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« on: January 25, 2016, 03:19:31 pm » |
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Any suggestions for speeding up the healing process for a dog who ran his pads off? Had it happen multiple times before, and know it can be a slow healer. Just hate for it to happen this time of year with deer season just going out and being able to hunt hard. It just happened this morning. He only put about 6 miles total on his collar, which isn't a ton for my dogs. I'm guessing just the ground being frozen solid this morning is what did him in. Open to any suggestions. Hate to have 1 of my main 2 sitting for 2 weeks this time of year. Thanks.
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Mike
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« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2016, 05:15:49 pm » |
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Cut Heal makes a product call Pad Heal... works pretty good. Feed stores usually carry it.
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Goose87
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« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2016, 07:19:33 pm » |
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Run in it back on him, keep hunting him as much as you can and it will callouse over, it's the same principle as getting a blister, if you keep using it it will toughen up, if you keep putting lotion on it, it will stay soft, I've done this several times since I was told about it and it's the best way I've done it so far . He will favor it first few minutes but if he's worth his salt he will look past it.
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LTcaughthog
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« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2016, 08:14:56 pm » |
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You can't get that tractor supply can you?
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Mike
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« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2016, 08:21:34 pm » |
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Not sure, I always got it at my local feedstore. I also brushed it on my dogs pads every other day for about two weeks before going to the hill country. It helped them hold up for 2 or 3 days hard hunting in the rocks.
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jlewis713
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« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2016, 05:44:50 am » |
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You can't get that tractor supply can you?
I checked tractor supply last night and couldn't find it. Going to the feed store in the morning. |
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Black Streak
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« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2016, 06:07:13 am » |
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You can make some really good stuff for burned pads and apply it before or after they are burned.
8 oz pine tar, 8 oz hooflex, 1 or 2 oz thrushx, 1 oz iodine, 1 oz powdered alum, & 1 oz boric acid. Add as much kerosene as needed to loosen it up to suit you.
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jdt
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« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2016, 08:08:36 pm » |
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hahaha thats a good analagy goose , thats the reason i don't use lotion - or chapstick .lol but if a dogs pads are truly blown and he keeps running on them long enough ......... work your fingers to the bone and what do you get ?............. bony fingers . the oldtimers here used turpentine . some even put wraps with salt water on feet to condition them pads like the old time bareknuckle boxers . also used brine water on shoulders of work stock to prevent collar sores .
i'm sure they have developed better stuff now .
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Goose87
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« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2016, 08:02:11 am » |
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Jdt for a long time I thought the same thing, my pawpaw ran deer and fox dogs for 25-30 years and I've gone to him for all sorts of ailments and everytime I would ask him what to do about blown pads, he would always chuckle and say breed a better dog or run it back on him, now I'm not saying that none of the products work because I'm applying Venice turpentine to a few of mine giving them a little extra protection bc they are going to catch heck here in the next few days, but what opened my mind to what he was talking about, I've got w yeller gyp that will run her pads to ground meat, I would then have to sit her up, dr. her pads, wait for her to heal up, and in a few good hunts I was back at square one, now I'm not one to keep something I don't need and she is to good of a gyp to get rid of, so my only option was to "run it back on her", so I lined up several hunts one week and did just that, first hunt after the pads were blown she acted tender footed and was a little slower, on the last hunt of that week she had a good hard pad and I've never had any more issues with her, with that being said it doesn't hurt one bit to use stuff like pad heal BEFORE they need it as a conditioner and preventive maintenance.
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jdt
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« Reply #10 on: January 29, 2016, 03:21:39 pm » |
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i can't say your wrong goose cause i never tried it . but it seems they would get so sore they just couldn't go . however alot of good dogs will die before they will quit . i know i can go and go but when i run slap out of gas thats all i can do . i just have to recharge  |
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