The second day, in the evening before I was getting ready to apply another round of Neosporin (I was doing this 3x a day), Tucker shifted his position in his dog bed and the nail popped off! There was no crying, no bleeding, and really no major issue when this happened – it just now was easier for me to take care of. When he did bump the nail on things he went ahead and licked it a bit, which I allowed as long as it was not too soon after an application of antibiotic, and this was stopped when it became excessive. Walking, running, jumping and being crazy really seemed to have no effect on him. It was only when he sat or laid in a way that the nail was touching something or smashed under him that he seemed to remember it hurt. The entire first day and night Tucker pretty much ignored the nail. I then applied some antibiotic cream to the area once it was clean, and decided to keep it bandage-free (it would have been difficult to comfortably put a bandage around the paw with the nail in the position it was in). After trimming I applied pressure to the nail area and the bleeding stopped within a few minutes. I contemplated cutting the nail off entirely, but since it did not seem to be causing him any pain, I chose to just trim the nail down a bit to keep it out of his way, waiting to see if it would come off on its own. Once the area was cleaned I saw that the nail was almost broken all the way off, and that the quick under the dew claw nail was completely exposed. Tucker did not seem to be in much discomfort during this whole process, but he did become a little more concerned when I was putting water directly on the nail to clean out the area and see how much damage was done. I did this by filling a shallow pan with some water and putting his whole leg into it do not use peroxide to clean the wound, it can actually cause an infection or make it worse (remember: if you would not put it in your eye, do not put it in an open wound). The first thing I did was to get Tucker into the house and clean off his paw. What To Do If Your Dog Tears Off His Dew Claw Keep in mind I am not a veterinarian or animal health professional, but below I will outline what we did to treat Tucker’s paw at home, and avoid a costly trip to the vet (you should always go to the vet in the event of an emergency such as uncontrolled bleeding or infection). The most important thing to watch out for if you are self-treating a dog with a torn or ripped dew claw is to watch for signs of infection including pus, oozing, infection site hot to the touch, swelling, and intense discomfort.
If after a few days your dog is still in a great deal of pain or not using the affected leg, you should seek medical attention.
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At first I was unsure where all of the blood was coming from, but then I noticed his dew claw was bent in a way that it was actually pointing out from his body, and realized he had torn his dew claw almost all the way off.Ī dog will not bleed to death from ripping a dew claw off, but it can be very uncomfortable, and their pain needs should be adequately addressed.
I ran into the Post Office for literally 2 minutes, only to return to find that Tucker was standing in the front seat of the car holding up a bloody paw. I had no idea how common of an injury a torn dew claw is in dogs until it happened to my American Bulldog last week.
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