cracked paw pad?

Ok, so Gizmo's got what looks like a long crack in one of his paw pads. Not sure if it's hurting him, but he's been a total cuddlepud ever since we got back from the park so I think it might be. He was absolutely coated in smelly mud, so I gave him a full-on bath with shampoo and dried him off with towels. It took him a couple of attempts to come up on the bed and he won't really let me look at it. Pretty sure the bath would have got rid of any dirt, and I can't see anything trapped in it. Could his paw just have cracked because it's dry? Doesn't look like a cut.


He's always favoured his back legs a bit due to scraping all the skin off one side of his leg and then as soon as it was healed he run through a molehole or something in the park.

Should I get something to rub into his pads to stop this from happening?

Phone is stuffed, or I'd photo it to show you.

I'd rub some coconut oil into the pad twice a day & make sure the pads are cleaned when you come in. it might just be a reaction to the weatger, but the coconut oil should help.

Jstaff and Inez use a good cream, I'll ask when I remember

is there anyway you can distract gizmo with tasty treats while treating his paw? is there any way you can treat the area with salt water itll keep the area clean while you get a better idea of how to treat it