Dog wound

My 7 month female doberman cut the back of her leg, near the paw pad a few days ago. We've kept it clean and bandaged. It is a little deep. Would this type of wound heal by itself? It is in quite a mobile area but I'm concerned that it is too late to get stitches.    

Hello!   There are a few concerns to take into account here.  An important one is infection.  Whatever did this cut, seems unlikely to be sterile, so if after a few days I would be expecting bacteria to be multiplying which may lead to pus and further tissue damage.  Your vet may want to provide some form of antibiosis in order to prevent this; it is certainly worth allowing them to assess it.

A second concern is that the two skin edges aren't next to each other (opposed), but gaping.  Sometimes slightly gaping wounds do heal, but the underneath tissues are exposed e.g. to mud when out for a walk, which could interfere with healing.  Furthermore, when tissues aren't cleanly opposed for healing, they often get filled in with a weaker scar tissue, which doesn't heal as well.  So vets sometimes do decide to freshen the wound and restitch them.  To be honest, it depends on a lot of factors, such as where in the foot it is, how vulnerable it seems, how well it's healing, what the liklihood of infections is and so on.  It is definitely worth showing this wound to your vet and letting them make this decision.

Finally, feet don't have much wasted padding tissue; I am concerned that there may be a tendon very close to this wound, especially as you mention that it seems deep.  Your vet may need to take steps to avoid inflammation, infection or damage to the tendon. An examination would be the first step to deciding.