Broken nail

[kateincornwall]

Last night , Reuben was limping very slightly on his front right leg , so slightly that only I noticed it . This morning I only took him for ten minutes but again the very slight sporadic limp . Have just found the culprit , a nail on the paw of that leg is split right at the tip, he has been licking it like mad . So , shall I try to snip it off myself ( he lets me do anything ) or is it a Vet job do you think ? Its like a split right at the end x

 

[kateincornwall]

Just adding that its very floppy where its sort of hanging off , but he doesnt mind me having a good look at it x

 

[kateincornwall]

Booked in at the Vets at 4.30 , for the best x

 

[Kelsey]

Nails ick me out, so for me it would definitely be a vet trip hope he’s feeling much better afterwards

 

[kateincornwall]

Vets rang me back to say I could take him right away , just got back . He had ripped it down to the quick but not to the nail bed , so they have trimmed it up and given him a shot of antibiotic , she said he was a very good boy xxx

 

[Granca]

I'm glad it's all sorted. Good that you vet let you take him in earlier, too.

 

[kateincornwall]

I'm glad it's all sorted. Good that you vet let you take him in earlier, too.

The Vet did say that they wanted him in earlier in case he needed sedation , so that they could be sure he was alright before letting him home . As it was , he didnt need it thank goodness but I do appreciate their thinking x

 

[Jacqui-S]

Good to hear he is all sorted

 

[Shaz82]

I think I would have snipped it off but glad it is all done now

 

[Stacia]

You might have caught the quick if you had done it. I clipped Rourke's dew claws at 12.30 last night (mad or what!) and cut the quick of the second one and it bled like mad, blood everywhere, I had visions of phoning emergency vet miles away! In the end I bound it tightly in the hope it would stop the bleeding, it did!

 

[Emily]

Wow, what an efficient service at the vet. That certainly makes life easier!

Hope the paw feels better soon!

 

[kateincornwall]

For once I was so pleased with my confident happy go lucky boy , he went off good as gold and came back to the car wagging his tail . The service from our Vet is amazingly good, but then we have been using them for 35 years ( minus the time spent in France ) x
The lad himself couldnt care less , currently tucking in to meat and two veg x

 

[JES72]

I'm glad you got it seen to. Homer breaks his nails ALL the time. I now mostly just ket him get on with it. His latest one is quite badly split longitudinally so had it checked out.

 

[Candy]

Nails ick me out, so for me it would definitely be a vet trip hope he’s feeling much better afterwards

Nails are the one thing I can't deal with too! Blood, vomit, and other bodily fluids etc. all fine, not exactly pleasant but I can cope with no problem. Nails though....Aggghhh! Isn't it strange?
Perhaps a bit like @Emily_Babbelhund and multiple trees?!

 

[Emily_Babbelhund]

Nails though....Aggghhh! Isn't it strange?

No, you're right - we all have our things that get to us!

 

[Oberon]

Glad he’s sorted out

 

[Lisa]

I can’t do nails. It’s the thought that I will mess up and hurt him inadvertently. Plus I am always wary pushing Simba too far in terms of handling him, given the issues he had with being handled when we first got him.

 

[kateincornwall]

What worried me about doing it myself was that I could make it far worse by hitting the quick again . He had already ripped half the nail to the quick , and truly I would never forgive myself if I caused him more pain . He is absolutely fine now, not licking it or bothering it at all . I did have to see the irony in that my sister sent me £50 for my birthday ,now spent on my dog , but I dont care xx

 

[Jacqui-S]

How is your sister doing Kate?

 

[kateincornwall]

How is your sister doing Kate?

She is doing very well thanks Jac , still waiting for the biop results but all is healing well . They will be down here in three weeks time and I am determined not to moan or be unkind , life is too damn short xx