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Does vaseline protect dog paws from heat?

Hollie Torphy
Hollie Torphy
2025-09-25 17:07:15
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Paw wax can easily be smeared onto your dog’s paw pads to protect them from harmful surfaces. Paw wax is designed to protect your dog’s feet from hot surfaces and potentially harmful chemicals like road salts. If you need something right away, you can try some Vaseline. It is not nearly as good but better than nothing. Moisturizing your dog’s feet daily can help prevent injuries like cuts, cracking, or peeling of the paws. Minor injuries like this can make your dog’s paws more susceptible to burns and other serious problems. Dogs showing symptoms of burned paws may have limping or avoiding walking, licking or chewing feet, paw pads are darker in color than usual, pads are visibly damaged, blisters or redness. If you suspect your dog has burned paw pads, bring your dog inside right away, carry your pet if necessary, flush the foot with cold water or use a cold compress, try not to let your dog lick the injured pad.
Tania Kuhlman
Tania Kuhlman
2025-09-25 15:21:47
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Vaseline is not really toxic, but when taken in large amounts, could lead to this symptom. Vaseline might be an excellent moisturizer for humans but not for dogs since it could be ingested and cause some stomach complications. It makes your dog prone to diarrhea and stomach upset when ingested excessively. It has no soothing effect or antibacterial properties but would rather make the paws drier in the long run. Though easy to apply and readily available, Vaseline would only trap dirt and moisture but keep the paws dry later on. If used cautiously, it might have a few beneficial effects on your dog but so much. Vaseline may be a readily available and easy-to-use moisturizer but does not give the needed soothing effect a dog paw needs. A good moisturizer would have the following effect on your dog: Protects against extreme temperatures.