to walk her also she does not enjoy the freedom of running like mad as she normally did. has this happened to anyone before. All the posts I see it says that everyone recovered and they were fine. thanks in advance carla