Posted on December 17th, 2009 by craighope
For those who chimed in regarding Griffey’s paw issue (dried, cracked, bleeding), the end result was a trip to the vet to discover an allergy from the litter thus causing the irritation on the paws.
The vet gave us some antibiotics to take for the infected paw (both an oral and a topical). His paws are much better after a few days.

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The vet also recommended changing the litter. We got some of the recycled paper pellet litter ($19 a 40lb bag). It is more expensive but the upside is a better smelling litter box and no dust from the odor stopping crap. We keep ours in the basement and normal litter has a dusty film that gets everywhere (not pleasing). I am a believer in the recycled stuff.
As a side note: There were some stains that needed removed. We used the Natures Miracle stuff. This stuff works great for any pet stain/odor. For serious stains, you can pour it on and let it soak into carpet and carpet pad to do the work.
Order online from Pet Mountain, or find it at your local petco/petsmart.
