Thanks for all of your advice/ideas I am going to put some vaseline on his paws before we go to bed tonight and tommorow I am going to the chemist to buy some antibiotic cream,which brands we have here I do not know but I will get something, thank you all again for the help. I have not walked Casper today to keep him off his feet and i'm suprised at how good he has been as usually he is chomping at the bit,obviously shows he is in a bit of pain,bless him,but he is deffinatly more perky today than yesterday,so that is obviously a good sign,and he is eating fine aswell.