I swear... I'm putting BOOTS on him!!!!!!*pics added*

[wolf_Q]

Ouch! Poor Buddy! That looks really painful. Get feeling better soon, Buddy, and stop injuring yourself!

[shais_mom]

oh owie!
BUDDY!
poor thing....

[mr.chiwawa]

Awww poor baby. The picture of the nail.. it looks like the whole thing came out will it be able to regrow and how will it close? (shows you how new I still am at being a doggy momma )Sending tons of love and hugs your way...

[pitc9]

Mr. Chi and Crow- The entire thing pulled out!!
If it does grow back it won't be for a looooong time.

Well my normaly good patient isn't being so good this time around.
He won't leave anything on his foot, no matter what I do to keep it on. He just won't stop licking it. It's not bleeding anymore I'm sure it's just because it hurts so flipping bad. (can't say I can blame him!!!)

But I would like to ask him if it hurts more than:
~the time he put his foot through a window and sliced off his dew pad.
~The time the neighbor's dog latched onto his foot under the fence.
~or does it hurt worse than just last month when he put his foot through a piece of glass and had to get stitches.


Oh Buddy.... I swear you're wearing leather boots everyday for the rest of your life!!!

[cyber-sibes]

WOW! At first glance I thought the claw was next to a dime, then realized it was a quarter! Poor Buddy, that had to hurt! He must have been really terrified to injure himself like that. It must be hard for your hubby to see how fearful of him Buddy is, even though he doesn't mean any harm. Makes you wonder what kind of horrors Buddy suffered at the hands of some man in the past.
Sending healing vibes to Buddy.

[WELOVESPUPPIES]

Oooo, awwieee...I actually curled my toes when I saw that. The nail is huge. Poor Buddy. Just think how bad it hurts when our nails are broke off too short, much less ripped out. Buddy Dear your daddy loves you, he means you no harm. Big giant Hugs to Buddy...

[petslover]

That made me say Ouch outloud. That looks really painful! Hope Buddy quits hurting himself.

[jennielynn1970]

Ow! Poor Buddy! Someone must have done some major nasty things to your poor boy in the past to make him so scared of men. I wish there was a way to erase all the bad that animals have endured and heal their psyches (did I spell that right??)

We had GSD all through my growing up on our farm. I just loved our dogs. Buddy looks like a gorgeous boy... big healing hugs for him!

[Anita Cholaine]

Ouch! That looks like it hurts a lot
We'll be sending some positive vibes for a speedy recovery. Feel better soon, Buddy!

[pitc9]

Thank you all for the well wishes.
He still won't stop licking it and because of it he's started to irritate the knuckle on the toe next to it. Ugh....

He let me wrap it up this weekend, I was also able to put antibiotic ointment on it, I used my finger so I could try too feel it and get a good look at it. (ick)
He let me feel it and I felt something hard. So I don't know if that means some of the nail is left and it will grow back... I don't know.

Thank you all again!

[cyber-sibes]

Oh Buddy, what is mom going to do with you? Ya gotta let this heal up, dude! Is it time for the dreaded cone?

We did have a cat who lost a claw in a fight with (we think) a raccoon. His paw healed up ok but it took a while.

[Ginger's Mom]

Oh Buddy, you need to leave that foot alone for a couple of days, okay? Look at it this way Buddy, the sooner it heals the sooner you can get back to playing again, okay? And by the way, you have very cute feet.