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Torn carpal pad - treatment?

  • 24-02-2015 9:54pm
    #1
    natnifnolnacs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 755 ✭✭✭


    As above, I've just spotted my lab x has a torn carpal pad. We spotted a bit of blood yesteray but couldn't see where it was coming from but I've just seen now that the "stopper" pad is ripped a good 50% of the way around where it connects to the leg....

    He is licking it a bit to clean but not constantly or anything....he is looking a little sorry for himself but doesn't seem too bad, he hasn't been limping (apart from the last 5 minutes or so)...will it heal on it's own or should I bring him to the vet? It all seems quite clean and I don't see any galls or anything in there


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  • #2
    maggiepip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,099 ✭✭✭maggiepip


    My lab did this (again) recently but this time she did it quite badly. I bathed it in salt and water and applied sudocreme a few times a day, put a sock or something over it to stop the sudocreme getting dragged around. We were coincidently going to the vet anyway for another issue, so vet had a look and said to continue with the salt and sudocreme treatment. It gradually improved but took over a week to heal. Once youre sure its not getting infected, or not too deep there's not a lot more the vet can do anyway.

    Eta ..was the metacarpal pad I was referring to..


  • #3
    natnifnolnacs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 755 ✭✭✭natnifnolnacs


    Well I brought him in this evening...I was in 2 minds whether I should or not as it doesn't seem to be bothering him (although he is a bit quieter than usual), but it seems like he needs stitches so he is going in first thing tomorrow...poor fella was shaking out in the vets waiting room!


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