VIDEO: Open paws in dogs

Open paws hurt the dog and should always be well looked after. If the open areas just stay that way, the inflammation may become even more painful.

Treat open paws in dogs

• Open or sore paws are painful for the dog. The animal no longer appears as usual, but tries to relieve the paw.
• It is therefore important that open paws are handled properly in dogs so that the animal can walk properly again.
• Open wounds are not dry wounds. Most of the time they secrete a watery secretion, which also has that on the dog's paw fur glued.
• Therefore, you should never treat your dogs' open paws with a damp product, but dry the areas.


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Appropriate means of treating open paws

1. First of all, it is important that you clean the paw well. With a damp cloth and fresh water, you can carefully remove the coarse dirt on the paw and in the spaces between.
2. Then you should wipe the open areas briefly with a disinfectant so that no bacteria can settle there.
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3. Now take your paw in your hand and apply plenty of powder to the open areas. Here you can either use a wound and healing powder or normal baby powder.
4. So that the dog cannot lick off the powder immediately, protect the paw with a special dog shoe or simply pull a children's sock over the dog's paw.

Ointments to protect the paw

1. If the powder has closed the open areas on the paws of your dogs, then care for the entire ball of the paw with an ointment that promotes healing.
2. Apply a very thin layer of wound and healing ointment or a thin layer of marigold ointment on the pad and the spaces between them.
3. These ointments form a natural protective layer over the paws of your dogs and at the same time ensure that the open wounds on the paws do not get bigger.

Properly caring for and treating dogs' paws

• Most dog paws only get sore and open when the pad has dried out.
• Then there are very small cracks because the bale no longer has enough elasticity. Over time, these cracks develop into open wounds.
• If you regularly apply a moisturizing cream or paw balm to the dog's balls, the balls will stay soft and supple.

As long as your dogs If you have open paws, you should protect your paw every time you go for a walk so that the ball of the foot is not injured even more when running and romping around.