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Michael Shepherd United Kingdom (Verified User) Posts 34 Dogs 0 / Races 0 25 Apr 2009 14:32
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can any one help me with a corn on my greyhounds pad. i dont want it dug out or cut,it started with a black dot in the middle of his pad and on hard standing he would try and not put his paw down, on grass he walked and ran about no problem. i got told to use tablets from holland and barret for this called thuja. these seemed to work but the the area were the corn is has gone very hard and he is back to holding his paw up on hard standing ground. some one else said to have that toe cut off. bit drastic. please help me make his life more comfortable. thanks mick..
Darren Johnson United Kingdom (Verified User) Posts 52 Dogs 1 / Races 0 25 Apr 2009 14:46
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try using a caustic pen from pharmacy dab on for about 3 days and cover with corn plaster, worked for me. Hope this helps.
Martin Carr United Kingdom (Verified User) Posts 186 Dogs 22 / Races 8 25 Apr 2009 14:47
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I had the problem with one of ours, Try using Bazoka cream. good for warts,corns and Varokas. bave the area 1st in warm diluted antiseptic, then rub the cream only on the corn. do this twice a day, until cleared. It worked on our boy and he had three at the time
My lad,Ranger has suffered with a corn,he went to vets twice,but both times it came back within 2 weeks,i used Bazuka,which was good but it did not take the core out,it's a long job.Now i sand it down every couple of days,he's walking better,i know when it plays up he puts his paw on my knee. I was told that if you get the toe amputated there is no guarentee it will not return on another pad.It looks to me as if the corn is dying as he is walking better than he has for a long time. Hope you find a cure,love to know the resukts. Don't waste your money at the vet,it will come back. Kathy
Carole Brown Australia (Verified User) Posts 32355 Dogs 185 / Races 2 25 Apr 2009 17:34
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Michael, type in corns in the second little search box and there is some extra information there which you may also find helpful.
I sanded down a corn on Tigger's pad then bandaged some Neem Oil on it, changed it every time we came back from a walk and it went after about 3 weeks and hasn't come back.
best wishes
Martin Loveridge United Kingdom (Verified User) Posts 171 Dogs 0 / Races 0 26 Apr 2009 17:47
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Hi there, Michael please give Daniel Doherty of Uxbridge a call on 01895 271444 he has a cure for corns and its NOT surgical. He has just devoloped a product and has had great sucsess.
Hi Martin,do you think i could also give Daniel a call about a corn? Kathy
Martin Loveridge United Kingdom (Verified User) Posts 171 Dogs 0 / Races 0 26 Apr 2009 18:10
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Hi there,Kathleen yes give Daniel a call, he is a GREYHOUND vet. Thus far Daniel has done five corns and has not had any problems, His words were to my dad i have devolped a cure for corns. Kind regards, Martin.
Hi Michael,did you give that man a ring in Uxbridge,i did,we have to get Ranger there for him to look at it.Very pleasant and helpful lady who i spoke to. Kathy
Michael Shepherd United Kingdom (Verified User) Posts 34 Dogs 0 / Races 0 03 May 2009 07:20
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just a update on corn.i phoned daniel and booked him in for saturday. daniel took a look at it and said it will take 3 visits to him to get rid of this corn. so yesterday was his 1st and we wasnt the only greyhound there to have this done. i just hope this works as good as daniel says, finger crossed. thanks martin for the phone number.
Thomas Bambury Ireland (Verified User) Posts 757 Dogs 3 / Races 0 03 May 2009 11:25
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Michael there are some excellent threads on this subject on file type in corns or warts in search box to summarise the only complete cure for corns that is certain to work and they fall out after about ten days the entire growth roots and all is to freeze the wart with intense cold the vet needs to have a flask of liquid nitrogen same as container for holding straws of semen for AI it is completely painless and absolutely guarnteed to work you just apply the nitrogen to affected area for 10 minutes and as warts are a living growth the intense cold kills them after a week they turn black and then then loosen their grip and fall out in a few more days most vets havent got nitrogen and like in your case make a big deal of treating them your vet will probably get a couple of hundred off you to treat your dog and will keep owners coming back on repeat visits to get as much as possible out of a problem that should take 10 minutes surgically removed warts never get all the roots and in a short time they grow back again more vet visits when they are freezed the growth completely dies and every scrap falls out never to re grow
Sean McCartan Ireland
Posts 63 Dogs 0 / Races 0 03 May 2009 15:35
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Thomas
My vet tried liquid nitrogen. It certainly hurt the dog and the corn is still there. Wish it was as easy as you say. Still looking for alternatives.
Sean
Kathleen O'connor United Kingdom (Verified User) Posts 1819 Dogs 0 / Races 0 03 May 2009 17:09
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Hi Michael,what procedure did Daniel use?. let's us no how he gets on. Kathy
Thomas Bambury Ireland (Verified User) Posts 757 Dogs 3 / Races 0 03 May 2009 17:21
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Sean when it is being applied it stings a little the only way that your dogs corn hasnt fallen out or died off is that it wasnt applied for long enough for a week you will see no diffrence then it slowly goes black and after about 14 days falls out
Michael Shepherd United Kingdom (Verified User) Posts 34 Dogs 0 / Races 0 03 May 2009 18:05
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just to put things straight this vet is not my vet and if freezing does work i dont think the vet would of spent 20 years trying to find some thing that does work. as for hundreds of pounds you are well out the 1st treatment was 36 and so is the 2nd and 3rd.and he also said if it dont work i can have my money back but so far hesaid he has a 100% sucsess rate on this new treatment working. i was with my dog the whole time and he didnt winge once and we all know greyhounds are the biggest babies out there.
Kathleen O'connor United Kingdom (Verified User) Posts 1819 Dogs 0 / Races 0 03 May 2009 18:14
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Sounds very good Michael,please let me know what happens as we must get Ranger there and it will be worth every penny.The lady i spke to there was so very helpful. Good luck Kathy
Michael Shepherd United Kingdom (Verified User) Posts 34 Dogs 0 / Races 0 03 May 2009 18:24
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hi kathleen will keep you posted on treatment, he goes back this saturday and then the following saturday.
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