What a pain in the arse an injury to a dog's foot pad can be! It is a difficult location to heal quickly and can take what seems to be forever.  Usually, a textbook healing process in this area, in my considered experience, is rare. If your dog has a foot injury, then this advice and helpful tips may aid the tedious and very worrisome process of healing a split or cut pad, an infection or abscess or even hot spots between the toes......