Socking a pet’s foot is SOMETIMES an alternative to putting “the cone of shame” on the pet.
It’s easier to sock a back foot than a front foot.
Socking a cat’s foot is just plain hard.
https://drjohnson.com/docs/foreleg_socking_jvs_2019.pdf
Keeping medicine on a foot in a sock:
So socking a foot is chopping the top of a sock like you might start to cut it in half LONG WAYS – This creates “stirrups” you can tie over the dog’s back.
Then it’s just slipping a sock all the way up the leg and tying the sock-stirrups over the back. This protects the foot.
IN THIS CASE I want you to apply medicine to the appendage and then slip a plastic bag over the foot to keep the medicine ON the foot and OUT of the sock! You can put some tape around the top of the baggie – if you want – not too tight. Then slide the sock on and that’s it. Change the baggie twice a day and stop it – if the foot seems “soggy” and send me a picture of ANYTHING you’re worried about to TEXT 770 851 7359
Doc Johnson
https://drjohnson.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/epsom_salts_and_soaks.pdf
