Might not matter with your dogs but mine seem to hold grudges about their nails! I probably could have done it myself, but there are some things I’d rather not have them associate with me, and a really painful nail event is one of them, since we have to clip nails regularly and I want it to be a pleasant experience for them. If it hadn’t fallen off that day we were going to take her into the vet to cut it.
Our golden mix just split her dewclaw, again… We gave her pain meds and left it and a day later it fell off. No more dog chow, etc., in this house ever after. I did eventually get the perpetually splitting nails fixed by following the nth surgical cut back with the best nutritional support I could find. None of my dogs with dew claws (including the one I adopted this April) have had problems with them (knock on wood). If dew claws are any different, I haven’t heard about it yet, but am eager to learn. I tried a few different vets out of desperation to fix this painful condition, and not one suggested that the split nails would fall off on their own, or that nails could be cut back without anesthesia. Treatment amounted to cutting the nails back past the quick under general anesthesia and then hoping that the new nail would be healthier than the old and not split.
I’d research dew claws as much as possible to see if I could find out what the alternatives really are – e.g., do split dew claws really fall off on their own?- and then, depending on what I found, decide whether I wanted to stick with this vet or switch to another.įWIW, years ago I adopted a wonderful dog whose history of digestive problems (worms, etc.) resulted in painfully splitting toenails which, in turn, resulted in infected nail beds if not treated. I’m worried it may catch on something if left open, but also want it to fall off ASAP! WWYD? Would you a) leave it open b) wrap it again c) take her back to vet or d) other? She does keep trying to lick it, but can be put in a cone. She does not limp on it (only when bandaged LOL) and seems like its uncomfortable but not in a ton of pain. Today I unwrapped it, and damn toenail is still there. Took her back to vet, checked bandage and put her on Tramadol for pain instead. Two doses of aspirin in she started throwing up and having diarrhea so we stopped that immediately. She told me to give her aspirin if she seemed uncomfortable. She put some antibiotic powder on there, wrapped it up and said it would fall off on its own. They tried to take the broken part of the nail off, but after 3 attempts under heavy sedation and numbing they couldn’t get it and decided to leave it on. They were booked but since we agreed it didn’t seem to be an emergency, we would go Tuesday morning. Monday she was still licking so I call vet. Since she was not limping or seeming to be in a ton of pain, I let it be for a day. It’s split about 3/4 of the way up but does not go all the way to the nail bed. It never bled, in fact I only notice because she was licking it so much. Twice in fact.Ībout a week ago, she split her dew claw playing in the dog park. To preface this, my dog has already been to the vet.
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