Sentences with phrase «develop calluses»

Puppies» bones can be fragile, and their paw pads need time to develop calluses so go slow.

It's also very common for older dogs to develop calluses; they're less active, spend more time laying down and therefore place a greater stress on the skin of the elbows and legs.

Over time, the shuto, or knife - edge of the hand, develops a callus that acts exactly like a car bumper, absorbing and diffusing the force of a collision.

The other, more controversial idea, is that the snakes developed a callus on their tail from shaking it against the rough ground, and if the propensity to develop a callus was affected by genetic variability, it would be selected for until the structure underwent «genetic assimilation», and the rattle would form without the need for irritating the skin.

This stress adaptation response can be compared to getting a sun tan or developing calluses on your hands.

However, they will help you avoid developing calluses and will provide a better grip.

In addition, owners are encouraged to provide their sighthound pet with soft beddings to keep the breed from developing calluses.

Worried that your left thumb is starting to develop a callus because of the analog stick?

Not exact matches

(Calluses are not to be confused with blisters, which have a watery liquid inside and tend to develop more quickly.)

The skin darkens in response to the exposure to the sun, calluses develop in response to the friction against the skin and your muscles grow larger in response to the extra resistance placed on them.

Lucky pupils at Abbotsweld Primary Academy, part of our Harlow Cluster, are developing a real passion for reading, thanks to their new Reading Dog, Calli.

In humans, calluses generally develop on the fingers, elbows, knees, and feet.

Older, heavy animals living on hard surfaces develop inflamed calluses on their elbows.

Elderly dogs, particularly large ones on hard floors all develop hair loss and calluses on their elbows.

Thick calluses develop on the elbows of heavy dogs.

The first is a condition which affects the nose and feet, called Nasodigital Hyperkeratosis, in which the keratin in the nose and paw pads develops into a tough, fibrous growth — often resembling callusing.

Cats that have feline leukemia sometimes develop thick, cone - shaped calluses on one or more feet, which look like unicorn horns and often stick out to the sides.

Long hair serves to pad the boney prominence of the elbow from the hard surface, and older dogs will have developed thick callus pads on the elbow which usually helps to inhibit hygroma formation.

Their bony elbows can develop thick calluses, and their footpads are prone to forming hard «corns.»