Thorn/stick Stuck Between Paws

[indi_dog]

Indi was out running with sheepies today, and I noticed she was limping tonight. I had a look around her feet, and between her toes (on the top of the foot) I can see a small thorn/stick stuck in there. It seems reasonably deep, I can't even budge the damn thing with tweezers.

So until our vet trip tomorrow, is there anything else I can try to get the thing out? I can grip it with my fingernails but it just won't budge. I'll give it a wash in the meantime, see if that flushes the thing out.

[Toohey]

I'd soak the foot in warm salty water and see if that softens the skin and helps to shift it.

[curlyking]

Probably too late for you now. Years ago when we had a real problem with grass seeds the vet told us to make up a very strong solution of sugar in water and soak some cotton woll in it then apply that as a poultice and bandage it with plastic and gauze for as long as possible - overnight is great. Every time the seed was drawn out if not totally enough to get a grip and remove it. The best effort we had was one drawn from the hock to the original entry point between the toes.

[indi_dog]

The vet pulled it out in half a second felt like a giant idiot, I guess I don't have the knack!!!

But in my defense it was a big bugger of a thorn!!

Thanks curlyking, I'm sure this won't be the last thorn/seed to get stuck in there so I'll try that next time.