Replied by Linda (York County, Maine) on 06/02/2009
Mica - sounds like a trip to the vet should be made pronto....your poodle may need a sedative so his paw can be handled and the nail can be clipped & extracted. Hopefully a good eye will be kept on this 'dew claw' in the future. Good luck...Replied by Mica (Cavite, Philippines) on 06/05/2009
Thank you very much!! :) Will do what you have said. I am really happy that this site really helps lessen people's problems, like me. :3Replied by Nicole (Golden, Co) on 05/18/2011
Recently my husky broke a nail on his left rear paw and I rushed him the the vet emergency only to be told they could try to trim it back but now that the nerve was exposed and it would just have to grow back. I went home with pain meds and antibiotics and it was a long week trying to keep it clean and bandaged. Now about a month later he has done it to the other rear paw and he actually ripped it off himself. Upon further investigation it looks like almost all of the nails on his back paws are seperating from the quick or nerve... Has anyone ever heard of this happening? Any suggestions on what I should do about it?Replied by Misschris (Nolanville, Tx) on 05/31/2011
Get some bentonite clay and hydrate it and pack his injured paw with it. It will help with the pain and healing. It is also anti inflammatory, so no anti biotics are needed. There might possibly be an underlying problem if he pulls the nails himself. But let him heal first and then see what happens. Change the packs daily until you see desired results.Replied by Michele (Cuenca, Ecuador) on 09/23/2011
Did you get any advice or soloution for your dog's nail breaking problem? My best friends dog is having the same problem. Thanks!Replied by Tracy P (Chicago, Il/usa) on 10/12/2011
I am finding many of these comments & suggestions very helpful, thank you. I have a 2 year old Chi-Russell that seems to "aggravate her nail beds" to the point of bleeding by scratching the door whenever left alone. I notice her forepaw pads appear swollen & her forepaw nail beds are inflamed & bleeding. She licks them all the time. I clean them with peroxide every time I notice it. WHAT CAN I DO? I feel so sorry for my baby!Replied by Jeanae (Detroit, Mi,usa) on 12/07/2011
Your website is a life saver!!!!!!!!!! I have two bull mastiffs and on their toes the thumb is black unlike the rest of the nails that are pink. I was cutting his nails and the black nail was cut to low it was bleeding and I was freaking out but gladly I seen your site and I use flour and then wrapped for 30 mins. It was all better and then cleanned his paw with antibacterial soap!Replied by Jim (Columbia, Mo) on 01/23/2012
I used just a small pinch corn starch, and the bleeding stopped immediately. It was a duke claw, so I also wrapped it once with medical tape to keep her from licking.
Worked great.
Replied by Whitney (Bossier City, La) on 05/15/2012
I am really thankful for your site. Last night I heard my 5 month old maltese crying and noticed he was licking his pointer finger( first nail next to dew claw), and when I went to comfort him, I realized that he had hurt himself and being that he is white, I could see a painful amount of blood. I was so upset and sad for him, it broke my heart. Thankfully I came upon your site, and dipped his paw in baby powder and had him chew on a chew stick so he would stay put for a while. Today there is no bleeding. Thank you SO much for this site.Replied by April (Bakersfield, Ca) on 05/17/2012
Corn starch also works well for this.... I once accidently cut my turtles nail to the quick and it started to bleed, since I was outside I took some mud and put on the nail and it stopped the bleeding...Replied by Mariam (Euless, Tx) on 05/26/2012
Again with the cutting a nail to close and it started to bleed. I couldn't push the bar of soap across the nail hard enough to push soap in the nail bed, and my dog didn't like it. Next up, flour. Put 3 Tbls in a little container and put his foot it. Immediately stopped bleeding and he didn't bother it again. whew! Thanks everyone!Replied by Mary Anne (Glasgow, Uk) on 06/30/2012
OMG, thank you, total panic when cutting my dogs claws for the first time and I nicked one down too far, flour in a bowl, a bit of antiseptic cream and a bandage and he is okay:)Replied by Joe (Ft. Lauderdale, Florida) on 09/24/2012
Paxton, our 6 month old labrador has never had to have his nails clipped, he swims in our marcite pool and it wears his nails down. The other day he has swam for about 2 hours straight, when he got out his paw was GUSHING blood. I used Super glue. Clean the nail with rubbing alcohol, let dry, put super glue on the exposed portion of the quick, let dry. Your dog can go right back to playing. I re-applied once a day for 2 days (as needed) and Paxton is right as rain. Hope this helps.Replied by Ja (Ca) on 01/11/2013
Our black lab who was a former street dog had overgrown nails and wicks, but she also has at least 3 nails that have been chronically damaged and have separating wicks. The suggestion from our vet was to cut those nails back. Really way back, such that she would need to be sedated as it would be painful awake and would need precautionary antibiotics. I think they called it a show trim. Or at least the name was connected to show dogs who are going into competition. We moved across country before having a chance to set it up, but the softer ground where we are now seems to have let those nails heal. I'm still fighting the overgrown wicks, one snip and sometimes a bloody snip at a time, but the separated nails are definitely mending.
If one get damaged again, I'll be setting up the recommended procedure.
