Nutri-Vet Pad Guard Wax safeguards a dog's paw from effects of gravel, asphalt, sand, hot pavement, ice, snow, salt and chemical treated roads and uneven, hard and slippery surfaces. Nutri-Vet Pad Guard Wax safeguards a dog's paw from effects of gravel, asphalt, sand, hot pavement, ice, snow, salt and chemical treated roads and uneven, hard and slippery surfaces.