Dad: just an update shot following on from previous blog entry earlier today...
Pooch now home and sleeping off the anaesthetic. Nothing was found embedded in his
paw after all, but he had to have some stitches as it was quite a deep cut.
Complete mystery what he could have stepped on during this morning's walk to cause it. :-(

update 8th Sept: pooch very sore and grumpy today, not surprisingly, so no photo.

update 10th Sept: Pooch's leg dressing has been removed... we have been advised by the vet to put a special 'dog boot' on
the sore paw in order to take Pooch out for very short potty walks but Pooch flatly refuses to walk with it on. If anyone has
any other ideas/experience on how we can keep his injury clean and protected from the elements we'd very much welcome
your suggestions! The vet was a dead loss on the subject.