Corns On Greyhound Pads

[Guest nanras]

Does anyone have any experience with their greyhounds having corn like grows on their pads? My Rylie has had 2 on her right front paw 3rd pad from the inside. They present like a pebble but are removeable by the Vet. She continues to limp since the 2nd one was removed first of June which was the 2nd in s same location since March. She also has them present on her left rear paw but not as bad. She will run in the grass & chase her roommate but very obviously limps or hops on 3 feet coming back into the house.

The only suggestions I have had is to keep the paw pad.

[lothianjavert]

If you do a search on corns, you'll find a lot of info here. There are a bunch of us whose pups have corns, so if you read through you'll find posts on people's experiences with different treatments.

 

Your options are hulling (non-surgical removal of the hard surface part of the corn, must be done regularly), dremeling (grinding) the corn flat, surgery to remove the corn (long healing and the corn often comes back anyway), toe amputation (removing the entire toe that has the corn), or combinations... i.e. have the vet hull the corn and in between hullings use a dremel to help keep it down. Some people have tried things like putting on bits of duct tape (over the corn on the pad), abreva, etc. with mixed results.

 

unfortunately there isn't just a quick easy solution. Hulling does work well, but it doesn't solve the problem. It needs to be redone every couple of weeks to months depending on how fast the corn grows. This is what we do, as well as dremeling to keep it from building up as quickly. Even so, Sully's corn still causes discomfort, so I bought some boots for him to wear on our walks, when he has to walk on a hard surface. The boots provide padding for his foot, and he doesn't limp when he wears them. His corn had gotten bad enough that we couldn't take long walks anymore because his foot hurt too much to walk. The boots solved that, and he'll walk and run all day in them. We still have to keep the corn down, so the boots aren't the be-all end-all, but they really help and help him enjoy his favorite activities again.

 

Sully in his boots:

 

[Guest Scouts_mom]

Good boots for greys with corns are Therapaws. If you do a google search, you will find the web site. My Tia has developed corns. I've had the vet hull them, but when they are bothering her but not big enough to hull, she wears her therapaws. They have a jelly-like interior and Tia reports that they make walking so much easier.

[Guest Fasave]

One of my greys has dealt with corns for over two years also front right and left rear. I've tried everything but now realize it is about management and not cure, at least for my guy. I use duct tape and thera paws when walking on hard surfaces and have hullings as needed. He does well with this and is a pretty happy guy.