My dog cut his paw pad yesterday. Does he need a vet or stitches now?

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Hi, my dog was running in the bush when we realize he cut his paw pad. ( this happened yesterday). I’ve been cleaning it putting antibacterial ointment and adding a bandage to it. I’m just not sure if I need to seek my local vet for stitches or some sort. Pet's info: Dog | Coonhound - blue tick | Male | neutered | 6 years and 9 months old | 97 lbs

Jessica Desrosiers · Accepted Answer

Ouch! That does look pretty painful. If it's not healing with home care, I'd definitely bring Aspen into your vet. They can provide oral antibiotics and pain medications as needed, and can help deeply clean the wound to flush out any dirt or debris. Paw pads can sometimes be hard to stitch up, especially since it's on a walking surface, so keeping it as clean and dry as possible is best, however your vet can close the wound with wound glute or stitches as needed if it isn't healing, or is larger than a few centimeters in length.

My dog cut his paw pad yesterday. Does he need a vet or stitches now?

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