I need help!

[ashes]

My adorable dog is limping and it bleeds sometimes. A couple days ago, he was limping so bad that a couple of days ago he couldn't come to breakfast. Poor baby. We took him to the vet and he gave us some pills. He is doing a little better but STILL limping. Any help, advice, or nice words would be great.

[Moo]

What bleeds?
What type of pills?
How old?
What breed?

[ashes]

The pad of his foot bleeds.
Pain-killer pills.
7 years old.
Labrador Retreiver.

[BabyElephant]

I've moved this to Health since it's not really a breeding question

You should investigate why his foot is bleeding - does he keep catching it, is there a tumour or open wound?

[alimel]

His pads could be ripped, did you look at them? Buddy rips his on occassion from rough surfaces, etc. Polysporin helps.

[Dobified]

Just a question for you.. why is your Vet not advising you ? He is the one that looked at and prescribed for the dog.

[ashes]

Originally Posted by alimel

His pads could be ripped, did you look at them? Buddy rips his on occassion from rough surfaces, etc. Polysporin helps.

Yes, I did look at his pad, but it doesn't just bleed once. It bleeds every 2 or 3 days.
I forgot to mention this before, but he is a little bit over weight-could he be putting too much weight on his foot?

[ashes]

He told us to keep him slow-no runs, just walks no roughhousing with the other dogs,

[ffa=life]

he is probably ripping it on something or something is caught in his pad. ask the vet. He should be telling you what is going on.