I can't say if it will protect his scrotum as I never used it that way, but I will share that it helped protect Lincoln's paws, but it did not help with the ice chunks that formed in her fur around her paws.
Good luck.

 

thanks opened the jar and it has a hint of menthol or medicated so don't think that would be a good thing for the skin on that area.. may try straight petroleum jelly.. lol make him a little rabbit fur thong lol ....

 

thanks opened the jar and it has a hint of menthol or medicated so don't think that would be a good thing for the skin on that area.. may try straight petroleum jelly.. lol make him a little rabbit fur thong lol ....

Bolded part - I'll need some photos of that, please?

Also, I'm interested in trying out a product like this, but it seems like there are mixed reviews. It sounds like people have limited success using it on dogs with super furry paws, but how about shorter-haired dogs with more bare toes and pads?

 

I've used musher's secret for years to protect paws from salt on icy city streets. The only thing I don't like about it is that it can be expensive depending on where you buy it and it can leave greasy marks on rugs and floors. For irritation in the more sensitive areas I used bag balm.

 

I will second that on the price variance. My local pet store was charging $40 for 60grams and I ended up buying from Amazon for around $18 for 200 grams.

 

I purchased it on a lightening deal at amazon normally it was $27 for 454g lightening deal was $10.00

 

I tried it a few years ago in hopes of keeping the ice balls out of Toby's paws. Honestly, I found it hard to use and it didn't work well. He has so much fur between his toes and around the pads of his feet that it all just got gunked up in the fur and didn't stop the ice build up.

 

I bought this stuff a few years back for a dog with sore paws. I dont' think it helped the dog that much. It was pretty good on my own feet when I got into a dry-cracked situation, though. Scrotum . . . I don't think so.

 

LOL! Oh poor Arka! I haven't used mushers secret, but maybe plain ol' Vaseline would work or Bag balm?

 

I vote for the bag balm.

An OT bag balm story: We had a big container of bag balm in the ER where I work. After washing our hands about 1000 times a day we all had cracked, dry hands, especially during the winter. So we'd all dip into this jar of Bag Balm. The infection control people went crazy since we were all sharing the same jar. One of the nurse decided to shut them up and did a series of cultures on the Bag Balm. They all grew.... nothing... not one darn bacteria. So I guess it really is antimicrobial, as advertised.

 

good information Sandakat the only other thing I can think of is the utter butter all would sooth an irritated area of skin,, the petroleum/oil base would be a good moisture barrier to repel and keep moisture close to the skin from escaping.. will see how it goes or just teach Arka not to lay on his belly..... if he is laying completely relaxed on his side he is fine and protected... but many times he lays and sleeps, on his belly, front paws out in front of him , and hind feet flat on the ground, ready to spring up when it's an active barking night.. rabbit thong lol looking to be his best option... yes will get pictures... "wink"

 

Musher's Secret is essentially a wax; that's why it leaves a residue on floors. As such it does provide a protective layer to paw pads that prevents the burning from non-pet friendly salt. I cannot comment on how effective it is on preventing ice balls on furry paws since we don't have those conditions in NYC However, despite their claims, I would not expect much from Musher's Secret in that regard unless you were to apply an awful lot of it to a Huskie's paws. Its consistency is rather thin.

 

I learned of Musher's Secret from this forum. Thank goodness.
I don't have the salt issue to deal with, but I've got snow.
A good 6-7 months of snow. Small ice balls still form between the
toes but I can pick them out easily with my fingers. And yes, I do have
to use a liberal amount for it to be effective. I also use it in the spring
and fall when the fields are worked up. It helps with cleaning out packed
soil from their pads.