A dog's paw pads can be prone to cracks, abrasions, ulcers and blisters when exposed to heat and cold, harsh surfaces and chemicals. Most commonly, the dog's outer layer of skin, the stratum corneum ...
Torian Topel woke to popping and crackling noises just before 2 a.m. Oct. 25. Through the crack in her room-darkening curtains in the bedroom of her houseboat, docked on the Mississippi River in St.