Alyosha Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Does anyone know the best way to soften these and re-grow the hair? I've just had a dog returned from a pet home that didn't work out and it looks like she's been sleeping on concrete . Mine are always soft bedded so I haven't had to deal with callouses like this before. These aren't huge, just starting out, but I'd like to fix them up in case they dry out and crack etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbreedlover Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Does anyone know the best way to soften these and re-grow the hair? I've just had a dog returned from a pet home that didn't work out and it looks like she's been sleeping on concrete .Mine are always soft bedded so I haven't had to deal with callouses like this before. These aren't huge, just starting out, but I'd like to fix them up in case they dry out and crack etc. Do yo think the callouses have ingrowing hairs at all? Do they look infected? If there are hairs then I advise pulling them out with tweezers the best you can and applying vitamin e cream after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puggy_puggy Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Paw Paw ointment and wrapping with vetwrap, or similar, to keep the ointment on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniek Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 We have many greyhounds come in like that - just use Vit E cream - keep it in the fridge if you want it to be thicker so it goes/stays in/on a bit better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuffles Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Just wanted to say that we have plenty of soft bedding for our dog, but he lies on the concrete anyway!! He has slight callouses on his elbows, not too bad, but I put pawpaw ointment on them if they start to look inflamed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 A dog doesn't have to be on concrete to develop them besides dogs choose to lay on hard surfaces....some dogs seem more prone to these than others. If they are inflammed you treat them one way, if it's just no hair just whack some Vit E on and massage in and give it a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyosha Posted February 16, 2010 Author Share Posted February 16, 2010 Thanks guys, I'll try the vit E cream, she's just licked a bunch of paw paw ointment off. :rolleyes: Dessert. I know some dogs are more prone to lying on concrete etc but this one hasn't been kept as I would have hoped. She is very, very content on thick blankets at the moment... I've never known one of this breed to seek out hard surfaces, quite the opposite - avoid them like the plague! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Vit E should cover you, you can also crack open a Vit E Capsual on the actual elbow or use Bio Oil for fast asorbtion. If there is any inflamation you'll need to treat differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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