Torn Toenail in Cats

My cat started limping on his front left leg. I didn't see any swelling or blood, so I went to his bed and found a large shard of a fingernail. The limp has gone down significantly over the past 12 hours and I don't see any blood, swelling or pus on the foot he was favoring. He did whine when I tried to squeeze his paw to get a deeper look into his foot.

At what point do I need to go to a vet? Swelling and pus?

I took my cat to the vet because she was sick and while we were there they cut her nails. She had been limping a bit before and the vet thought it would help. I brought her home and a couple days later the nail split completely down the middle. I tried to get in touch with my vet but she hasn't called me back. Is there anything I should do? She doesn't want to out weight on it for long and she's still limping.

My cat Boots has become indoor/outdoor and after 2 days missing, he came home limping and not acting himself. We have seen a bigger cat bullying him several times and think he must've been beaten up because his dew claw on the sore leg, is almost gone. I don't have the money to take him to a vet. He's worrying me. He's sleeping in places he doesn't usually go, almost like he's trying to hide to pass away. At what point should he start to heal up or is it serious enough I need to get him veterinary attention?

My cat was walking on a chair and her claw came out will she be okay or does she need a vet??? Because she looks like she is in pain and almost started to cry when it happened

i accidentally nipped the quick part of the nail while trimming my cats nails.so of course i visited the internet to find out what i should do.In all the explanations i found the symptoms include a lot of bleeding, pain and cats crying or limping. my cat did none of these and there was only a dot of blood and no more. so now i am confused as to what to do exactly, please help!!

Hey I took my 3 to the groomers on the 29/04/2019 2 of my cat's come back fine but my other cat Rico he come back with 9 bleeding claws and one claw missing I've spoken to the groomers and they are point blank refusing to show me the CCTV cameras and I've spoken to the vet's and they said I have to keep an eye on the cat for the next few days I've spoken to the RSPCA and I've spoken to the police where do I stand as the groomers are trying to put the blame on me the cat has all so got a cut in his mouth

My cat has recently been going outside more and more. The other day my mom found blood on her bed and when I was looking at my cats back paws a lot of them seem bloody or torn. All of the blood is dried now but he won't let me clean them, and growls at me when I try to, this isn't a normal behavior for him so they must still be sore. They're not pussing or oozing blood, but I'm worried since it's changed his disposition. He hasn't wanted to go outside as much since it happened and the growling is something he's never done before without being extremely provoked by my younger brother.

I have a cat named Horacio, he's about 2 years old, more importantly, I was playing with him today and I took notice of his claws. His claws have multiple hangnail-like tears on each claw, and a few of the claws appear to be bloody. He doesn't appear to be in any pain. He isn't meowing, or limping. He eats, drinks water, and uses the litterbox. I have plan on taking him to the veterinarian ASAP, but I was wondering if anyone had some insight, I'll answer any questions if needed, and I'll give an update when I have one.

Leo loves to play very rough with his brother and he is quite the destroyer! We don't have the right equipment to clip his nails and have never done so before. We believe that because of his slightly too long nails, that he has ripped one off. He is still playful and his old self. We din't realise until this morning when we saw excessive amounts of blood tracked all the way around the house!
The vet is closed all weekend (today is Saturday) what should we do?

When I went to clip my cat's claws, the first one I looked at was ripped off (with a piece still hanging off the side). Essentially, all that was left was the little bunch of tissue/nerves/capillaries that you're supposed to avoid when trimming, and it looked pretty grungy. Shockingly it didn't seem to bother him at all. I was a bit scared of it getting infected, from the litter box mostly, and brought him straight to the vet. He is now taking a liquid, oral antibiotic, as well as a soothing, topical antimicrobial spray. He has a bit of an issue with trying to lick it, but I just wrap it up between cleanings so it won't get irritated for any reason. He just gets to be slightly uncomfortable until it grows back enough that his abrasive tong won't hurt it any further.

My cat Bentley appears to have torn off his nail completely. I didn't notice until I was trimming his nails for the week and realized there was nothing but the quick there. He is very active and playful still and has a healthy appetite. He lets me look at it without crying, but he isn't a very vocal cat anyway. For 4 days I have been monitoring it, rinsing it with luke warm water, and spraying it with Vetericyn +. He doesn't limp or cry or bite at it. Should I still take him to the vet? the skin looks pink, but I can't tell if that means it's infected.

I recently just got a 4 month kitten. He's super loving and has TONS of energy. Whenever I get home from work he cuddles for awhile but right after it's full blown sprinting and play mode. Running and jumping all over the couches etc, which is fine but when I looked down at his paw a couple moments ago I saw a little red mark. After picking him up I noticed it was blood and right where his nail should be. It's his front right paw. He hasn't cried or even acknowledged it at all, after looking at the couch I was able to find the little nail, looks like it came completely out. He's still running around like nothing happened. Should I be worried / do I need to schedule a vet appointment? Where he's not in pain / it's not agitated is there anything I can do at home? Thanks in advance!

My cat isn’t limping or excessively licking his paw, but I noticed that one of his claws has a huge scab over his mutilated nail. I have no idea wether he’s biting it or playing to roughly, but I haven’t found blood anywhere in the house. I don’t know if I should see a vet or not. This has happened twice now, and the second time is worse than the first.

