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[ride5150]

i jsut read that sum used honey on their dogs fleshy, oozing paw wounds. others have used a type of clay. what have you used?

[Kash-]

Those suppurating sores are a bit of a conundrum.  Yeah, we want them to heal, but it's in part a reaction of the body trying to flush out those invading blasto yeasts.  So I think the solution is to help nature take it's path.  When my dog had those weeping sores on his paw, my vet recommended that I soak it in warm, soapy iodine water.  The warm and the soap to help drain what the body is trying to get rid of.  The Iodine, and the soap I suppose, are to keep it clean and ward off opportunistic infections that might try and work their way in.

I'd say, keep it loosely bandaged, change the bandage regularly, and let nature take it's course.  If your dog has that clear fluid running from those wounds, that's the body's way of flushing it out.  That fluid is packed with white blood cells and probably flushed out yeast cells.  Personally, I'd stay away from goopy salves or something that might restrict the flow.  Letting that stuff out should reduce the swelling.  Or more correctly, that is the swelling.  Nature is flooding the infected area with it's own defenses.

[Wilson3]

this is what I used http://www.pascalite.com/  in a weeks time the foot was healed and the front leg took a bit longer because I did not use it faithfully on it

the vet gave us this to use nolvasan to mix with warm water and soak 2x's a day never say any change with using this stuff

I went with the clay because I was told wilsons foot was not showing any signs of responding to treatment and he him loos his foot/leg well with all the steps here at home and our life style I just didn't want that to happen to I on my own tried the clay
It is not to be kept on the sores at all times only something you use 2 x's a day for 1/2 hr to an hr. then wash off or you can let them lick it off the clay can be eaten also
the clay pulls the nasty stuff out  after 1 week we went back to the vet he couldn't believe what he saw and was shocked to see his foot was almost 100% (he also had it in the nail)

the sock was used because bacteria will grow if kept covered (w/bandages) and not aloud to breath and healing will not happen also stops the irritation from the tongue licking it

we used boot mushing booties for outside and and I water proofed them with the same stuff we use on shoes I only sprayed the outside top and sides and bottom 4 x's to really make sure they where water proof
the sock I changes as often as i could I used duck tape to keep it around his leg because he would pull the other tape off even with an e-collar on the biggest on to didn't matter what size we use he'd found a way  to  pull it off 

the clay works if use dthe right way
wilson3

[ride5150]

thanks for the responses, wer leaving it as much exposed as possible to let in air:P

wilson did you just use the pascalite powder mixed with a little water?

[Wilson3]

I made it into a paste applied it to the area and covered with a warm wet compress for 1/2 to an 1 hr  at least 2x's a day 3 is better but hard to do 2 is even tough if you work but the clay worked for us then sometimes I washed it off other times cause I feel asleep holding it on wilson would lick it off but the clay can be eaten so will not hurt them birds eat it in the wild and nature instinct puts it in there food
i use this stuff  for a lot of things
wilosn3