The other day, I let my dog in and he was limping. I noticed that his claw was bleeding. It looked like the entire outside of the nail had came off. The remaining nail was short and very red (not just because it was covered with blood either) I have no idea how it happened but he was in a lot of pain. I cleansed the wound and wrapped it up. He still is limping a lot two days later. It's not bleeding but the nail is still red. It doesn't smell (don't laugh too hard!). It doesn't appear to be oozing pus or anything, but I can tell it hurts him.
What should I do?How can I tell if my dog's broken toenail is infected?
You can put some neosporin on it, and keep it wrapped- if it stays red and puffy, though, you might see a vet. If it's not better by Monday, I think I would take him in.How can I tell if my dog's broken toenail is infected?
Yes, have it looked at by her vet. It can become infected and even require amputation. A vet tech friend's dog did the same thing a couple months back...also a Boston Terrier!
Edit: I could possibly give you her email, if you want her opinion? Although, I'm sure she would say the same thing I said. If I remember correctly, her dog was started on antibiotics and pain medication the same day. More added: Yes, she was...because a nail bed infection can move into the bone.
One word: Vet. At least call them and ask their professional opinion.
it's probably simply hurting. you described a terrible thing. you would be limping 2 days later if your toe nail had been hurt in the same fashion. I would give it about a week and a half, if nothing has changed take your little one to the vet
I would call your vet and ask for their recommendation. What you are describing is a torn nail and the most common treatment for it is to simply cut the nail off at the base. The short, red nail you are describing is the exposed nerve and blood vessels (the quick) and as you can imagine and tell from your dog's behavior it is very painful. Cutting the nail off at the base hurts like hell, but once the cut is made the pain fades away quickly and he should be back to normal within a day. It doesn't sound like it's infected, but it is very painful and will be for quite a while if you decide not to cut it back to the base.
The one thing that stands out in you statement is '; I can tell it hurts him'; take him to the vet for some pain medication and he may need to be on antibiotics.
What you see is the inside of the nail (the ';quick';) which is the tip of a blood vessel (redness) %26amp; a nerve ending (pain). It will be painful until the nail grows back over it just as your finger or toe would be painful if your nail came off. It may be helpful to apply 1-2 drops of super glue to cover the nerve ending. This lasts about 3-5 days to help with pain. If it's infected, you may see pus in the area, or swelling and redness at the tip of the toe.
Vet's usually will give prophylactic antibiotics for this...just give your vet a call to let him/her know what happened, they'll probably just put up meds for you with a phone call.
Keep it wrapped and put some betadine on it to prevent infection. Just keep an eye on it. It should be fine.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
What Colors Should I Paint My Nails + ToeNails (need color combos)?!?
I need color combos, I wanna paint my nails and toe nails, at the moment they are different shades of blue. Any colors are appreciated.What Colors Should I Paint My Nails + ToeNails (need color combos)?!?
i would say bright colors!! it's summer, and i think that summer means BIG BOLD COLORSS!!
maybe orange, or bright blue, or greens, or yellowWhat Colors Should I Paint My Nails + ToeNails (need color combos)?!?
If you like lots of colours on your toes (or fingers) have thumbnail red, index finger orange, middle finger yellow, ring finger green and pinky finger blue (it actually looks really good!) You could also try going red, blue, red, blue (looks good too). If you want more subtle colours go pink, yellow, pink, yellow. Alternate colours look great and so do all different colours aslong as you don't throw a black, grey or brown in there somwhere. Also with all different colours make sure that both hands (or feet) are the same. If you want them all the same colour, red on toenails looks good and so does dark purple on fingernails (and vice-versa). Don't go for plain yellow, though, looks sh*t. Also don't try painting a whole nail white either!!! You could have a french manicure on your hands, though. Hope this helped!
For thumb/toe, get a french manicure.
For the fingers,get silver sparkles on the very tip of the nail .For or the rest of the nail, pick your favorite color.
Hope this helped!
-Melissa
pink and green.
orange and pink.
pink and purple.
those are some of my favorite color combos. =D
Red toes with black tips.
