Dogs paw pad is cut!? Vets!?

krlyr

I keep a stash of doggie boots in their first aid box for this sort of thing. These ones were cheap and cheerful enough, they stay on around 95% of the time (to get ones that are more reliable, you can pay £40+!) and although Casper walks a bit like a duck at first, he does get used to them and they're flexible enough to be able to take him on short walks etc. (limit the exercise to allow the paw to heal - it's worth substituting the bulk of their walk with mental exercise indoors instead)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Walker-Neoprene-Protection-Dog-Boots-Shoes-black-2-Boot-/151070386453?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Kitchen_Steamers_Cookers_PP&var=&hash=item232c7f2915

I tend to dip the foot in a mild Hibiscrub solution (it's what vets use, you can buy it from them or in pharmacies), apply a bit of cream (I have Hypercal, which is calendula cream, and a manuka honey ointment), put a cotton pad on top to keep the cream in place and secure that with a bit of guaze and that paper-y tape stuff, then put the boot on.

I do allow the wound to 'air' though as the boots can keep things a bit damp. I tend to take the boot off when I know I'm around to monitor for licking (while initial licking will clean dirt out of a wound, and promote blood flow to the area, continued licking could introduce more bacteria or aggravate a healing wound to the point the wound gets much more serious than a little nick - look up lick granulomas, while these don't happen on the paw pad, licking the paw area in general may cause more problems than you started with), distract the dog with a chew or Kong, and then pop fresh ointment and the boot back on when the dog's going to be left unattended or without my attention again.

Watch carefully of signs of infection, it is an area more prone to it because it's exposed to bacteria on the floor, plus the wound is constantly flexed as it's trying to heal because the dog is putting weight on it. If in doubt, a vet trip won't hurt anything other than your wallet.