How to remove pine resin from between paws?

[Mike]

Duncan started limping and lifting a front paw tonight.  When I checked I could see there is what appears to be a tonail in the deep trough between his pads on the left front paw.  I am fairly certain it is pine tar with a chunk of something firmly stuck.  I googled and found that olive oil is the recommended home remedy to remove pine "tar" from an animal's fur (I have 4 60' white pine trees).  I spent 20 minutes massaging olive oil into Duncan's paw cavity with no success.  Does anyone have other suggestions?

[papbouv]

May have to bite the bullet and go to the vet I was going to suggest baby oil or peanut butter but i would think the olive oil would have removed it. They say peanut butter works really good to get gum out of hair kids & dogs. ? Good Luck,let us know what happens,we care Rays & Hugs.

[BonniesMom]

Probably the vet would be the safest.  We have a juniper tree (I think that's what it is) that is a sap monster but fortunately, we've been able to pick out the sap when Miss steps in it.  I remember when we were kids and went to the beach in the late '60s in Goleta, CA.  We'd always get lots of tar on us as there had been a big oil spill back then.  Mom used paint thinner to get it of of us.  Probably not the best recommendation but it work and we're alive to tell the story. 

[Roberta]

I know we use any oil to get tree resin off the Big boys tails and buts and I have used it on OLlies flossies........cooking oil.
Roberta

[Mike]

The olive oil apparently worked.  When I checked Duncan's paw Monday night the additional "claw" had disappeared. 

[Roberta]

Mike Boys will be boys...................................