We've had 4 blissful months without Kasper hurting himself (seriously, I think that's a record...) and then two in one week!!!
The first was just a slightly sore / bloody nail tip (I guess he *just* got to the quick) which healed just fine, but today he managed to bloody up a back nail...it's not bleeding heavily (like, no red paw prints when he walks) and it did stop and look completely normal...but then he licked it a fair bit. It wasn't even hurting him at first, and the only reason he noticed it was by smell, but now his foot kinda flinches when he licks it >__<
We know how to deal with this from last time, and there's no 'shell' of nail that needs pulling off which makes it easier...so we'll just do short short walks on concrete for a week or so, and keep an eye on it for infection. We even got told (by our vet) not to wash it last time, just leave it be and don't let him lick it too much.
A few questions...
1) Is he going to need coning? *sigh* We'll try distract him with hides and puzzle toys etc but...he's going to need coning to stop the licking isn't he?
2) How does he manage to do this?!? Does anyone else's dog always scratch their nails down?! We've never had to trim his nails, they've always been VERY short which I guess is because he does so much running on different surfaces...is it because he's always scrambling up and over rocks and running and jumping so much? Does he just wear them down too far??
I could understand it in the area we last lived in and he was constantly cutting his paws up - there was glass *everywhere* which is why we moved - but we walk in really quiet woodland where there's no litter, or glass, just hikers and dog walkers.
He really is one of a kind!!
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The first was just a slightly sore / bloody nail tip (I guess he *just* got to the quick) which healed just fine, but today he managed to bloody up a back nail...it's not bleeding heavily (like, no red paw prints when he walks) and it did stop and look completely normal...but then he licked it a fair bit. It wasn't even hurting him at first, and the only reason he noticed it was by smell, but now his foot kinda flinches when he licks it >__<
We know how to deal with this from last time, and there's no 'shell' of nail that needs pulling off which makes it easier...so we'll just do short short walks on concrete for a week or so, and keep an eye on it for infection. We even got told (by our vet) not to wash it last time, just leave it be and don't let him lick it too much.
A few questions...
1) Is he going to need coning? *sigh* We'll try distract him with hides and puzzle toys etc but...he's going to need coning to stop the licking isn't he?
2) How does he manage to do this?!? Does anyone else's dog always scratch their nails down?! We've never had to trim his nails, they've always been VERY short which I guess is because he does so much running on different surfaces...is it because he's always scrambling up and over rocks and running and jumping so much? Does he just wear them down too far??
I could understand it in the area we last lived in and he was constantly cutting his paws up - there was glass *everywhere* which is why we moved - but we walk in really quiet woodland where there's no litter, or glass, just hikers and dog walkers.
He really is one of a kind!!
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