Saturday, December 26, 2009

How to take care of a toe nail wound on a dog?

I bought a boxer named Rocky yesterday. He got scared last week at his previous owners house and tried to jump out of the cage. In the process of doing that, he riped his toe nail out. Now that I own him I want to give him his proper treatment and care. Does any has suggestions on how to take care of his paw? Oh yeah and what makes him stop farting? He's killing us, and if he doesn't stop we're going to need gas mask. LOLHow to take care of a toe nail wound on a dog?
If the nail isn't hot, red and infected just leave it alone. It might never grow back in.How to take care of a toe nail wound on a dog?
Injured animals should see a vet. Most people take a new household addition to the vet right away anyway.
Wash it with bedadine and put some Neosporin on the missing nail bed and wrap up his paw to avoid it getting dirty. Keep an eye on it to make sure the site does not get infected. If it appears red, swollen or extremley tender he may need antibiotics. It may be a good idea anyways to take him to the vet to get a shot of anitbiotics to avoid infection. As for the farting ... you may want to look into changing his diet maybe something with less fiber. What does he eat now? Just remember when changing a diet it must be introduced slowly. First feed the dog 3\4 of the old dog food and 1\4 new dog food. Do this for a couple of days and then do 1\2 old and 1\2 new. Gradually introduce the new food to avoid stomach problems.
iv 2 greys and my male caught his nail and ripped it out on the washing basket while shooting across the kitchen and we bathed it in saline (you get sachets from the chemist for bout 50p each)he never complained and we were able to clean it and touch it and thats why id recommend the saline put aa sachet in a bowl and clean the wound using cotton wool ..we had to do this for about a week and now e is as good as new..re:farting ,try him on charcoal tabs you can get them from health food shops best of luck xx

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