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split toenail

Posted Aug 21 2009 10:32am

Your Name: Sean

pet’s breed: shit su
pet’s age: 4
pet’s sex: m
previous treatment:

NA

QUESTION:

he has a very tender right front paw.
Nail is the most sensitve area ther pad of the toe and paw pad can be touched and squuezzed with some intensity before he pulls away the nail feels split but i cant touch it for too long it is that sensitive??

how can i help him

ANSWER

Dear,

Split nail can be caused usually by trauma. In this case it is painfull, so your dog feels discomfort. Usually it heals by itself, but if become swollen visit your vet. You can try to cut the split part.
If it doesn’t heals in one week visit your vet.

Truly,

Damjan

Damjan Pavlovski DVM
ANIMAL MEDICA
www.animalmedica.mk

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