Torn Toenail in Dogs

Hello my dog started limping yesterday all of the sudden, and the back toenail in her front paw seemed to be longer than usual, so I thought that maybe the groomer missed it last month and it was a little long, and that is why she was limping. This morning I took her to the groomer, and with his help and further inspection, her toenail was sort of pulled out of the skin that is why it seemed it was so long, the skin is red, but no inflammation or puss, also the nail is not broken, shipped and is not really loose. My dog started to constantly lick it, so I put a cone on her, and I washed her paw, applied some iodine, and antibiotic ointment and wrapped her leg. I am concerned because I am not sure if the nail has to be pulled out in order for it to heal, and the vets are not open until Monday. All the information I find is for cracked, broken or shipped nails, or nails that came out all the way. What is the procedure if the nail is pulled, not out, but the nail is in perfect shape otherwise? Any help will be appreciated

My dog Ollie torn his toe nail in his pack paws when running down the stairs and he jumps on just the three other paws limps we are cleaning it daily just not sure in how long it’s supposed to last

My almost 12 year old Black Lab has a crack in her nail. Her nail lost its color and her digit is swollen. Went to the vet yesterday and they said they will have to remove the nail. But they also noticed an inflamed lymph nodes. They did a test on the lymph nodes and now we are waiting the results. They are saying either way they need to remove the nail and depending on what the biopsy result is they may need to removed her digit or her leg. We did not know this happened with her nail since she never made a sound. She is a strong girl and is a fighter. If she needs her name removed, how long will she probably not be able to walk on it? I live in a 3rd floor walk up and she is 99lbs. I know it is a waiting game and I am praying it is not really bad (est. price in NY $550- $800 for removal of the nail)( 900-1300 for removal of the digit).

My labradoodle is having a tough 2019. He lost his buddy of 10 years and has had really bad anxiety. He chewed a hole in his paw, which we have seen a vet and it is bandaged and he is on antibiotics. He also was in pain with his prostrate so he had to be fixed at the same time. So balls, paw and the loss of his buddy. He was starting to feel a bit better the other day and ran onto the deck but slide and caught his toenail in the boards and it ripped off. It is gone, I can see the quick, it bled profusely but I applied pressure. As he was already antibiotics and we had been shown how to wrap a wound I did not take him to the vet. He hurt his toe on Friday night and his antibiotics is over on Wednesday. Should I be taking him back to the vet for more antibiotics or should I just watch for certain symptoms?

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My dog tore his nail off from the base 1 Month ago, it was red n bloody, his toe seemed swelled up a bit and was on antibiotics for 2 weeks... the redness seemed to dry and skin forming around it.. but my dog started to lick the area again n know there's a firm hard looking node/mass on where the nail should be??? Could it be a Tumor, cyst or something else...

He did have X-ray done and ruled out a tumor but that was a month ago.

My dog has ripped off his nail but not completely. It's just hanging there and his nerve is exposed. He has been licking & limping since it happened. I would like to know what I should do?

I tried to clip my dogs to nails because they were growing too long, I got to the toe nail of his back paw and when I clipped just a little off it began to bleed,after a minute it stopped and he tried to get down and run around,I wrapped it up so that it wouldn't get infected but I dont know what to do next. He isnt limping and didnt Yelp when it happened, quite frankly I think I was more terrified then him but hes back to running around and acting like nothing ever happened. Please help me, I dont know what to do.

My dog had a nail embedded into her pad which didn't really affect her she was walking fine and everything but we cut the ingrown nail in half ourselves because we were sort on money so that we can take her to a vet but we applied peroxide and neosporin and a gauze then we wrapped her paw around so she won't lick it. Did we do the right thing?

While he was playing with my other 2 dogs, cubs nail was cracked close to the base, however; it’s not loose. My vet has said in the past in regards to a back injury that he’s too old to receive anesthesia. He’s limping and licking it profusely, the bleeding has slowed but due to him licking it and not letting me touch his paw at all i cannot tell if the bleeding has stopped, so should i still take him to his vet or bandage and check it again in a day or 2?

I've recently noticed my dogs toenail on her her front left paw is abnormal. It looks like a normal claw but raised a little higher, the quick (pink goo) is sticking out on the bottom and it's all red and swollen around it. It looks as if someone pulled the quick out on purpose. I don't know what to do, she doesn't limp, she only licks it. She only seems in pain if I accidentally touch near it. I haven't seen any bleeding yet.

My dog has a crack in his toe nail that is fairly close to his toe nail. His toe nail is still intact. The toe nail is partly black inside and has some dried blood on the outside. He allows me to touch his foot but, If I get close to his toe nail he starts to move around. I can’t afford to go to the vet because of expenses. What can I do to help him?

How to treat a infected torn nail on my dogs foot. The toenail is barely hanging on and the area is red and infected. We have cleaned it with peroxide. He is laying around all the time and not sure about him running temperature.

My dog has a broken nail. We went to the vet and he is currently on anitbiotic and pain medication. The vet advised I can take thre bandage off in 4 days so I did today, but my dog is licking obsessively. Is that normal and can I take him back to daycare in 2 days?

My dog has torn his toe nail off but it's still hanging there. It was bleeding for a minute and stopped, he is limping and I don't know what to do. Please answer ASAP thank you

Shih tzu 11 yrs. Old torn toe nails left front paw vet bandaged it. Jaz Mine needs to poop, But keeps pulling her paw up it hurts she just can't balance herself. She's on pain meds. This happened Sunday. She can owe no problem she figured it out, But I Don't want her to go to long. She didn't go MONDAY & so far Not today yet *Tuesday).shih

I have an active Jack Russell who split his right thumb nail a year ago. Now his nail has grown up very large and he keeps licking it. I have had it trimmed but it keeps growing fast. My vet said he would have to have his toe amputated. Can the nail just be removed instead.

