Andrew just before the GALa Neo ripped a claw out chasing a rabbit and he opened up a stopper pad at the same time. I did see a vet about his claw as he was in a bit of pain and bleeding a lot and at the time the vet was not concerned about the stopper pad and it was left to heal itself. I bathed it every few days in warm, salty water just to keep any infection away and it healed well.

Neo had been given antibiotics for his claw at the time anyway so i'm not sure if it had just been the pad if the vet would have prescribed anything but the impression i got was once the bleeding stopped just to bathe it and leave well alone. I dressed it for a few days just to help with any bleeding. Hope that helps but it's like everything else if your in any doubt the vet is the best one to put your mind at rest.

Big hugs to Tilly, hope she is on the mend soon

I think it depends on the severity of the cut.  Indiana cut his and although we cleaned it, he was still limping the next morning so we took him to the vet.  They checked it to ensure there was nothing inside the cut still and then gave him antibiotics.  At a later stage he had a smaller cut and he did limp at the time and whine (he is very dramatic...) but after we cleaned it up he was walking fine so we didn't go to the vet that time.  It healed itself really well and there were no problems.  I did wrap his paw in clingfilm when we went out a walk to reduce the chance of infection while it was healing.  Hope this helps and all paws are better soon!

Alexis

Thanks Andrew, he seems to be in a lot less pain now that the damaged bit of his tail has gone.

 Your bandaging attempts are probably a bit like mine, Neo's dressing came off yesterday and i had to either sort it myself or have a trip to the emergency vet, which i was trying to avoid as he is there for a check-up tomorrow anyway. Don't think it looks like a very professional job but it is staying on and that's the main thing

Thanks for the advice and the PM.

Took Tilly to the vets this evening to get the pad checked. After removing the bandage (which the vet said we'd done well) at which Tilly screamed so much you'd think it was her leg he'd removed, not just the bandage, it appears that the pad is starting to close up again.

The vet bathed it and re-bandaged it VERY thoroughly - her leg now looks about twice its normal size and is sporting a flourescent green bandage. He has also put Tilly on a course of antibiotics, and some pain-killers because she's such a wimp. We've to take her back on Saturday to have the dressing changed and the pad re-checked.

Thanks everyone for the advice!

Not that I had anything to add but I did follow the thread with some interest (very accident prone dogs in this household).  I don't think I'd have mis-interpreted it but know what you mean about how things look in writing as opposed to how they are meant.  I've just posted a reply in the Events thing and am yon way where you don't quite feel that it came out the way it was meant to sound. 

So, anyone reading that thread - take it as very happy and complimentary! 

Sorry I don't know anything about those stopper pad protectors, but I just wanted to say i hope Tilly gets better soon. I probably shouldn't laugh, but I did when I read how Tilly screamed when the vet took off her bandage. They can be such drama queens

Hope she gets the bandage off soon.

Jane

That's a great idea Yvonne!  Do they stay on easily or do you need to hold them on somehow?

Alexis x

Glad she is on the mend and i'm sure she will be happy to be bandageless