Is there anything I can do for her?

**Toby's my baby** · 05-29-2006, 11:42 AM

I noticed Autumn looked as if she was walking on 'pins and needles' today, so I checked her over and I noticed she broke her nail. (pictures attached) Is there anything I can do?

**.sarah** · 05-29-2006, 11:44 AM

Ouch - get her to the vet.

In the meantime I'd apply some antibiotic ointment and wrap her foot.

**Alysser** · 05-29-2006, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by .sarah

Ouch - get her to the vet.

In the meantime I'd apply some antibiotic ointment and wrap her foot.

I agree with Sarah. The crack could spread and wind up breaking the quick, which will cause her to bleed. A bleeding nail for a dog is serious.

**dab_20** · 05-29-2006, 11:58 AM

I agree, rap her foot and put ointment on until you can get her to the vet.

**lute** · 05-29-2006, 12:17 PM

Beanie has done this before. if you have any Quickstop cut the broken part off and apply the QuickStop to the nail it will stop the bleeding instantly. wrap the foot and take her to the vet.

if you don't have Quickstop just wrap her foot and take her to the vet.

poor pup.

**wolfsoul** · 05-29-2006, 12:24 PM

We often get dogs with broken nails at work.

Cut the nail where it is broken and apply quick-stop and lots of pressure. The bleeding isn't serious, with the quick-stop and pressure it will stop. For now, leaving the nail like that, the broken piece is moving and irritating the quick. It's best to just cut it off and get it over with. I'd have someone distract her with tons of treats and loving so that she doesn't even know you're cutting her nail. Most dogs won't carry a grudge though -- I am the worst for quicking dogs, I always try to get the nail as short as possible (on dogs with really long nails) and I often groom the same dogs, and none of them are difficult for nails if they weren't in the first place. It's true that some bleed more than others, but it's nothing that some quick-stop and pressure won't stop.