My cat was stuck in a yard with high concrete walls for about 20h, and when I finally got her out her back paw nails were completely destroyed but not bleeding thankfully (probably from trying to get out), she doesn’t have a limp, but they’re shredded to bits.. Front paw nails are not as bad. Just kinda worried and I don’t have money right now to go to a local vet.. Will she be okay?

I think my cat, Kosto, tore or broke one of his nails. I hadn’t trimmed them in a little while because we were moving across the country. When we finally settled down in our new home, I noticed a few paw prints of blood around the house. When I checked, his paw was bleeding. I haven’t been able to get a good look at it because it’s tender to touch.

Hi my cat came in last night he was limping on his right front paw finally got to look at it this morning and it looks like his nail or the bed around his nail is really really dry is there anything I can do about it

Our cat smashed his foot between two slats in the fence. His leg isn’t swollen, He wasn’t there long—a neighbor was outside. But he is bleeding from two of his back middle toe nails. He is bearing weight. He’s letting us hold him—although he did bite when we helped him out of the fence—out fear/pain we assume. Currently, we’ve used a warm wet washcloth to see what’s up as he is black and fuzzy. The nails are still there; tips are gone, all the way up to the quick. The question is: Vet or no vet? Is this an emergency? And we put a dollop of neosporin on it, it’s covered and he’s still right now, as we’re waiting for the bleeding to stop. Do we keep it covered? How long? And his out door shenanigans are on hold, correct?

I just recently got my kitten, and his dew claw are raw and bleeding. He’s a ball of energy and loves to play. I read this might be because of the carpet. How do I treat it ?

My cat is limping on his right front paw. Sore to the touch but no blood. Checked the nail bed and it's pink in colour no sign of any infection. Have cleaned it with salted water, but he's reluctant for me to do any thing else as not happy when held, meow's when held.

Hi. I looked at my cats claws in the back. One side all the nails are very short, almost in the quick, if not already. I think its from him climb in our fences. On the other paw, there is one really long nail that looks like it's about to fall out. It is pulled sideways, and defiantly painful because when I tried to trim it he freaks out. I usually don't look at the back nails, but I guess I should be. Should i see a vet about the nail coming out?

I noticed a really dry nail bed on my cats left front paw but it is only one (he won’t let me see his back ones though) and it is where the thumb would be. He also lost hair right in his ear crease and it is turning a crusty white, could these two be connected, but how can I treat his paw because it seems uncomfortable.

I couldn't find a place to post my follow up questions.
Here is my original post: We let our cat be outdoors occasionally and tonight he came in limping. After taking a look at his paw, it seems he tore his nail. There wasn't much blood and whatever bleeding there was, stopped before he came inside. It looks like it's torn up on the bottom side of the nail. So far no infection and the limp is minimal. We put hydrogen peroxide on the toe and gave him some leftover amoxicillin from his last visit to the vet (2 weeks ago). Should we just watch and wait or do something more?

Follow up questions: I see that it says to trim the toenail at the tear to avoid infection. Our cats tear is at the base of the nail so we would have to cut the whole nail off. Is it safe to cut off the whole thing? And how long should we expect him to have a limp before being concerned? Thanks!

We let our cat be outdoors occasionally and tonight he came in limping. After taking a look at his paw, it seems he tore his nail. There wasn't much blood and whatever bleeding there was, stopped before he came inside. It looks like it's torn up on the bottom side of the nail. So far no infection and the limp is minimal. We put hydrogen peroxide on the toe and gave him some leftover amoxicillin from his last visit to the vet (2 weeks ago). Should we just watch and wait or do something more?

My cat has torn a claw completely out and its infected. Can't get to vet til tomorrow. I have some enrofloxacin. Will this help? I've cleaned all the dried blood and pieces of his claw out. As soon as I cleared all the debris out, a nasty smell was evident.

My cat is outdoorsy and last night she came home limping in one paw. She has improved significantly overnight, but she's still limping from time to time. She let me have a close look at the paw (she's a very good girl) and I saw that one of her claws is slightly bloody and swollen. I saw no signs of infection and the claw looks okay to me, it's just the cuticle that seems to be damaged. I want to treat her at home as much as I can because going to the vet's stresses her out incredibly and she seems to be on the mend already. Should I do anything to the claw even though it looks healthy? I intend to clean the wound and bandage her paw if she lets me, but as she doesn't lick it any more than regular cleaning I don't want to push it.

My polydactyly cat has a small split between her extra toe.
Should I just watch it to make sure it does not show signs of infection? What should I do?
I tried putting polysporin on but she wants to just lick it off.

My mom cut my cat’s nail too short, so it went into the quick. But she didn’t cut it all the way through. I called my vet but she said to leave it alone, which I did but the little bit of nail got worse and worse. It’s been 2-3 days now, signs of more bleeding then stopping. I cut the little bit of nail that was just pushed out, and now the bottom of the nail feels like a loose tooth, but I’m not sure if it’s the quick or if it’s just blood. He won’t let me touch it, and he screams, but he doesn’t limp AT ALL, and he runs and jumps fine. What should I do.

My kitten hurt her claw and it seems to be getting infected, how expensive is it to have that taken care of? Or is there anything I can do at home to help it at least until i get paid in a week and a half?

I think my cat has torn her nail. The quick looks red but she wont allow me to get a good look at it. There is blood om a toy she was playing with but i initially assumed it was her baby teeth.