Guest greysmitten Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 After a good romp at the dog park, I was walking away with Azi on the leash. I looked down and saw a drop of blood on my shoe. I checked my nose first (ha!), then scoped her out. Holy moly! Those suckers bleed a lot. She tore it down to the quick, and it looks like it will grow back as normal. Poor Azi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubcitypam Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 EEKS! They do bleed. I've had a couple tear and just had them amputated...then they are not there to tear again. her bandage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vjgrey Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 (edited) At least she tore it all the way off. Diamond has torn hers partially off twice - both after hours or on weekends. I'm way too squeamish to deal with them myself, so both times I carted her off to the evet. Edited November 16, 2012 by vjgrey Quote Valerie w/ Cash (CashforClunkers) & Lucy (Racing School Dropout)Missing our gorgeous Miss Diamond (Shorty's Diamond), sweet boy Gabe (Zared) and Holly (ByGollyItsHolly), who never made it home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mld Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Poor Azi, that must have hurt! Love the Canadian bandage, very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eyeblaura Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Poor thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greysmitten Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 At least she tore it all the way off. Diamond has torn hers partially off twice - both after hours or on weekends. I'm way too squeamish to deal with them myself, so both times I carted her off to the evet. Eek, she didn't tear it off completely. It's torn partially down the quick. I just changed her bandage and I can't believe how much it has bled. I might go out ASAP to get some styptic! What a wake up call ... My emergency kit isn't stocked :S Normal for approx. 5 hours? First bandage ... Crap. Sorry, should have put a warning on that! Sorry!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJNg Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Broken nails can bleed a lot. The bigger question is whether and how much is it still actively bleeding? Unless the bandage soaks through with blood, I wouldn't disturb it for at least 12-24 hours. If it continues to bleed, might need to have the vet check it tomorrow. Quote Jennifer & Willow (Wilma Waggle), Wiki (Wiki Hard Ten), Carter (Let's Get It On), Ollie (whippet), Gracie (whippet x), & Terra (whippet) + Just Saying + Just Alice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Melissa516 Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 We had the exact same thing happen to Fred a few nights ago. I let Fred & Ginger in after their last potty break at about 10:30pm and then it was time to play let's figure out who is bleeding all over the house! Fred somehow took off about half (maybe 2/3) of a dew claw, and they really do bleed a lot. It seemed like there was blood everywhere! My husband helped me clean it up and bandage it. We've just been changing the bandage and keeping it clean. If it starts to look funky, we'll head to the vet. But I must say, Fred's bandage is not half as good as Azi's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kronckew Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 millie tore her dew claw nail off a few years ago while running. just a dangly fleshy bit left oozing blood. went to vet, he did a quick 'surgical' removal of the dangly bit (he pulled it off quickly by hand), after letting me know he was going to do that. not worth the trauma of anestesia, surgery, recovery. she did a small yelp & oodles of blood pooled on the floor. looked like an episode of dexter. antibiotic shot, pain killer shot, pressure & a bandage and all was well. it stopped bleeding and the dewclaw grew back after a while. she's not done that again since. Quote Regards, Wayne KronckeCAVE CANEM RADIX LECTI ET SEMPER PARATUSVegetarians: My food poops on your food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleptogrey Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 in a week it should be healed, just went thru that last month. quick stop is the BEST! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greysmitten Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 I can finally see the damage. Whew. Looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest june Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Wow. That nail won't need to be trimmed for a while. Hugs to Azi and to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sighthounds4me Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 It looks nice and healthy. You're doing what I'd do! Naples tore her dew several years ago. Her's was different: she tore the skin around it, and dislocated the joint. We decided to just have the dews removed while she was under for a dental. Glad we did! Quote Sarah, the human, Henley, and Armani the Borzoi boys, and Brubeck the Deerhound.Always in our hearts, Gunnar, Naples the Greyhounds, Cooper and Manero, the Borzoi, and King-kitty, at the Rainbow Bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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