How much does removal of a toenail cost for a dog? Dog has a cracked nail, swollen toe, it's leaking pus, and he won't let me touch it. He has a vet appointment and they said the nail might need removed. I have been soaking it in epsom salt then rinsing in a dawn dish soap wash and the swelling has gone down a lot. He stopped limping which he done for 2 days and is running around, playing, and jumping up on me anytime I leave and come back home (all of which he wouldn't do before, and I noticed it 5 days ago and have been doing the soaking since). Can it heal itself or am I healing it with what I've been doing every day?

My dog snagged his toenail on the couch and I came home to quite a bit of blood. After rinsing it with water the bleeding stopped. He isn't limping or favoring it at all and he doesn't wince when I touch around the area. It does not seem to be broken or loose at all. Is it possible he will heal on his own or is the potential that it's broken too high?

My dog got her toe caught on the seatbelt while trying to jump out of the truck, she whined for quite a while and it bleed profusely the first day (Friday). She limps around and does not like to go outside. The nail is still attached and is bent upwards with a different piece of something sticking out underneath. I thought it was bone but our vet cannot see her until Monday to confirm. She licks the paw all the time and it smells now. Is there anything we can do until she gets into the vet?

I adopted a female Yorkie and she is very nervous but has gotten better with us over the past year. She won't let us cut her nails and tries to nibble our fingers when we do. Anyway, its been a few months since her last trim and they are a bit long and one is torn and bleeding. She keeps licking it. My question is can this wait until tomorrow or should I bring her to the Emergency clinic? I am afraid that she will rip it out.

My dog has a toenail that is dry and crack down the middle. The quick is not completely exposed, and does has a thin layer of nail covering it from underneath the cracked top nail. She is not experiencing any pain, bleeding, limping, or licking the area. Should I just keep clipping the nail as it until it grows out healthy again or just take her to a vet?

My dog had her nail removed 2 days ago. The bandage got wet so they said to take it off. Can I take her to the beach.???She is a very active dog a needs a good run. The backyard is dirt at the moment so I feel that's worse than having her on the sand and at least the saltwater would be good for it

I cut my dog's toenail too close to the quick and was bleeding heavily. It is her back right toenail, Luckily we cleaned it and even bandaged, it has stopped bleeding but we decided to clean the area once again and replace the bandages. it's bleeding once again, I don't know if we should take her to the vet or just clean the area and keep it well bandaged

My gsd tore one of his toe nails, the vet rmoved it and bandaged but di not not give antibiotics after two days dog lame and bandage smell,, took him back as suspected infected, i was not happy as I specifically asked if he needed antibiotics.


After around week half dressing removed, after a day he began to lick it and infection started again, took him back 10 days antibiotics and large cone.


After another week small nail or hardenened quick again fell off and bleedind started, I stopped it with wound powder.


Is this normal that small nail growth should break off, is it that this first nail quick was already damaged, now all I see is bare toe no nail or quick

Hello, my dog cracked his toenail a little over a week ago after him constantly licking and causing extra inflammation around the toenail base we got him a cone. While coned we disinfected the area then applied ointment after every walk. The inflammation went down and he has stopped limping, he even lets me handle the paw and manipulate the toenail with no issues like there were before. I am noticing a strong smell though along with what seems to be oozing blood blending with the ointment. Is there an issue I should be looking for even though he is no longer showing pain?

My dog had her toenail removed by the vet 3 weeks ago, we went back 1 week ago and got new antibiotics, i just looked and the wound is still red and the nail hasn’t grown back. My question is can she go to daycare and play with other dogs or can i better keep her home and quiet? She is a very active dog and is going a bit crazy being home.

My dog had his duclaw nail removed 3 weeks ago after getting it caught on something outside. He was on antibiotics and had a bandaid on for the recommended five days. Now, his nail is growing back but it still seems red,like the black hard nail part hasn’t fully grown in yet. He isn’t licking it and he isn’t in any pain, he’s playing and running normally. But the fact that the nail is red and the hair around it is a little darker brown, is this cause for concern? Should I bring him back to the vet or wait till the nail heals properly?

I have a very persistent little Shiba Inu, Mika, that chews off every form of bandage I've wrapped her foot in for the past two weeks. I clean it with diluted iodine solution, treat it with merthiolate antiseptic, wrap it with sport wrap (self-stick stuff) up over the bend in her back leg, cover it with a sock that has been saturated in 'Ultra Bitter Spray', wrap that sock in sport tape...give it another spray of bitter stuff AND put the cone of shame on her. She has learned to power through the bitter spray to chew through the sock to get to the bandage and chews it off!

My question is how long should I leave the wrap on? My concern is two-fold. One, she's going to ingest part of the wrappings and cause bigger problems. Two, if I take the bandage off, has it been long enough (2wks) that when she begins licking she won't destroy the healing that has occurred?

Suggestions? Thank you!

My 15 year old chihuahua has had a broken nail hanging from base of paw for a few days in the past he would normally have gotten it off by now and when I try it just won't come off it's dangling but won't budge he is obviously in pain is there something more serious going on

I’m not sure how bad this is... but I was cutting his toenail and cut a good bit farther than I should’ve. He cried and pulled away from me and started bleeding a good bit.
I put him in the tub to clean the bottom of his paw off some and put taped a bandage around his foot. He’s walking around not limping and not crying and it’s been about 10 mins and it’s still bleeding. I can see it through the bandage. I really don’t have money to go to the vet seeing as i am a college student... What should I do??