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General Board for Big Dogs with Big Paws / Re: Dog's cuticle exposed when nail ripped. Vet?
« on: February 05, 2008, 01:13:23 am »
Just wanted to post the happy ending!  Lucca's nail fell off within a day and amazingly enough the nail started forming around the cuticle within a couple days.  Thanks for the help! ;D

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General Board for Big Dogs with Big Paws / Re: Dog's cuticle exposed when nail ripped. Vet?
« on: February 01, 2008, 04:29:49 am »
Thank you for your quick reply.  I'm glad i Posted becuase I was thinking it was best to try and keep the nail on and protect the cuticle.  But you're saying that its ok to have the cuticle exposed and that it will harden....

what is the "nail bed".  I'm trying to decide if I can try to yank the nail.  Although right now he isn't letting me near it....

thanks again, jane

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General Board for Big Dogs with Big Paws / Dog's cuticle exposed when nail ripped. Vet?
« on: February 01, 2008, 04:10:16 am »
My sharpe/lab mix came in from outside with one of his nails ripped and exposing his bright red cuticle.  The nail is ripped off along the top and sides and appears to be still connected along the bottom.  I can see the tip of the cuticle - and sometimes more depending where the ripped  nail is at the time.  There appears to be more nail in tact along the top than the buttom (the top nail covers the cuticle a little) Approximately 1/4 - 1/2" of his nail is completely in tact.  It is from there down that we have the problem.  Will this heal itself? Does it need a vet visit?

I try to avoid vet visits because he is very scared and its quite the ordeal and he pees every time so we try to avoid putting him through that.

thanks for your input, jane

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