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Post by yvonned on Nov 29, 2012 20:43:24 GMT
Think I'll try cider vinegar on Cass, I have tried it before as a South African vet said her mum used it to get rid of warts and will look to see if there is any sap in the dandelion roots. The verucca pads aren't Scholls they are made by Carnation, hope you get on ok with Ben. The latest on Cass corns is the front one isn't causing her any problems at the moment, and the back one seems much better, she isn't lifting her foot when she comes up on the patio so perhaps they've both gone. will have a look tomorrow.
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Post by May on Nov 30, 2012 21:54:24 GMT
I thought that it was bad enough for Ben to have one corn but poor Cass to have a corn on two feet. I have to smile at Ben as when he gets up off of his bed he holds his front paw up but once he is through the door into the garden he puts it down to walk down the garden. It is well padded underneath and is healing so shouldn't be quite as sore. Maybe he remembers how painful it was at first and doesn't want to put his foot down straight away. I have been told by members of another forum that a homeopathic remedy called Thuja tablets work really well and Thuja tincture. I thought that I may try that if Ben's corn shows signs of coming back. I suppose that a bandage could be used with the verucca pads to keep keep them in place.
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Post by yvonned on Feb 17, 2013 12:38:08 GMT
I'ts getting on f0r 3 months since my last "corn" post and I'm happy to say that THEY appear to have gone. I don't know what the magic cure was or it could have been a combination, but Cider vinegar was one of the last things I used after having them pared out.
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Post by May on Feb 18, 2013 20:27:24 GMT
Today we had Ben's corn pared out. Did you just dab the cider vinegar on the corn?
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Post by yvonned on Feb 21, 2013 13:22:33 GMT
Cass has had corns since august 2010 and I thought we'd never see the back of them. When I had them last pared out I put boots on her when we went out just incase she got some thing in her pads. I filed the corns with a metal nail file or used a tool out of my electric manicure set a couple of times a week. I dabbed the corns with cider vinegar using a baby bud and some nights I'd make up a little pad and soak it in the vinegar and put it on a corn keeping it on with one of those coloured stretchy bandages that stick to themselves. Don't know how long the bandages stayed on for because they were off in the morning. I'd wait for Bens corn hole to close over before trying. Hope the corn has gone permanently as it's horrible to see them so uncomfortable. I did buy 10 boots from Alphavet when they closed down just incase anybody ever needs them, I found the boots they sold very useful for Cass and they stayed on. Not large enough if there's a dressing on the foot.
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Post by yvonned on Apr 19, 2013 10:54:50 GMT
May how is Bens corn ? There is no sign of any corns on Cassies pads now, it's taken a long while to get there so fingers crossed.
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Post by May on Apr 19, 2013 19:54:54 GMT
Ben is limping again, it is only 4 weeks since he had it pared down by the greyhound vets. We are putting a boot on him every time we go out for a walk now. We are now going to try a human corn treatment. We have purchased a Scholl 2 in 1 Corn Express pen which also has a small scraper on one end, although I didn't realise this until we got home and had already purchased a "foot file". The corn has to be covered with the liquid and allowed to dry for 1 - 2 minutes, then a sock can be put on. It has to be used daily and it states that there should be an improvement in 5 days. I also plan to but some Duct Tape to apply when the corn has softened. There are corn treatments that are much "fiercer" but I am a bit worried about using something that is too strong. The Duct tape seems to be recommended by quite a few greyhound owners online. How long did it take for you to get rid of Cassie's corns?
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Post by yvonned on Apr 21, 2013 14:32:02 GMT
Thats what I found, after about 4 weeks the corn saga starts again. Cass had corns since august 2010 and this is the longest period that she has been corn free. Have you read Daid Baileys thread "Corn Solution" last updated 26.6. 2012.? I tried duct tape but found it pulled some of the black pad off her paw so stopped using it. You definately have to kill the corn, having them pared out only makes the dog more comfortable ( for a while )and then they come back, I suppose because some of the root is left in. I didn't use any human corn cures as I was concerned about damaging the pad because I think they are all acid based. I know cider vinegar is an acid but I thought we take that internally so much weaker, perhaps thats why it took such a time to go. Good luck with Bens corn it's awful seeing them so uncomfortable.
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Post by gail on Apr 21, 2013 16:13:49 GMT
We have just been through the corn nightmare. Our usual (ex) vet said was not a corn, was shoulder injury. So had x rays, then referred to orthopedic specialist, he said x rays just showed some calcification on tendons which is normal for a 9 yr old greyhound, he agreed was corn. Referred to Daniel Doherty in Hillingdon. Thank god for pet insurance wo have paid nearly £700 at this point. Had Daniels corn treatment and we seem to have got rid of corn. Fingers crossed. I know he is a long way away for a lot of people, and the treatment goes on for over a month, and you have to keep on top of the filing/tincture/oil afterwards, but we have heard a lot of other people who have had success with this . we are just enjoying seeing him walk without a limp again.