Black fingers with red tips.
what i do is i paint the nail whit then do black tips. or do your school colors
Pink is cute
purple toes
black nails
=]
silver toes
and a french manicure nail
i think a pink, would look great.
and because its summer time.
something bright and cute :D
i would say bright colors!! it's summer, and i think that summer means BIG BOLD COLORSS!!
maybe orange, or bright blue, or greens, or yellowWhat Colors Should I Paint My Nails + ToeNails (need color combos)?!?
If you like lots of colours on your toes (or fingers) have thumbnail red, index finger orange, middle finger yellow, ring finger green and pinky finger blue (it actually looks really good!) You could also try going red, blue, red, blue (looks good too). If you want more subtle colours go pink, yellow, pink, yellow. Alternate colours look great and so do all different colours aslong as you don't throw a black, grey or brown in there somwhere. Also with all different colours make sure that both hands (or feet) are the same. If you want them all the same colour, red on toenails looks good and so does dark purple on fingernails (and vice-versa). Don't go for plain yellow, though, looks sh*t. Also don't try painting a whole nail white either!!! You could have a french manicure on your hands, though. Hope this helped!
For thumb/toe, get a french manicure.
For the fingers,get silver sparkles on the very tip of the nail .For or the rest of the nail, pick your favorite color.
Hope this helped!
-Melissa
pink and green.
orange and pink.
pink and purple.
those are some of my favorite color combos. =D
Red toes with black tips.
Black fingers with red tips.
what i do is i paint the nail whit then do black tips. or do your school colors
Pink is cute
purple toes
black nails
=]
silver toes
and a french manicure nail
i think a pink, would look great.
and because its summer time.
something bright and cute :D
Can you effectively treat a Candida Cleanse/Treat Toenail Fungus if you're also on antidepressants?
I have started on a Candida Cleanse which includes a strict diet, taking oregano oil as an antifungals and taking probiotics. As well I am doing a daily treatment for my toenail fungus (topically and internally).
My doctor has prescribed me an antidepressant (Celexa) as I am also quite clinically depressed but I am worried if I take it it would counteract the work I am doing with the antifungals. Treating my toenail fungus is a long process (could be for months up to a year). I would like to do both, however I wouldn't want to if it meant that all the time, effort and $ spent treating the candida and my toenails would be wasted.
For those who may say ask a pharmacist - I ready have and from their perspective they say it shouldn't effect the antidepressant. However, I am now interested in hearing from those on the other side (natural health professionals and those educated in such) to see if the antidepressant would feed the yeast or make the antifungal work less effective. 'Regular' health professionals often seem to think that candida overgrowth may not be an issue or that herbs have no effect, whereas natural health care professionals seem to take things such as candida overgrowth more seriously. So, any opinions from natural health professionals and those educated in the field would be much appreciated. And please, no spam!
Thank youCan you effectively treat a Candida Cleanse/Treat Toenail Fungus if you're also on antidepressants?
well im not sure of the nature of your nail fungus but i work with the elderly and its comon for them to have nail fungus, and we put vicks vapor rub on the nails and it helps, the fungus falls off.blackheads
My doctor has prescribed me an antidepressant (Celexa) as I am also quite clinically depressed but I am worried if I take it it would counteract the work I am doing with the antifungals. Treating my toenail fungus is a long process (could be for months up to a year). I would like to do both, however I wouldn't want to if it meant that all the time, effort and $ spent treating the candida and my toenails would be wasted.
For those who may say ask a pharmacist - I ready have and from their perspective they say it shouldn't effect the antidepressant. However, I am now interested in hearing from those on the other side (natural health professionals and those educated in such) to see if the antidepressant would feed the yeast or make the antifungal work less effective. 'Regular' health professionals often seem to think that candida overgrowth may not be an issue or that herbs have no effect, whereas natural health care professionals seem to take things such as candida overgrowth more seriously. So, any opinions from natural health professionals and those educated in the field would be much appreciated. And please, no spam!
Thank youCan you effectively treat a Candida Cleanse/Treat Toenail Fungus if you're also on antidepressants?
well im not sure of the nature of your nail fungus but i work with the elderly and its comon for them to have nail fungus, and we put vicks vapor rub on the nails and it helps, the fungus falls off.
OMG...what do I do with this ingrown toenail thing???
