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    Finn's Toe

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted · Edited by tornadosgirl

    She may have injured it on the track :dunno

     

    We think that is what happened. He came directly from the track (the now closed Twin River), Christmas 2008 about a month after his last race, and we didn't notice anything at the time. But later it got infected and the toenail just dropped off. A round of antibiotics cleared it up and the toenail grew back, but at this odd angle. We get it trimmed at the vet, but I was hoping for a permanent solution. But I guess since it doesn't seem to cause him pain, it's not a huge deal.

    Finn's Toe

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    In the scope of things, I know this is not a huge deal. Especially seeing what other pups are going thru. And this is not the first time I've posted images of this toenail of Finn's. But the vet has said the only real option is to keep it trimmed (and it's time for a trim now). But has anyone heard of other things that can be done for toenails that grow at odd angles?

     

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    Food Fight

    in Training and Behavior discussion

    Posted · Edited by tornadosgirl

    I can't believe this happened. Tornado and Finn just got fed. They get 2 cups of their kibble in the evening. Their bowls are apart from one another- separated by a large chest freezer. For whatever reason, as they were eating, Tornado went over to Finn as he was eating and attempted to get his food (Tornado had been "served" first, so he did have his own). Finn, of course, defended his food and they had a short fight. Tornado came away dripping blood (although on close inspection it's just one nick on his nose and stopped bleeding quickly).

     

    As a side note, there was a bag (double bagged) of chicken bones on top of the freezer, out of their reach and waiting to be taken to the outside trash, in between them. But Finn wasn't going for it and neither was Tornado. That's the only thing I can figure as to the reason this happened. Otherwise, I am stunned. Tornado does have space aggression, fear aggression, etc, but Finn was no where near him and had not made a move to go near Tornado.

     

    Any comments or ideas about this? I can't muzzle them while they are eating. Will I just need to stand between them when they eat now? My DH was with them and stopped it quickly and I came running too....

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