It's not as bad it looks ... that's what the vet told me. He split a pad on his back paw sometime on Sunday while running around .... he hasn't been limping but I noticed yesterday he was obsessively licking it ... it was pretty nasty looking, a crack exposing raw meat ... anyway the vet said it wasn't infected ... just to keep him from licking, let the air at it and make sure it stays clean and just keep him off his feet for a while ... which isn't too hard, he's a greyhound and besides his weekly 5 minute run he just lays around the rest of the week. This breed of dog, suprisingly are very lazy.

I appreciate your concern bobad,
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