Keith Larson Webboard User Reg: 04-09-2007
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My mom just came back from a walk in the hills. One of her dogs hurt her nail. It looks like she cracked or tore off part of the nail. We tried to clean it up for a better look, but there is a fair amount of blood coming from the nail. It is very sensitive to the touch.
I've been searching on the net and this looks like a fairly minor injury. We plan to clean up the foot, apply something to stop the bleeding and then wrap the foot. Is there anything obvious I am overlooking?
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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Is there a ragged edge, and does the crack extend far into the quick?
If it extends only a little way into the quick and there is a ragged part that would catch on stuff, I'd apply ice off and on until the inflammation receded, keeping the dog inside, and later on trimming the ragged part. Then I would watch it every day for heat or infection.
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It looks like the "top" of the nail is torn off; the torn section might be 1/2" long. The quick appear to be exposed along the top. My mom tells me that it was "squirting" blood a couple inches. The foot is wrapped up and the dog is lying down in a crate right now. I'll go check on it again in a couple minutes.
The dog is a border collie + something mix. She is a meduim size dog about 55 lbs.
Keith Larson Webboard User Reg: 04-09-2007
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My mom has decided to take her down to the vet.
This nail injury seems a lot like the "pad" injury that Starbuck got earlier in the year. It looks bad and bleeds like crazy. I doubt the vet can do much more than a clean-up and wrap. It's not like they can close the injured nail.
I'll post a quick report when she gets back from the vet.
I had a dog that got a nail cracked down into the quick. Of course, it happened on a weekend, so we tried to treat it at home until we got him to a vet on Monday. By then, it had become quite infected, and we ended up having to have the nail removed.
He healed up very well from that, but I know it could have been avoided if we had been able to take him on into the vet. I think it is an excellent idea that your mom is taking the dog on into the vet. Hopefully, you can avoid the whole "declaw" issue.
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I had a dog step on a razor blade that a roofer dropped, and it froze in the ground. The dog stepped on it with a back foot, and needed stitches to help it heal. Now, most vets will say that it is NOT possible to stitch that close to the pad, or the pad itself, but it IS possible if that is needed. You just have to be REALLY diligent about keeping it dry 100% (not even for a SECOND of wetness!) and keeping the dog away from it for at least a week, no matter what. Hopefully the pad is not damaged in any way, just the nail. That can be cauterized to help it heal, and it will just grow more nail eventually. Best of luck!
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Keith Larson Webboard User Reg: 04-09-2007
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Back from the Vet. The nail was torn off the top of the foot exposing the quick. They used surgical glue on the nail??? I don’t quite understand how that works with the piece of nail missing. They also prescribed 2 weeks of antibiotics. The bill was $61 including the antibiotics.
Starbuck’s Cut Pad thread is at the bottom of this forum page. Given the size of the cut on Starbucks foot and the fact that she can’t sit still for more than 30 seconds I didn’t even consider stitches. Especially after the post from Jennifer Coulter. Starbuck is 100% recovered and had been injury free since January (except for that foxtail in her ear ).
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