Kirislin Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Puck has a deformed foot and leg so often limps, but I had been noticing him holding his funny foot up a bit more than usual lately, and I had a good look at it and discovered he's got a corn! I'm wondering if anyone's ever used human corn pads on dog's feet to remove them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowanbree Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 I have tried them but couldn't keep them on. I keep a very close eye on Cowans feet and have found prevention is the easiest thing. I dremel his pads and put feet softening lotion on it. Corns are very painful otherwise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Yes contact Jo Boyes, she has had much success treating them on a dog she had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Rusty Bucket Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 One of my vets has something he calls a "laser" for dealing with things like this... so far so good. Not really sure how it worked - wasn't like a knife - more like one of those ultrasound things that some physios use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted June 16, 2015 Author Share Posted June 16, 2015 Yes contact Jo Boyes, she has had much success treating them on a dog she had. I dont know her, is she on DOL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazyWal Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 BrandiandWe's greyhound Benny has problems with corns, hopefully she'll see this or maybe PM her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted June 16, 2015 Author Share Posted June 16, 2015 I've got some corn pads and for now I might try just putting a fresh one on every night, starting tonight. If I cant bandage it well enough to keep in on during the day time I'm hoping it will at least help by having it on for 12 hours or so every night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trishm Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Leah has had a corn.........I spent nearly $2k on vet and specialist bills before it was finally diagnosed. A greyhound trainer looked at her and said she didn't have a corn, but he had no idea why she was limping, but advised me to go to a greyhound Vet. I did, he spat on her pad, rubbed it in and said 'theres your problem ....a corn'. He cut it out and was worried that because it was so deep that it had caused ligament problems and she may have had to have her toe amputated. It was a slow process to heal, changing dressings daily etc. Thankfully that didn't happen, but I can only exercise her on soft surfaces or she is supposed to wear boots (which she hates) if she is walked on hard surfaces. I researched a lot and didn't find any success stories using corn pads, but hey its worth a try. Good luck, its very frustrating, I did find a video somewhere which demonstrated how to soften it with some cream, dig it out and then bandage the foot, if I can find it I will post a link. Good luck Puckie !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 (edited) Yes contact Jo Boyes, she has had much success treating them on a dog she had. I dont know her, is she on DOL? She is on FB WHippet pages. I can send you a message via FB PM Sent you a message it will be in your others folder Edited June 17, 2015 by OSoSwift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted June 18, 2015 Author Share Posted June 18, 2015 thanks all. So far I've just put a corn pad on and bandaged it. He's such a good boy, I just asked him to leave the bandage and he has, but this is the first pad 8 more to go, so I'll see what it's like at the end of treatment. If that doesn't work I'll follow up with contacting your friend Jo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Fingers crossed :) She uses corn pads but I can't rememebr what she does after that :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gapvic Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Kirislin, corns are quite common in greyhounds. You can treat them at home yourself with some wart kill and a scalpel blade (google should tell you how to do this) or a greyhound vet can cut them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 Kirislin, corns are quite common in greyhounds. You can treat them at home yourself with some wart kill and a scalpel blade (google should tell you how to do this) or a greyhound vet can cut them out. Yep I've heard they're common in Greys, and I've got a friend with a whippet at the moment with one. I noticed it last week and they were about to get it cut out I think. It was before I realised Pucky had one. I've got 5 more corn pads that I'll use up and if that doesn't work I might have to investigate other treatments. Pucky is a very good patient and I'm hoping the corn pads work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I know of someone recently used corn pads on a Dobe who had corns on his feet from an abnormal gait due to arthritic joints. They were very painful for him. The corn pads got them out and then she applied a foot specific cream to keep it soft and they have not come back. They were between his toes as opposed to on his pads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 that sounds promising Oso. I try to leave the corn pads on him as long as they'll stay, but when they fall off during the day instead of putting another one on then I just put Eulactol heel balm on his toe, and then in the evening when he goes to bed I put a fresh corn pad on. Last nights one is still on, hoping I see a difference when it comes off today. I should have been taking photos of the progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 That is the stuff the lady with the Dobe used! He is going very well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowanbree Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 How is the corn treatment going? Are the pads working? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 they are working but I didn't keep it up long enough. I just put one back on him last night. I've got 2 pads left, so I'll try to be more consistent and use them for the next 2 nights. I've also been rubbing eulactol heel balm onto the pad and it's softening it. After only about 4 days I was able to pick a very hard little cap off the corn and there was a small hole left, but it didn't seem to hurt him when I did it. All dead flesh I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowanbree Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Good to hear positive results. I will keep it in mind for next time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 He's got the last corn pad on. I'll leave it on till it drops off. I wanted to cut some of the calloused dead skin away but I was a bit scared I'd cut too deep or the wrong part. I even tried the potato peeler! :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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