Tonight I was sitting with the TV on in the background checking out some dtube videos. I had let the dogs have a roam in the Garden, and they came back in so I shut the door and settled. When i noticed my dog Max furiously licking at his back paw.
Before we continue meet Max.
Max lying down his brother Paddy behind him.
They were named after a TV show starring Peter Kay & Paddy McGuinness called Max and Paddy's Road to nowhere. Below is the theme tune.
Max is the dog all black with a white chest lying down. I often refer to him as Mr Max, behind him is his brother Paddy. (Yes I know they don't look a like they came from the same litter.)
They are Patterdale x Jack Russels and this year they will be 7.
Max constantly has ants in his pants, he is always on the go. He loves the sound of his own bark and his own cries. He has many names Mr Max, Grumps, Old man max. But I love them.
We also have a third dog called Phoenix who was a stray here in Bulgaria. We picked him up as a puppy and he has just turned 1. We called him phoenix because Paddy and Max TV show was a spin off from Phoenix Nights about a social club in Manchester.
(Snuggled Keeping Warm)
The story continues.
So Max was licking his paw furiously so I went to see what was up with it, and I noticed it was bleeding. I took a closer look and one of the claws had clean broke off leaving the claw exposed.
What on earth do you do when this happens, I hear you wonder. Well wonder no more.
Applying pressure to the paw while I one handed googled the problem the solution was simple. Get some corn flour on the wound.
Yes according to this article put some cornflour (cornstarch) in a bowl and get the paw in there, this will immediately slow down the blood flow, and it worked!!
(Credit Healthy Supplies)
The good thing with Max is he does the leave it command very well and didnt touch his now floury paw all night which gave it a chance for the wound to clot and now start to heal.
So now I just need to keep it clean so some pet antiseptic spray will do the trick for that.
If your dog is a licker you may want to get a elizabethan collar from your vet or pet store, which will stop them licking the wound.
(credit petplan)
So who would have thought it huh cornflour medicinal I never knew.
Thanks for reading.
I have heard of the cornstarch truck but genius to apply it for pupper- well done keeping your cool and taking such good care of doggo, hope he feels better soon!
Thanks @dayleeo he was feeling all sorry for himself yesterday, ive been keeping an eye on the
wound and its healing nicely. He had forgot about it till the OH went to check on it, then he thought he might have to inspect it himself.
LOL that sounds about right! I'm sure he'll be right as rain in a few days :)- Do you have a vet close by where you are in bulgaria? Not that you'd want the expense for such a minor accident, but I know there are so many strays there, makes me wonder how many vets there are even to do the "fixing" of the stray population, if someone were able to pay for it.
We do have a vet here yes to be honest the vets here are much better than the uk, I have such a story to tell for a vlog maybe about one of our dogs and how the uk conned me out of 4k on ongoing treatment that a vet here sorted for about £20.
damn! That's absolutely crazy sounds a bit like healthcare for humans is in the states!
Vets in the uk now are all about the money little about the healthcare.
A while ago something like this happened with our dog at a park. The whole claw just snapped back and was bleeding a lot without coming all the way off. I had to cut it the rest of the way off (which was something of an ordeal) and then managed to stop the bleeding and get it bandaged and wrapped up. It's taken a while but her claw is now visibly growing back out.
Thanks for sharing and I'm glad Max is doing ok.
Thank you for your comment its an awful experience isn't it. Hopefully it should never happen again
as you say there is a lot of blood which is more alarming but the cornflour really helps for it to clot and stem the flow.
Max is doing ok I think he has pain today so he is feeling sorry for himself, I am keeping an eye but it looks nice and clean. I am such a worrier if one of them is sick or injured.
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No!!
I like your dog named Mr. Max .. I want to know why he got bloody and how do you heal the wound
He lost a claw use cornflour if it happens thanks for commenting.
OML!!!! Cornflower has been reported to cause CANCER.
So has BACON!!!!
He's doomed.