OMG!!....ok like a year ago, I was on my skateboard, and fell, and my shoe came off. Somehow I managed to break 2 toes. One was my big toe....and DANG....it was terribly painful!!! I live with my grandparents, and they are really stupid, and wouldn't even take me to the doctor to have it xrayed or whateva. anyways, every since then that same toe has had an ';ingrown'; toe nail. it isn't really bad, but like on the sides of the nail, the skin is really puffy and red, and once in a while puss will come out of there...I pick at it constantly, and try cutting my toe nail costantly. it is actually scary to me!...what do I do!!! I watched some videos of operations and stuff on youtube, and I am very freaked out!OMG...what do I do with this ingrown toenail thing???
You have to go to the doctor...the pus is not a good sign..that means you have a bad infection in your toe and if the infection spreads to your blood stream--the infection can go to your heart and you can possibly die...I am not an alarmist, this is the truth, I am a medical professional and spent 20 years in Cardiology...please see him tomorrow- if you can't get an appointment...go to the ER. In the meantime, try pouring peroxide over your toes and repeat pouring it until it doesn't foam as much and you don't feel the pain.....a podiatrist would be the correct doctor to see but an ER on the weekend is your best bet for fastest treatment...the ER can't make you pay if you don't have money and they can't refuse to treat you, so going there is your best bet. Until you go, wear sandals or flip flops ( they are rubber and are about $2 bucks to buy)...Shoes will cause the infection to get worse....good luck and go tomorrow, or now if you can get there.OMG...what do I do with this ingrown toenail thing???
Stop freaking %26amp; do something useful! First soak your foot with the ingrown nail in a weak solution of condys crystals to stop infection (the pus). Take care coz condys is poisonous %26amp; stains but the best immediate treatment (used by US army for foot infections). Next wear negative ion socks to improve circulation, protect the toe from rubbing %26amp; reduce perspiration. Next take yourself to the doctor to get referal for surgery as this is the only long-term solution.
If its an in growen toe nail the need to cut the side of your nail straight that way its not growing more in one place.. needs to be flat a doctor can do it u dont feel 1 thing
ewwwww dont pick itgo see a doctor and get it checked out!
I have been cursed with ingrown toenail problems on both my big toes and have never had to much luck having them grow back in correctly although now my left one is normal again thank god. when i had them done i.e. cut out I had no problems they use a pain killer on the area although it doesn't get rid of all the pain it does a lot of good and to help you out last time I had mine done i read a magazine the whole time they were cutting them out and was very relaxed. Trust me on this their is nothing to be scared or freaked out about.
OMG!! I'm in the same position as you right now!! Only I didn't break my toes or anything, just have an ingrown toenail which I have stupidly left for almost a year and now it's on both sides of the nail as well.
But this has happened to me several times (my toes just doesn't want to grow properly and I'm too lazy to prevent it). But this is the first time it has been on both sides of my toenail. Freaking painful and disgusting to look at isn't it?
I'll tell you about the operation, all right buddy? I also went on youtube and couldn't bring myself to watch the videos, it looks really bad, but honestly you don't have to look and you don't feel a thing.... well except the numbing jabs (which always sting like hell no matter what the operation is). I got two jabs to numb my toe. The first one hurts, the second is REALLY painful, but of course bearable (Just a warning so there's no surprises, and remember the pain only lasts about 10 seconds or so - nowhere near the pain you get from banging your ingrown toenail into a door!). After that they will leave you for a bit till your toe goes numb, they'll come back and operate, you can basically look out the window for about 10-15 minutes and it'll be done.
They just get underneath the skin that's swollen over the nail and pull the excess nail out and cut the side off (so you're left with just over half a nail - don't worry, sounds way worse than it actually is, it grows back properly). And then clean out the infection, and cover it with gauze and bandages.
WARNING: Keep your foot elevated after the operation! On my first time, I just went home and went onto the computer with my feet just dangling off the seat, and about 2 hours later the numbing stuff wore off. I went from feeling nothing to excruciating pain within 3 seconds! I had sat there for 2 hours allowing heaps of blood to put pressure on the wound, and the REALLY hurt!
On my second time, I went home and kept my foot up on a chair in front of the couch while I watched TV. The numbing stuff wore off, and all I felt was a slight tingle and just a little pain (as you expect after an operation), but the pain heals within a day or so. And it's rather ignorable pain. You'll notice it, and then after a while forget about it if you're watching TV. Don't worry about that at all.
