Bleeding paw

[JES72]

Homer has something that looks like some sort of growth or wart on his paw right up on the side of the pad. Over the last two days has been bleeding a bit. I tried to take a pic it’s a bit blurry.

 

[Stacia]

Can't quite see what or where it is exactly. It could be an interdigital cyst but not in quite the right place. Could a grass seed have got in?

 

[Naya]

Ouch. Whatever it is, I hope it heals soon.

 

[JES72]

I’ll try to get a better pic tomorrow.

 

[Jacqui-S]

Poor boy, looks kind of cyst-y.
I'm guessing it's NOT a tick.......

 

[Lab_adore]

Poor Homer, I hope he is ok

 

[Cath]

Poor lad

 

[M.F.]

An ingrown hair? It does sound odd, but I was reading about them the other day cos Snowie has something similar (I think). Apparently they thicken and become like a painful corn.

Or a foreign body, which seems more likely!

Best of luck sorting it out. Poor Homer.

 

[JES72]

Here’s a better in focus pic. It’s about the size of a large pea. It looks really weird like some sort of alien especially when you zoom in. It’s not bothering him, he’s not even licking his paw much at all. I only noticed it as there was bloody paw prints on the kitchen floor.
Hubby is sending pics to brother in law the vet and niece who will be going into her fourth year of vet training in Bristol.

 

[Anne123]

To me it looks like some kind of growth. I would certainly go to a vet with this…

 

[Atemas]

To me it looks like some kind of growth.

Yes

 

[Cath]

I would certainly go to a vet with this

me too

 

[Jacqui-S]

Oooh yeah, vet for sure.
It looks like it has several elements to it. Are the white bits hard, almost like enamel?
In human terms, to me it looks like a teratoma, but you don't get them on the skin normally.

 

[JES72]

One of Homers mantrailing friends has something that looked sililar near his dew claw. It was a pampolima wart. I'll take him to the vet on Monday. I suspect it would need cutting out. Just in a bit of an awkward place.

 

[Emily_Babbelhund]

It was a pampolima wart.

That sounds like a likely culprit (papilloma wart). Brogan had them in his mouth once as a youngster and it looked very similar. Dr. Google says they can have them on their feet too, though less common.

 

[JES72]

The lump on his paw was removed and sent off for a biopsy. He went in to the vet for an X ray on his teeth for they took off the lump at the same time.

Hes recovered well, far too well. He is walking fine on his bandaged foot which I have to keep bandaged and clean for a few days. So I have to keep him on short walks on the lead and out of the water!

He put his bangaded foot into his pee three times this morning and then it came off as he flicked his back paws after doing a very large poop.

 

[HAH]

Ahh, the old back paw flick! Kipper is a big fan of this too.
Glad Homer is recovering well, and the tooth X-ray sounds wise while they were at it. Hope it’s all clear and Homer continues fine!

 

[M.F.]

Best of luck. Hope the lump is nothing. Can’t be easy keeping a paw clean!!

 

[MellowYellow]

Get well soon Homer! And keep those high kicks in check!!

 

[Candy]

GGJ has been known to flick poo onto me with the back paw kick! I hope Homer's paw heals quickly and that it's something benign.