Taking Care of a Dogs Torn Toenail

Sometimes your pet can get a torn toenail by catching their nail on the carpet, their gate, or other places. This will be very painful for them since they break their nail and expose their quick. The quick is the pink colored area in the nail where the nerve and blood vessels are. When this occurs it is important to take them to the hospital or clinic in order to cut the nail and bandage it. Below is an instructable on how the veterinarian technician would help your pet!

Prepare for the procedure.

1. Nail clippers

2. Gauze with KwikStop on it

3. Stretchy gauze

4.Vet wrap

Clip the other nails to ensure that they will not get caught onto things in the future.

Cut until you can see a little black dot which indicates the quick.

Get a good grasp of what you need to cut. Cut where the nail is torn

Start at the bottom of the paw and wrap up and around the area.

Wrap about halfway up the leg.

This goes over the stretchy gauze.

This will prevent them from chewing at their bandage

The medication will help with pain and prevention of infection

Do not take off the bandage on carpet! The kwikstop inside the bandage can stain your carpet.