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Post by May on Apr 21, 2013 18:37:59 GMT
When Ben first saw the vet, it was also thought to be his shoulder and he had to have X-Rays on his shoulder which also showed some calcification. (he is 8 years old) . He was also prescribed an anti-inflamatory which gave him bad diarrhea. I said that I thought it was a corn, then he had an operation to cut it out. We paid about £800 in all but luckily for insurance as you say Gail, we only had to pay £80. Mind you, I did buy lots of bandages etc., afterwards as the wound took quite a while to heal as it was so deep. I have heard about Daniel Doherty but it is the thought of travelling all that way that is putting me off, especially as it is not just one appointment that is needed. Meanwhile, I am trying the Scholl treatment. It is only a couple of drops on the middle of the corn and it dries in a flash. This is applied for 5 days. After that I plan to put a small piece of Duct tape on the corn. Apparently, only a very small piece is needed, not covering the whole pad and I read somewhere to put 2 pieces on, one on top of the other, just to cover the centre of the corn. Failing all that, I may then try the cider vinegar and filing it down. Yvonne, did you cover the foot when you applied the cider vinegar?
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Post by May on Apr 21, 2013 18:40:32 GMT
Yvonne, just checked back on some of the posts and I see that you have already said what you did when applying the Cider Vinegar.
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Post by buddy01juno on Apr 22, 2013 22:00:33 GMT
I don’t know about cure but they certainly are a curse. Mandy had a corn surgically removed 4 years ago. it was first treated as a “thorn” and two vet appointments and sedation to wash it out before my research suggest a corn. The young vet used a dental punch and it (touch wood) has worked. Nellie has several on back and front feet these were pared down monthly at alphavet I now file and pare very gently myself. Ozzy has just this week developed one on the little toe pad on back foot. But my major concern is Zach he is an 11.5 year old tripod and has the largest corn on his only back foot. It was surgically removed 3 years ago a “cone” removal the post operative care really stressed him and its back. He will not let anyone near his foot now. Tea Tree oil has not worked and filing it I am not sure if it’s made it worse, duck tape couldn’t get it to stay on so I have this week just ordered from the states Murray Avenue Apothecary corn cream not cheap but my excess on insurance is £60 and I thought I’d give it a go. There is also a trial with Ohio State University. I will try scholl on Ozzy and let you know if anything works!
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Post by May on Apr 23, 2013 19:28:36 GMT
Poor Zach, can you put a boot on his foot? Or won't he let you do that either? I put a soft boot on Ben every time we take him out now and he doesn't seem to limp with the boot on. I am not sure if the Scholl 5 day treatment is having any effect on Ben's corn. I have been filing it down but it is still quite hard and I am wondering if we should take him back to the vet to have it pared down, then put the Scholl treatment on. I will have a look for the Murray Avenue corn cream. Our Insurance Excess is £80.
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Post by yvonned on Apr 24, 2013 20:13:42 GMT
Buddy why don't you try cider vinegar on one of Nellies corns to see if it works for her. It must be a nightmare with all those corny paws, just 1 dog was bad enough. I read about the American apothecary corn cream, I don't think it gets rid of the corn does it ? I'll try and find out about the trial at Ohio Uni. When I was looking to find out about corns nobody was sure what caused them, the one that came loose and I pulled out of Cass pad definately had 2 black dots in it and what appeared to be a tiny bit of grass? in it, I looked at it through my jewllers eyeglass. I hope both You May and other owners find the answer to the problem. If Cass gets anymore I will use cider vinegar again. May and Juno can you please let us know how you get on with your different treatments
Yvonne n Cass
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Post by buddy01juno on Apr 24, 2013 20:53:38 GMT
Hi May and Yvonned Bought Scholl today and Nellie has one patch on. Not sure how long that will last may just be overnight! Zach gets tired so since October (when the rain started) has hardly been walked out at all. The wet field made it just too hard for him and the roads made the corn worse. The interesting thing being that after all that rest the blasted thing is still there. I will also try the vinegar. I find it strange that so many sight hounds suffer from this problem and yet there is very little research into what they are and a cure. With the black root they look more like a verruca but in humans is the suggestion now that these are viral? yet in hounds they do not appear to be contagious. Mandy's one was referred to as a rodent wart in the biopsy report and likely to grow back. Ill let you know of progress!
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