My 6 mo old rat terrier keeps cutting his paw pads down on walks outside. It happens on several of the pads. Took him to vet and they gave a cone/cream for it, suggested wearing booties for walks, and that was all. Should I be more concerned that this keeps happening? For context we live in NYC so walks consist of pavement only, and I’ve been watching where he walks to make sure he doesn’t step on glass.

My little Jimmie is having her first heat. She isn’t a fan on the doggie diaper. One of the reasons is I believe that my husband got the wrong size. But have any owners had any success with trying to keep little dots of blood off of everything?