I was combing Storm earlier today and i noticed that his right front paw's hidden nail was sticking out sideways.
We struggled with me inspecting it since he won't stay still in any method i try. So with loads of troubles i finally got to see it. His poor little nail had snapped in half and bent inside at an almost 90° sideway angle, dangling from the remainder only by a small white nail fragment. I couldn't hold him steady enough to gently snip it off... the remaining nail didn't seem to have bled but was a nasty irritated reddish pink colour with split-ragged ends, almost as if a tree had fallen down and hung onto its trunk by mere threads. He pulls away when i try to hold/touch his paw and nail, so he's in obvious pain.
If we can somehow manage to snip the loose part off and see that it heals nicely, then do we need to see the vet?
Is it okay if we give him meloxidyl orally? 1ml/kg the packet says so it would be 4ml for him. If so, then how often?
I won't be able to snag a pic since he just won't stay still long enough.
We struggled with me inspecting it since he won't stay still in any method i try. So with loads of troubles i finally got to see it. His poor little nail had snapped in half and bent inside at an almost 90° sideway angle, dangling from the remainder only by a small white nail fragment. I couldn't hold him steady enough to gently snip it off... the remaining nail didn't seem to have bled but was a nasty irritated reddish pink colour with split-ragged ends, almost as if a tree had fallen down and hung onto its trunk by mere threads. He pulls away when i try to hold/touch his paw and nail, so he's in obvious pain.
If we can somehow manage to snip the loose part off and see that it heals nicely, then do we need to see the vet?
Is it okay if we give him meloxidyl orally? 1ml/kg the packet says so it would be 4ml for him. If so, then how often?
I won't be able to snag a pic since he just won't stay still long enough.
