Greyhound Foot Health
A corn is a hard mass of keratin, the structural fibrous protein of skin, pads, horns, and hooves; and corns are found predominantly in the digital paw pads of sight hounds. It presents as a circular area of hard pad that can protrude from its surrounding and has a deep root that impinges on the underlying flexor tendon and its bony attachment.
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Grit is really common in Greyhounds who live in urban environments and walk terrestrial pavements.
Dr Bec Goode at Port Phillip Animal Hospital reports they actually see more grit cases each week than corns. They are awfully painful for the dog, and difficult to treat with good outcomes in many Greyhounds. Mindful prevention is far better than the cure.
Hunny had the SFT procedure last Monday under the care of Drs Bec and Craig Goode of the Port Phillip Animal Hospital in Melbourne Australia, who kindly documented her day with photos to share.
A huge thank you to Bec, Craig and the whole team at PPAH. Hunny could not have been in safer hands.