Infected Nail

[ddavid 4]

Took my dog vets he's got 3 infected nails dogs feet very sore my own fault running him on hard ground he's on antibiotics any ideas what else to do to get him back right back

[desertbred 5,490]

I wouldnt think running him on hard ground would cause infection in the nail roots. Clean his feet after work using either salt /water or a weak disenfectant/water mix keep an old tooth brush to clean around the nails, and dont allow dogs to stand on wet flloors.In the mean while two drops of pure teatree oil in a half litre of water and dip his feet a couple of times a day.

[C.green 3,229]

Good old salt water after a few runs give em a good clean then once a week soak his feet in purple crystals dissolved in water. When I run me dog on seed a lot they get same problem.

[slip lead 862]

Need to extend toe when cleaning making shore the skin around nail is clean and no mud under the skin..

[bobza 910]

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Edited November 30, 2016 by bobza

[ddavid 4]

Cheers for the advice

[DeerhoundLurcherMan 997]

I lost most of last season to an infected nail bed which then got into the toe bone... My fault, but that's another story.

 

Long story short, in and out of vets, weeks of antibiotics, money money money..

 

Do yourself a favour and get the vet to do a swab sample, get it sent off to a lab so they can prescribe the correct antibiotics. Then just buy the prescription from them and buy the antibiotics online..

 

Last thing you want is to be filling the dog with the wrong antibiotics for weeks while the infection gets worse. If it gets into the toe bones it'll be your season over..