OK, My son took my Pug puppy Lily out for a walk, and he usually runs near the end of the walk with her, so she comes in and her toe nail is broken and bleeding, since she is a Pug she is too hyper to actually let me get a good look at it, I know that they can clean and care for their wounds well, I put her in her bed and let her be til this morning when we gave her a bath and got to see that it is indeed a broken toe nail, and that it is still connected, what do I do? She does not indicate that it is painful, should I wrap it? I do not want her to continue to snag it on the carpet since she bounces off the walls. Anyone have any good suggestions? I will even take half assed suggestions at this point, I just don't want it to continue to bleed.
2007-04-26 05:15:40 · 8 answers · asked by my_feet_r_sweet 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Go to the vet not the groomer.The dog may need to be sedated in order to PAINLESSLY remove the rest of the nail if it is broken up far enough. They can put liquid stitches on it after removing it which is a lot better than the quick stop or styptic powder that the groomer would have.
A pug is hard to cut nails on to begin with so a painful,scary,bad nail cutting experience at the groomer will bring years of a bad dog to clip nails on.It could even get so bad to do nails on that the dog would need sedation every time the nails are done.Please please go to the vet
2007-04-26 05:25:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Take her to a groomer they may cut it so that it doesn't hang and apply stop bleed . Pugs have black nails and it is hard to see the vain (quick) in the nail. Stop bleed is si a styptic powder. Mean while if you want to make sure that it is clean water and iodine should do.
Tell youre boy not to run alot with the pug they have respritory problems becouse of there pushed in noses they also can have heart problems.
2007-04-26 05:23:36 · answer #2 · answered by Marvelgirl 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
take to the vets . They have some cream to put on which will stop the bleeding they will trim the nail & they might wrap it so the dog can not keep licking sometimes the more they lick the worse it gets.
Remember canine nails do have blood vessels in them which you can cut causing more pain & suffering to the dog if you dont know were to cut & how much to cut especially on dogs with dark nails, so please DONT do this yourself
The link below has some tips about nails etc, might be something interesting in it
http://lowchensaustralia.com/grooming/nailconditions.htm
2007-04-26 05:33:21 · answer #3 · answered by ♪¥Nicole¥♪ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You'll need help with this -
Clip the broken nail off as closedly as you can - she's probably going to squeal because this might not be pain-free. Apply a stiptic pencil (the old fashioned kind grandpa used when he shaved) to stop the bleeding. She's going to squeal at this too.
Then, treat as you would any other open wound - clean, apply a good anticeptic and let it go. If she continues to bleed, you may need to apply direct pressure to the wound to stop additional bleeding.
She will favor this foot for a bit - and I would keep her as calm as possible (hahah!) for the next several days to give her foot a chance to scab over and start healing.
Tip - consider taking "Puggles" to the vet where she can be mildly sedated to do this procedure under sterile conditions - as well as to be examined to make sure her toe isn't broken.
2007-04-26 05:28:59 · answer #4 · answered by Barbara B 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
You need to cut the piece of nail off. If you don't get the nail trimmed off it will get caught on something, causing more pain. If you can't do this then I would take the dog to the Vet. It will need to be looked at and may need a antibiotic ointment applied and a dressing.
Good Luck
2007-04-26 05:31:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Groomer or vet can clip it off.
If you leave it they can get infected. So have someone clip it off and use styptic powder to stop the bleeding.
One of my dogs has had it happen several times. It is not really painful but can be if it gets infected.
2007-04-26 05:26:37 · answer #6 · answered by tlctreecare 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If it's not bothering her, she probably doesn't need to go to the vet. A groomer can trim the nail so it doesn't snag on anything. They can put styptic powder on it to stop the bleeding.
2007-04-26 05:27:03 · answer #7 · answered by Tapioca 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
take her to a groomer and let them see if it can be cut off they will also put some stuff on it for bleeding. they prolly wont charge you for this.
2007-04-26 05:22:19 · answer #8 · answered by The Vet Tech 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