locket Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Hi all, I need some wisdom.Jack hurt his paw in March-April and there was a little break of his pad. He was limping of course, so we soaked his foot, put some antibiotical cream and covered it when he was walking outside. It took maybe 2 weeks and the limping was gone, he was walking and playing normally, but there was always a little dot that stayed there, that we assumed was a kind of scar. When he got hurt, we could not get anything out, there didn't seem to be any foreign object either.Last week-end, he ran like any other greyhound, but ran on some rocks and started limping again. Turned out the problem comes from the exact same pad as last time and same area. coincidence? I don't think so. This time, there isn't any break of the skin, no swelling that we can see. He uses his paw to some extend, but when running, he will run on 3 paws. If we press on the region, he yelps, it doesn't come from the leg or anything, it is really the pad.My question is : What is it and what can we do? We don't feel like it is a foreign object, unless something stayed in there from last Spring, in which case wouldn't it have bothered him beforehand as well?We don't feel like it is a corn as there is no definite edge. Although he walks better on grass than any hard surface, but it came a little bit sudden to be a corn.Can greyhound gets wart, and did he step on something that could have triggered pain?Thank you, here are some pictures of the padPost-soaking Pre soaking and side Quote Cynthia, with Charlie (Britishlionheart) & Zorro el GalgoCaptain Jack (Check my Spots), my first love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greysmom Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Still going with not-a-corn! It really looks like either a deep, tiny poke, or a foreign body left over from last Spring maybe - a small sliver of glass, or some sort of seed (do you all have foxtails up there in Canada Land?). The pad itself look sort of swollen in the side view - rounded instead of flat on the bottom. You need something to draw out whatever is in there, I'm thinking. Not sure what that is though if the epsom salts soaks don't do it. Kisses for Captin Jack! Quote Chris - Mom to: Felicity (DeLand), and Andi (Braska Pandora) siggy by Chris Harper, on Flickr Angels: Libby (Everlast), Dorie (Dog Gone Holly), Dude (TNJ VooDoo), Copper (Kid's Copper), Cash (GSI Payncash), Toni (LPH Cry Baby), Whiskey (KT's Phys Ed), Atom, Lilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 (edited) I'm going with foreign body too. Continue to soak. Your vet may need to explore that area. Edited August 20, 2015 by tbhounds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locket Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 Oh Chris, I was hoping you would change your mind maybe hahaha. Ok so I will continue the soaking and see how it evolves. It hasn't changed since March so that is why I find that strange if it is a foreign object. Hopefully it will resolve by itself and we will investigate more if need be... In the meantime, if anyone thinks of anything else we could do, let me know! Quote Cynthia, with Charlie (Britishlionheart) & Zorro el GalgoCaptain Jack (Check my Spots), my first love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zachary Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Sounds like a foreign body. Has his foot been x-rayed? My pup recently had to have ten minute pieces of gravel/sand removed from one of his toe pads. It was quite the sight on the x-rays. Our (very handsome) pups are related! Same sire lineage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locket Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 No, his foot hasn't been x-rayed as last time it healed fairly quickly. I am wondering if an x-ray would be useful as if it is not metal or rocks, it will probably not show since it is very small, would it? (i.e. glass, wood)Hey a Kiowa pup! Glad to meet one of his >3000 siblings That would make a great party wouldn't it? Quote Cynthia, with Charlie (Britishlionheart) & Zorro el GalgoCaptain Jack (Check my Spots), my first love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeofNE Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Foreign body. George had a hole exactly like that once, and the vet had to dig it out. It was a tiny piece of glass. Quote Susan, Hamish, Mister Bigglesworth and Nikita Stanislav. Missing Ming, George, and Buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locket Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 Thanks for the input, it seems like the poor pup will have to go to the torturinarian Quote Cynthia, with Charlie (Britishlionheart) & Zorro el GalgoCaptain Jack (Check my Spots), my first love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zachary Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 No, his foot hasn't been x-rayed as last time it healed fairly quickly. I am wondering if an x-ray would be useful as if it is not metal or rocks, it will probably not show since it is very small, would it? (i.e. glass, wood) Hey a Kiowa pup! Glad to meet one of his >3000 siblings That would make a great party wouldn't it? It should show. The wound on Gilly's toe was the same as your pups. The particles of sand in Gilly's toe pad showed on the rads. There was one piece that was thisclose to bone that the vet really had to dig for. His foot was almost healed and he managed to pick up another microscopic piece of sand and back we went. Vet said he was going to start saving Gilly sand and build a sandbox for the kids. Cheeky man. Wouldn't it be fun if they were all cow doggies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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