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Ok, here's the deal. A few months ago our Lab had a small cut on her back foot just below the bottom part of her pad. We kept it clean, put antibiotics on it and kept it wrapped for a few days so there wouldn't be any infection. Her pad looked fine the last time we looked at it.
Today, I noticed her licking her foot more than usual. When I looked, it was the same pad that had the cut before but it was a little swollen. I don't know if the swelling is from her licking at it so much or what? There is no cut, no marks, nothing visibly wrong except the swelling. It reminds me of a zit that's not ready to pop so there's no head to it...but if you squeezed it you might get something from it. I know that sounds nasty, but that's the best analogy I could think of.
Either way...any ideas? She's not limping or favoring that foot in any way. There are no marks, no blood, no cuts. She's just licking it more than usual and it's a small swollen spot below the biggest part of the pad. To get an idea of the size...the swollen spot is about as big as the average button on a phone.
Today, I noticed her licking her foot more than usual. When I looked, it was the same pad that had the cut before but it was a little swollen. I don't know if the swelling is from her licking at it so much or what? There is no cut, no marks, nothing visibly wrong except the swelling. It reminds me of a zit that's not ready to pop so there's no head to it...but if you squeezed it you might get something from it. I know that sounds nasty, but that's the best analogy I could think of.
Either way...any ideas? She's not limping or favoring that foot in any way. There are no marks, no blood, no cuts. She's just licking it more than usual and it's a small swollen spot below the biggest part of the pad. To get an idea of the size...the swollen spot is about as big as the average button on a phone.