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Dog's paw hurts, and vets are unavailable. What can I do at home?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Labradoodle | Male | unneutered | 1 year and 5 months old

bruno is having pain in his hands at the bottom half. whenever he is putting too much pressure its hurting him and not allowing me to touch his hand for a look. i dont remember him getting hurt . since its festival season in india , all the vet's are unavailable for 3 days. what should i do?

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Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on November 5th, 2018

Complete rest and possibly cold packs (applied twice daily for ten minutes) are needed if that is just a muscles/soft tissue trauma. As soon as your vets will open a check up will be necessary. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further. Please find the time to give us a feedback about the consultation as that will be used to improve our service.

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