And to be safe from then on, never wear tight shoes, and always cut your toenail across (don't round you nails, because then that's just asking for it again).
So good luck, and don't worry about it. Remember if you're squeamish, just don't look, maybe even bring a book or something.
And wish me luck, I'm getting mine done next week! Can't wait for this stupid infected toe to get fixed!
You have to go to the doctor...the pus is not a good sign..that means you have a bad infection in your toe and if the infection spreads to your blood stream--the infection can go to your heart and you can possibly die...I am not an alarmist, this is the truth, I am a medical professional and spent 20 years in Cardiology...please see him tomorrow- if you can't get an appointment...go to the ER. In the meantime, try pouring peroxide over your toes and repeat pouring it until it doesn't foam as much and you don't feel the pain.....a podiatrist would be the correct doctor to see but an ER on the weekend is your best bet for fastest treatment...the ER can't make you pay if you don't have money and they can't refuse to treat you, so going there is your best bet. Until you go, wear sandals or flip flops ( they are rubber and are about $2 bucks to buy)...Shoes will cause the infection to get worse....good luck and go tomorrow, or now if you can get there.OMG...what do I do with this ingrown toenail thing???
Stop freaking %26amp; do something useful! First soak your foot with the ingrown nail in a weak solution of condys crystals to stop infection (the pus). Take care coz condys is poisonous %26amp; stains but the best immediate treatment (used by US army for foot infections). Next wear negative ion socks to improve circulation, protect the toe from rubbing %26amp; reduce perspiration. Next take yourself to the doctor to get referal for surgery as this is the only long-term solution.
If its an in growen toe nail the need to cut the side of your nail straight that way its not growing more in one place.. needs to be flat a doctor can do it u dont feel 1 thing
ewwwww dont pick itgo see a doctor and get it checked out!
I have been cursed with ingrown toenail problems on both my big toes and have never had to much luck having them grow back in correctly although now my left one is normal again thank god. when i had them done i.e. cut out I had no problems they use a pain killer on the area although it doesn't get rid of all the pain it does a lot of good and to help you out last time I had mine done i read a magazine the whole time they were cutting them out and was very relaxed. Trust me on this their is nothing to be scared or freaked out about.
OMG!! I'm in the same position as you right now!! Only I didn't break my toes or anything, just have an ingrown toenail which I have stupidly left for almost a year and now it's on both sides of the nail as well.
But this has happened to me several times (my toes just doesn't want to grow properly and I'm too lazy to prevent it). But this is the first time it has been on both sides of my toenail. Freaking painful and disgusting to look at isn't it?
I'll tell you about the operation, all right buddy? I also went on youtube and couldn't bring myself to watch the videos, it looks really bad, but honestly you don't have to look and you don't feel a thing.... well except the numbing jabs (which always sting like hell no matter what the operation is). I got two jabs to numb my toe. The first one hurts, the second is REALLY painful, but of course bearable (Just a warning so there's no surprises, and remember the pain only lasts about 10 seconds or so - nowhere near the pain you get from banging your ingrown toenail into a door!). After that they will leave you for a bit till your toe goes numb, they'll come back and operate, you can basically look out the window for about 10-15 minutes and it'll be done.
They just get underneath the skin that's swollen over the nail and pull the excess nail out and cut the side off (so you're left with just over half a nail - don't worry, sounds way worse than it actually is, it grows back properly). And then clean out the infection, and cover it with gauze and bandages.
WARNING: Keep your foot elevated after the operation! On my first time, I just went home and went onto the computer with my feet just dangling off the seat, and about 2 hours later the numbing stuff wore off. I went from feeling nothing to excruciating pain within 3 seconds! I had sat there for 2 hours allowing heaps of blood to put pressure on the wound, and the REALLY hurt!
On my second time, I went home and kept my foot up on a chair in front of the couch while I watched TV. The numbing stuff wore off, and all I felt was a slight tingle and just a little pain (as you expect after an operation), but the pain heals within a day or so. And it's rather ignorable pain. You'll notice it, and then after a while forget about it if you're watching TV. Don't worry about that at all.
And to be safe from then on, never wear tight shoes, and always cut your toenail across (don't round you nails, because then that's just asking for it again).
So good luck, and don't worry about it. Remember if you're squeamish, just don't look, maybe even bring a book or something.
