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7 YR FEMALE DOG ROUGH GROWTH ON PAW PIC
My dog is 7 years old. She is healthy & active. We had been using scratchpad to trim her nails on few sessions of 5 minutes. She slightly got hurt by the scratchpad once today. Afterward, i noticed that i had seen this growth few weeks back on her paws as well. It is coarser than normal paw pad. Picture is attached. Please anyone can help identifying next steps it would be appreciated
Sometime it happens due to hard and rough surface. Use some oil like pure coconut oil for gentle massage and give proper supplements which are rich in Vitamin A and Zinc.
Next Steps
Gentle Oil Massage at Hardness area of paw. Checkout the some activity which will change in behaviour of dog where use excessive scratching the surface or soil home hard surfaces. And provide those minerals and vitamins which are essential for skin and nails like Vitamin A and Zinc especially for better condition. Thank You.
Health Tips
You must focus on cause of this condition rather than just condition. 99.99% it happens due to some harsh activity of the pet. So checkout behaviour and activity for permanent solution of this.
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