http://blogs.dogster.com/vet_blog_information_advice/are-callouses-a-cause-for-concern/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:25:38 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blogs.dogster.com/vet_blog_information_advice/are-callouses-a-cause-for-concern/comment-page-1/#comment-1498 Tonya Thu, 29 May 2008 17:47:42 +0000 http://blogs.dogster.com/vet_blog_information_advice/are-callouses-a-cause-for-concern/#comment-1498 Heidi (age 10) came to us a year ago when her owner died unexpectedly. She had massive elbow calluses from sleeping on her previous owner's concrete garage floor. Heidi still has calluses but they are drastically smaller (the one on the right elbow is almost gone) since she is now an indoor dog in our home and she has soft places to sleep (padding in her crate, carpet, pillows, etc.) Petroleum jelly is helpful for very dry or cracked calluses, but generally if they don't cause the dog pain or crack to the point of bleeding it's best to leave them alone. Offering the dog soft resting places is the best way I've found to minimize calluses. Heidi (age 10) came to us a year ago when her owner died unexpectedly. She had massive elbow calluses from sleeping on her previous owner’s concrete garage floor. Heidi still has calluses but they are drastically smaller (the one on the right elbow is almost gone) since she is now an indoor dog in our home and she has soft places to sleep (padding in her crate, carpet, pillows, etc.) Petroleum jelly is helpful for very dry or cracked calluses, but generally if they don’t cause the dog pain or crack to the point of bleeding it’s best to leave them alone. Offering the dog soft resting places is the best way I’ve found to minimize calluses.

]]> http://blogs.dogster.com/vet_blog_information_advice/are-callouses-a-cause-for-concern/comment-page-1/#comment-1024 Jennifer Sat, 24 May 2008 01:35:29 +0000 http://blogs.dogster.com/vet_blog_information_advice/are-callouses-a-cause-for-concern/#comment-1024 My dog, Kaycee, is a 10 year old Husky. She has recently begun to develop a bald spot on the bridge of her nose, right where the hair should meet the hairless part of her nose. The spot is getting larger all the time, and it has also gotten sunburned and flaky. It's nearly half-dollar sized now and it's light pink colored. She spends most of her time indoors. What could be causing this problem? My dog, Kaycee, is a 10 year old Husky. She has recently begun to develop a bald spot on the bridge of her nose, right where the hair should meet the hairless part of her nose. The spot is getting larger all the time, and it has also gotten sunburned and flaky. It’s nearly half-dollar sized now and it’s light pink colored. She spends most of her time indoors. What could be causing this problem?

]]> http://blogs.dogster.com/vet_blog_information_advice/are-callouses-a-cause-for-concern/comment-page-1/#comment-942 Cookie TN Sat, 17 May 2008 15:36:01 +0000 http://blogs.dogster.com/vet_blog_information_advice/are-callouses-a-cause-for-concern/#comment-942 Cookie has those. They look like they hurt her, but they don't. Cookie has those. They look like they hurt her, but they don’t.

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