Advice On Toe Nail Problem

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can anyone help with some quick advice? Hazel has damaged a toe nail and its pointing skywards and bleeding. We have never had this problem with our other breed. Sh's visiting the vet in 30 mins (10:30am GMT).

What usually happens to damaged toe nails? Do they have to be removed? Do nails grow again?

 

[JAX]

The vet will quickly take off the nail (w00t) , maybe wrap up the foot till you get home .

I would bath it in salt water when you get home and until the new nail grows ( which it usually does ) keep it clean.

Its not nice when they do it is it , :x but she should be fine :luck:

 

[alfyn]

can anyone help with some quick advice? Hazel has damaged a toe nail and its pointing skywards and bleeding. We have never had this problem with our other breed. Sh's visiting the vet in 30 mins (10:30am GMT).What usually happens to damaged toe nails? Do they have to be removed? Do nails grow again?

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Yeouch,poor Hazel :huggles:

I had a similar thing happen to one of my whippies a few months ago,& the nail grew back, it's a bit thicker now,but doesn't cause any problem :thumbsup:

i'd bathe it in salt water,& you can but neat lavender oil onto it,it won't sting her,is anti bacterial,& will stop her from licking at it too much!

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can anyone help with some quick advice? Hazel has damaged a toe nail and its pointing skywards and bleeding. We have never had this problem with our other breed. Sh's visiting the vet in 30 mins (10:30am GMT).What usually happens to damaged toe nails? Do they have to be removed? Do nails grow again?

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Yeouch,poor Hazel :huggles:

I had a similar thing happen to one of my whippies a few months ago,& the nail grew back, it's a bit thicker now,but doesn't cause any problem :thumbsup:

i'd bathe it in salt water,& you can but neat lavender oil onto it,it won't sting her,is anti bacterial,& will stop her from licking at it too much!

Thanks for the replies. Much appreciated. The VET is removing the toe nail

tomorrow at 8:00. While she's there Hazel is having a 'bodkin' microchip whilst she is under the 'groggy' (can't spell anas........)

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[JAX]

Why didnt they remove it today ?

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jackie and the MULCAIR whippets

 

[doris]

when my sister's bull terrier half-ripped off his nail, it was was so badly damaged he had to go back the next day for an op to remove the quick and everything :x

but then again, he was a bull terrier :wacko:

 

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Why didnt they remove it today ? 
WElcome to K9

jackie and the MULCAIR whippets

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The VET asked if she had eaten - and she had - so he said it was not

advisable to go under the 'groggy'.

So it's 8:00am tomorrow.

Thanks for all the advice. ) )

 

[Karen]

Blimey, my vet just gently holds the nail with a bit of lint and quickly whips it off, its off anyway. They dont seem to mind and it soon drys up and regrows.

 

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Blimey, my vet just gently holds the nail with a bit of lint and quickly whips it off, its off anyway.  They dont seem to mind and it soon drys up and regrows.

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Mine too . I hope this isnt another ££££ job :rant:

 

[Zephyr]

Last time this happened to Zephyr - he had a bit of a swollen toe as well (though he wasn't even limping)- so the vet gave him a GA to Xray the joint and remove the nail - my bill was £200!!!!!! :rant:

Needless to say the swelling was down the following day and he was completely back to normal! :- "

 

[dessie]

Blimey, my vet just gently holds the nail with a bit of lint and quickly whips it off, its off anyway.  They dont seem to mind and it soon drys up and regrows.

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Mine too . I hope this isnt another ££££ job :rant:

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Mine too!!!

Last time this happened to Zephyr - he had a bit of a swollen toe as well (though he wasn't even limping)-  so the vet gave him a GA to Xray the joint and remove the nail - my bill was £200!!!!!! :rant:
Needless to say the swelling was down the following day and he was completely back to normal! :- "

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But you don't have to agree to having it done!!!

 

[JAX]

Of course you dont , but this is when Vets `pray` on owners who think vets are `gods ` (w00t) We would tell the vet to stop being so daft and just pull the bloody thing off :- "

A couple of years ago Woody got bit and one young vet wanted to GA him , and have a good poke about his neck wound cos it `may` have gone through other muscles , She made me book him in for next day ( which I did) , but I insisted on seeing head Vet , whom I told i didnt think there was any need to make the wound any larger and should it not heal etc I would be back asap . She knew I knew my stuff and agreed with me that her colleague was maybe a little over cautious to say the least

That saved me ££££s and Woody a G A :rant: Now most peps wouldnt dare go against their vets advice , but maybe they should