And wish me luck, I'm getting mine done next week! Can't wait for this stupid infected toe to get fixed!
What is supposed to happen after an ingrown toenail surgery?
Well my insurance is terrible and only covers 1 TERRIBLE TERRIBLE TERRIBLE foot doctor... i went there 2 months ago and he worked on the toe, but didn't preform the surgery, the office looked old and terrible by the way, now the toenail has grown back in and hurts twice as bad as before i went to the foot doctor before.
Now i figured that i should just get the complete surgery for it... i am going to a 5 star foot doctor that i will pay for surgery out of my wallet. I was wondering, what will he do after he performs the surgery to make sure that the toenail will never grow back in again, will he put something plastic or metal in there that is preventing the toenail from growing in? If not that then what will he do? 10 points for the best and most detailed answer...What is supposed to happen after an ingrown toenail surgery?
I am 13 and i have had two of these surgeries. you cant feel a thing during the surgery but afterwards, your tow looks pretty gory. i dont think the doctor has to do anything after the real surgery to make sure your nail will not get ingrown. my nails only grew to where it should have been on a normal nail but it has never grown to the point that it is ingrown. this should be the same case for you. it is sooo worth it to have the surgery! i hope this helped!What is supposed to happen after an ingrown toenail surgery?
The ingrown toenail surgery I had was essentially this...
They numb your toe and cut your toenail in a vertical direction and cut off the side that is ingrown, almost to the middle of the toenail. They then use a chemical called ';Phenol'; to cauterize the side of the nail root, but they do this very conservatively so when your nail grows back after the surgery it looks normal. The phenol basically kills that part of your nail so it can't grow to that side again.
Getting your toe numbed up is pretty painful, a lot more than you think it would be. Just a warning.
Hope that helps.
well my friend your doctor should first numb your toe by injecting it with an anesthetic. Then he or she will cut your toenail along the edge that is growing into the skin and pull out the piece of nail. Finally, your doctor may apply a small electrical charge or a liquid solution to the exposed part of the nail bed. This keeps the toenail from growing into the skin again. This part of the surgery is called ablation, and your doctor will decide whether it needs to be done. Not all patients need ablation.
Now i figured that i should just get the complete surgery for it... i am going to a 5 star foot doctor that i will pay for surgery out of my wallet. I was wondering, what will he do after he performs the surgery to make sure that the toenail will never grow back in again, will he put something plastic or metal in there that is preventing the toenail from growing in? If not that then what will he do? 10 points for the best and most detailed answer...What is supposed to happen after an ingrown toenail surgery?
I am 13 and i have had two of these surgeries. you cant feel a thing during the surgery but afterwards, your tow looks pretty gory. i dont think the doctor has to do anything after the real surgery to make sure your nail will not get ingrown. my nails only grew to where it should have been on a normal nail but it has never grown to the point that it is ingrown. this should be the same case for you. it is sooo worth it to have the surgery! i hope this helped!What is supposed to happen after an ingrown toenail surgery?
The ingrown toenail surgery I had was essentially this...
They numb your toe and cut your toenail in a vertical direction and cut off the side that is ingrown, almost to the middle of the toenail. They then use a chemical called ';Phenol'; to cauterize the side of the nail root, but they do this very conservatively so when your nail grows back after the surgery it looks normal. The phenol basically kills that part of your nail so it can't grow to that side again.
Getting your toe numbed up is pretty painful, a lot more than you think it would be. Just a warning.
Hope that helps.
well my friend your doctor should first numb your toe by injecting it with an anesthetic. Then he or she will cut your toenail along the edge that is growing into the skin and pull out the piece of nail. Finally, your doctor may apply a small electrical charge or a liquid solution to the exposed part of the nail bed. This keeps the toenail from growing into the skin again. This part of the surgery is called ablation, and your doctor will decide whether it needs to be done. Not all patients need ablation.
Is there a way to fix my broken toenail?
it broke in half horizontally but its still attached (barely) on the right side. its not like its bleeding or gross or anything and it doesn't hurt which is weird but is there a way to fix it? and i accidentally got nail polish in it...is there a way to get that off cuz im scared of using nail polish remover on it in case it hurts. should i just take the nail off. it'll be really easy to and it wont hurt or anything put i have to get a pedicure in a week so i don't know what to do. SOMEONE HELP!!!
is there a way to reattach it or something?Is there a way to fix my broken toenail?
not really if its barely attached it be better to take it off b4 u get hurt. In time itll grow back, besides a pedicure can wait.Is there a way to fix my broken toenail?
