Bad Wheel
Bad Wheel
Saturday afternoon when I got home after a hunt and got Rocket out of his dog box I noticed he was holding his left front foot up and putting no pressure on it. A quick glance revealed a 1/2" long by 1/8" wide gash on one of his paw pads. I applied the stuff listed below (not that exact stuff, same stuff different brand) which is what I usually use for small stuff. Question is should I keep him out of the field for a week or two and let it heel or go ahead and hunt him?
http://www.gundogsupply.com/padkothapjac.html
http://www.gundogsupply.com/padkothapjac.html
- Greg Jennings
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Maybe I over-react, but I don't run a dog on a sore foot. I put them up to give it a chance to heal.
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Bad Wheel
I'd sure be careful, to not push it............one extra hunt's not worth permanent damage. I had a GSP get a bad pad years ago that never did heal right because I pushed him too soon. Remained tender till the end.............."pear"
He looked alot better today and didn't appear to be limping on it. I still won't push it though, he needs a break he's been hunting too hard all year and it's going to his head. Tha dog is more fired up when he sees me walk to the truck with a guncase than I am when he goes on point. Kinda funy, dog gets birdy and owner gets birdy all at the same time.
It'll be a hard day going hunting tomorrow without him, knowing that he will be extremely po'd while I'm gone.
It'll be a hard day going hunting tomorrow without him, knowing that he will be extremely po'd while I'm gone.
I've been aplying a hot spot and wound spray and it is also a pad conditioner. It's not this stuff but it is about the same stuff:
http://www.gundogsupply.com/padkothapjac.html
http://www.gundogsupply.com/padkothapjac.html
Get you some Tuff pad too! It does wonders for tuffining up pads. I got some from trialers in Arizona and if you have been there you will know why! I don't think there is 1 inch of ground out there that won't stick them, peel them or rip your dogs feet apart! If it isn't the cactus it is the lava rock.
Speaking of tough feet, my dog's feet all feel like the skin on your elbow when it's dry and rough. I know it's a good thing to be tough, but should it be so rough all the time? If he catches me with a paw across the face when we're playing and wrestling around (or when he stretches out beside me on the bed and decides to give me a little push towards the edge), the pads scratch me (not the nails).
- Steven
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Justus James Ayres SH CGC - Justus - Rest in Peace, buddy.
Wind River's JK Clara Belle - Belle
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