poacher2225 2 Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 ive just took my old bitch up the vet again and he has said that she has done her cuticle in that nail and thay cant do aney thing to fix her and i will have to live her like it and just walk her on garss she has been going up ther for the last 3 month now and seen all 3 vet's in ther and i was just wondering if aney one has had the same thing with ther dog and if thay got it fixed and how or if thay are right or not i think the must be some think can be done to fix her Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poacher2225 2 Posted August 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 has aney one had a cuticle proplem cos the nail is grown in a point the must be some one from hampshire that as had it with all the flint down this way ther must be away to fix it aney advice welcome Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,174 Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Can you take a pic of it and put it on here? When you say the cuticle: do you mean the skin at the base of the claw? I've got a remedy for that if that is your problem: let's see a pic of it before I go rambling on about it LOL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poacher2225 2 Posted August 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 hears the pics the vet said the cuticle was gone in side the foot and if he pulled it it would grow back the same i hope the pic come out all right Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,174 Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 That looks pretty swollen around the nail bed (cuticle) Don't even think about running the dog until it is completely healed as it will only set you back another month. Wash carefully in salt water every day and get some Padsanol from the Greyhound store.www.greyhoundsuperstore.co.uk The idea is to keep it completely clean: if there is any gunk or dirt inside the swollen area between skin and claw then use Hydrogen Peroxide 6% from the chemist (mixed 50/50 with water) to bubble out any muck in there. Don't keep using it over and over again as it can slow down healing as it virtually cauterises the area. Rub Yellow Padsanol in and around the area every day until all swelling has gone. This can take over a month: but don't run the dog until its completely healed!!! Then to stop it happening again you can always try what I've sent you in a pm. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poacher2225 2 Posted August 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 its not swollen cos she has been up the vet and he has give me tablets for her she has been going up the vets for 3 month now and all he was giveing me is tablets for it but when i took her up ther yesterday he said that it cant be fix'ed and he cant do aney thing for it cos the nail will grow the same way it is at the min it mite look swollen cos i put her foot in salt water befor i took the pic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,174 Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 If you're only worried about the claw then I wouldn't.......worry that is! If she's not lame on it and the claw is stable then treat her as normal. It might just stay like that: just watch her running on hard ground though! I've got a couple of dogs with strange shaped claws after they've damaged them in the past: not caused a problem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poacher2225 2 Posted August 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 she is lame on it when she is on hard ground but she runs about on grass like nothing is wrong but were i go out lamping i have to walk up roads to get from one place to another and she is on 3 legs on the roads Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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