Dog Paws Anatomy

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Dog paws anatomy. From their hock tarsal joint there are metatarsal bones which lead to their toes. Dog paw anatomy forelimb anatomy of a dog with digit metacarpal and carpal pads. The canine paw is composed of four weight bearing toes each with a claw and footpad.

Dogs have a foot or paw at the end of each leg called the forefoot or hind foot depending on whether its front or back. The epidermis of the footpad is thick pigmented keratinised and hairless. Most commonly the dogs outer layer of skin the stratum coneum sloughs off exposing a raw layer of skin that is very sensitive and can take even weeks to properly heal.

The carpal pad helps with skid and traction on a slope or while stopping. In addition there is a metacarpalmetatarsal footpad. The dog paw has five basic parts.

The dermis of the dense connective tissue is papillated. A dogs paw pads might be the most fascinating features of a dogs feet. These pads act as a cushion for the load bearing limbs of the animal.

The claws create traction and help a dog dig and tear at prey. Their front and rear paws are very similar just have different names. Composed of keratin collagen and adipose paw pads serve a number of useful functions.

After the hock we get to the paw which as we know is their foot. The paw comes with nails sometimes called claws paw pads and usually dewclaws. The metacarpal metatarsal and digital pads function as the load bearing shock absorbing pads.

While the thick layer of subcutaneous adipose tissue on the paw pads helps absorb shock and acts as a protective cushion the surface of the paw pads is protected by conical papillae extensions of the stratum corneum of the epidermis which is the outermost layer of the skin. A dogs paw pads can be prone to cracks abrasions ulcers and blisters when exposed to heat and cold harsh surfaces and chemicals. A the claw b digital pads c metacarpal on the front paws and metatarsal on the rear paws pad d dew claw e carpal pad.

The paw is characterised by thin pigmented keratinised hairless epidermis covering subcutaneous collagenous and adipose tissue which make up the pads.

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