This evening I noticed my Rottweiller was favoring her left front paw.
After getting her to roll over, I found a nickel-sized abrasion on the
inside of the main pad. It looked like a blister that had come
completely off. It was oozing a little blood. I checked the other paw
and found the same thing happening there, but the skin hadn't come off
yet.

The only cause I can find online is walking on hot pavement or sand.
My dog doesn't go on the pavement -- or very little. She spends her
time in her favorite shady spots in the grass or (her favorite) mud.

What can cause problems like this? What can I do about it?

Thanks.

Daniel Wilson

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nickel-sized abrasion on the
inside of the main pad. It looked like a blister that had come
completely off. It was oozing a little blood. I checked the other paw
and found the same thing happening there

...........Could be some kind of chemical burn? If there's absolutely
nothing your dog could have gotten into or way he could have abraded his
paws, I'd head to the vet. This could be a disease process at work. Best
to figure it out now.

buglady
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This evening I noticed my Rottweiller was favoring her left front paw.
After getting her to roll over, I found a nickel-sized abrasion on the
inside of the main pad. It looked like a blister that had come
completely off. It was oozing a little blood. I checked the other paw
and found the same thing happening there, but the skin hadn't come off
yet.

The only cause I can find online is walking on hot pavement or sand.
My dog doesn't go on the pavement -- or very little. She spends her
time in her favorite shady spots in the grass or (her favorite) mud.

What can cause problems like this? What can I do about it?

My guess is that it's mechanical trauma. Soggy damp pads are vulnerable
and if she'd been hanging out in the mud then started running the fence
with the neighbor's dog (for instance) she would definitely be at risk
for the injuries you describe.

What can you do about it? Correct the drainage in the boggy area. And
help her to build up a protective layer of callous by walking and/or
running her on a variety of surfaces, increasing your mileqage very
gradually.

Kathleen