Take it off.
is there a way to reattach it or something?Is there a way to fix my broken toenail?
not really if its barely attached it be better to take it off b4 u get hurt. In time itll grow back, besides a pedicure can wait.Is there a way to fix my broken toenail?
Take it off.
Whats the best way to remove an ingrown toenail?
So i have an ingrown toenail... and it hurts, but not to the touch. a little puss will come out if i squeeze it hard enough but it hurts so i KNOW it's ingrown...i've had them before.
lately i've just been trying to pry it out with nail clippers and tweezers...i'm going to take a bath tonight with a ton of epsom salt then try it again when i come out
but what's the best way to remove it without going to the dr? i think i may have caught it in time. i can find it and see it through a magnifying glass, but i can't seem to find a way to pull it out.
any ideas? home remedies, suck it up and pull it out...anything?Whats the best way to remove an ingrown toenail?
Go to the doctor, because when its grown in too far, ur stuffed!Whats the best way to remove an ingrown toenail?
I'm afraid you're gonna have to use a knife, The thing is growing into your toe causing infection and sealing in puss.
What you do is you stick the knife into the wound and lever the toenail out, than cut the excess nail off. It will hurt somewhat (not extremely) but it is that or suffer.
I get these a lot, so i can usually catch them before they get infected. If puss is coming out it is infected, but if the infection is not severe you can still take care of it at home. Twice a day i soak the toe in hot water, this makes it easy to dig at and also kills the germs. After a good soak i try to push out as much puss as I can and take my clippers and use the file part and try to dig out the ingrown nail. After I have had enough of that i put hydrogen peroxide on it to prevent further infection, let that air dry a minute, then put on some neosporin and a band aid. Depending on how bad it is you may not see improvements right away. For me this usually fixes it in around a week, but like i said I usually catch them before puss is forming. If it is still wicked pussing after a week of this you should prolly go to the doctor.
ok I just got rid of one and it feels a lot better. What did was I took some of those toenail clippers that are smaller at the end and I took one of those flat things you find at the end of a nail clipper and I dug the flat thing under my nail pointing it toward the skin on the side. Then you try to bring the piece of nail that is making it hurt up, and you clip it. You may need someone to help you clip it if you can (I had my sister help me) his should work and afterwards it will feel much better!
lately i've just been trying to pry it out with nail clippers and tweezers...i'm going to take a bath tonight with a ton of epsom salt then try it again when i come out
but what's the best way to remove it without going to the dr? i think i may have caught it in time. i can find it and see it through a magnifying glass, but i can't seem to find a way to pull it out.
any ideas? home remedies, suck it up and pull it out...anything?Whats the best way to remove an ingrown toenail?
Go to the doctor, because when its grown in too far, ur stuffed!Whats the best way to remove an ingrown toenail?
I'm afraid you're gonna have to use a knife, The thing is growing into your toe causing infection and sealing in puss.
What you do is you stick the knife into the wound and lever the toenail out, than cut the excess nail off. It will hurt somewhat (not extremely) but it is that or suffer.
I get these a lot, so i can usually catch them before they get infected. If puss is coming out it is infected, but if the infection is not severe you can still take care of it at home. Twice a day i soak the toe in hot water, this makes it easy to dig at and also kills the germs. After a good soak i try to push out as much puss as I can and take my clippers and use the file part and try to dig out the ingrown nail. After I have had enough of that i put hydrogen peroxide on it to prevent further infection, let that air dry a minute, then put on some neosporin and a band aid. Depending on how bad it is you may not see improvements right away. For me this usually fixes it in around a week, but like i said I usually catch them before puss is forming. If it is still wicked pussing after a week of this you should prolly go to the doctor.
ok I just got rid of one and it feels a lot better. What did was I took some of those toenail clippers that are smaller at the end and I took one of those flat things you find at the end of a nail clipper and I dug the flat thing under my nail pointing it toward the skin on the side. Then you try to bring the piece of nail that is making it hurt up, and you clip it. You may need someone to help you clip it if you can (I had my sister help me) his should work and afterwards it will feel much better!
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