Oh, I am sorry this happened. This stupid ice seems like it will never melt and stay melted. Hopefully he will be back to his old self in a day or 2. I guess we get a bit sore when we slip on the ice too. It is just so hard to always protect them. So hard not to worry. 23 months, that is awesome! Hang in there, you are doing everything you can to keep him safe, while still letting him be himself. Hugs, Lori, Ty & the canine 3

Ice can be so dangerous and not always something you can get rid of or see until it is too late.  We went through something similar with Nixon 2 weeks ago but we didn't see when/how he hurt his wrist.  Two weeks of rest and NSAIDs and he's doing fine but even our vet was terrified of what kind of injury we were dealing with.  He's also almost 23 months post amp and a right front leg amputee. 

Our deck can get very slick, even with carpet on it so we often put his harness on even to go in the backyard.  We have two dogs so we send Cookie out first and if she's having trouble with 4WD, we'll assist Nixon.  Sometimes he wants us right there with him, sometimes he ditches us.  Other times, he'll refuse to walk across the deck and demand to go out the front door which is often much drier and only 3 steps to get down vs a 19 foot ramp to reach the ground.  For really bad weather, my dogs are trained to use large 4 foot x 5 foot washable piddle pads in the kitchen.  Cookie rarely uses them but Nixon appreciates the option.

And Sally, glad it is "just" a cut and not anything worse.  Ice can cut up paws too.  Wonder if they make dog boots in Myrtle size??  And I'd want pictures of that.