I've been running my dog recently while I ride on my bike. I've heard this is good for dogs with a lot of energy as our smooth coat border collie has. I've only been going out 2 or 3 x a week. We went two days ago and again today. The last time was about a week ago.
Today she was pulling back and I knew something was wrong. I stopped and let her sniff and relieve himself but had a hard time getting him running again. Towards the end he was really dragging and limping.
When we got home, (we went aprox. a mile) he laid down on the ground and licked his paws. When I inspected them, three of the four were a bit bloody.
Inspecting again later because he acted like he could hardly stand on them I see the two of the pads are torn and exposing soft flesh under them and the one pad is totally torn off and softer flesh is exposed underneath.
I feel horrible but hadn't seen any warning signs until mid run today.
What can I do to help Quincy to heal quickly and to relieve his pain. As well, what do I do next time to get him running but to not have paw injuries like this.
