Paw Protection
From The Cincinatti Post — January 22, 2005
Joyce Rosencrans

Pet dogs and cats kept safe and secure indoors still enjoy occasional outdoor excursions. But on snow days, those commercial ice melters that people spew all over sidewalks and driveways contain salts that can irritate paws.

Other than putting on booties — which many dignified dogs surely detest — one solution to irritated paw pads is Safe Paw. This is a time-release compound developed for airports and atomic power plants — which require an ice-melting compound to be noncorrosive and safe around humans, animals and vegetation. Safe Paw is available from www.ewgroupinc.com. Or call toll-free to (800) 783-7841. Also, check for paw-safe products at warehouse pet-food stores, where bags of ice-melters are stacked by the door these days.