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I'm looking for a bit of advice please.

I was out walking my Lurcher late Monday night, when i got home i noticed there was blood on his paw, he walked on some glass. He was a little sore but generally fine so i thought nothing of it. Last night it was a bit more sore so i bathed it. I think the glass has 'stabbed' the top of his nail rather than cut his paw. I can't see any sign of glass in there, but he is on 3 paws today, it's clearly very sore.

Should i take him to a vet? Obviously his welfare is priority but cost of living is hitting hard and the vet is £50 before the vet even looks at him.

I can't see what a vet can do, i have given him 1/2 paracetamol, but i absolutely will take him if i need to
 
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My instinct is yes, just in case there is something still stuck in there. Having said that the last time my dog stood on glass while swimming (it was a proper cut) I did take him to vet and they just said 'nothing we can do, no point in stitching', but I did ask for it to be cleaned because he had been in the water. Think I got an anti-biotic too.
Can you split payments?
 
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Amymay said:
Is the paw hot?
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He will barely let me look at it let alone touch it ? this isn't an accurate representation of pain as he is very soft! The other week i was clipping his claws squeezed the clippers and he yelped and ran off, i looked later and was potentially a little close to the quick but the clippers had hardly even made a dent in his nail!! ?
 
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Identityincrisis said:
He will barely let me look at it let alone touch it ? this isn't an accurate representation of pain as he is very soft! The other week i was clipping his claws squeezed the clippers and he yelped and ran off, i looked later and was potentially a little close to the quick but the clippers had hardly even made a dent in his nail!! ?
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My groomer mate told me that trick-squeeze without going in on black nails and you can generally tell if it's too close to or hitting the quick. Some are more stoic than others. Zak was on 3 legs suddenly on a pavement walk but didn't make a sound, massive pyracantha thorn in his pad.
 
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Urgh £500!! Very traumatic for both of us. He has to have his full nail and quick removed under sedation, it took 4 of us to hold him while it was bandaged!

He's always had issues with his nails so this is nothing new, poor boy
 
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Amymay said:
Oooo ouch!!! What has he actually done?
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Half ripped his nail off, he's done it quite a lot, it's much less frequent since I've been keeping his nails shorter.

I'm utterly traumatised by how upset he was, although, for all the vet was lovely she did say he was going on ridiculous ?
 
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Gosh that was expensive. My lad does this a lot and I have never had a bill anywhere near that even when he has been sedated.
 
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Gosh that was expensive. My lad does this a lot and I have never had a bill anywhere near that even when he has been sedated.
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Really ?? I imagine I'd have to get him re-examined by another practice before they would commit.

Often I've just allowed them to drop off in the past but this one is super sore so i can't bear to see him in this much pain (even if he is being a wuss!)
 
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The most I have ever paid is £120 on a Saturday morning when he had sedation and removal and dressing and antibiotics and analgesia just as they were closing for the weekend! The follow up is always free - ie review and redressing.
The average is between £60 and £90 pounds depending on drugs given to take home. He usually needs sedation as he is a big wuss and needs a muzzle to be treated due to his rather nervous disposition - bless him!
 
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People round here say my vets are expensive. I really like them though so no bother.
But Pen nearly degloved her hind leg last year, a significant wound that needed endless flushing, off licence antibiotics, lots of stitches and a GA and it was about £450.

Saying that as long as you are happy with them and trust them that’s the main thing. Perhaps you are London area?
 
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It rather sounds as though your dog has the same problem as mine which is SLO. SLO is an autoimmune disease which affects the toenails. Mine lost all her nails in a short space of time. She is currently on some medication from the vet and a skin supplement.
 
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Errin Paddywack said:
It rather sounds as though your dog has the same problem as mine which is SLO. SLO is an autoimmune disease which affects the toenails. Mine lost all her nails in a short space of time. She is currently on some medication from the vet and a skin supplement.
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Good point EP. I think @Thistle found yumove helped with her bitch that had the same thing.
 
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Not London, couldn't be much further away! I'm in Durham. I will look around at other vets, they're good but not THAT good!

EP i had looked into that but i think it's just because his nails are ridiculously long. I got him from a rescue and have spent a long time getting him comfortable with having his nails done, since I've kept them shorter the loss of nails is virtually non existent but this was one i hadn't managed to do yet.

Thankfully, as part of the £500 they took his nails right back while sedated so now i have a good base to work from, rather than trying to get them short slowly
 
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