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  15. Inflamed Nail Bed / Quick

    in Working Dog Health & Training Talk

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    Cheers lads and lasses.

     

    Spoke to one of the top whippet men and he basically suggested a bit of all the above really.

     

    The main prob I had was how to remove anything that was still in the bed. I remembered me nan removing a splinter from my hand as a kid with a sugar and soap poultice. I used this and while it took a while to apply and then strap her feet up removed a lot of rubbish.

     

    TD suggested the best brush to use was a badger hair shaving brush (thanks grandad) I worked that in circular motion to free up the last of any dirt in the foot having bathed them in Epsom salts. Once clean i then applied surgical spirit to the bed which like fens said seems to have pulled any loose skin back tight and hardened the skin up around the nails.

     

    He then recommended using pettifers green oils on and around the nails now the inflammation has gone down and her feet are now back to normal.

     

    He said that I'll have this for her career to think about taping them and if not sometimes a bit Vaseline before lamping will help.

     

    Thanks for all the advice and PMs.

     

    Hurlock

  17. Inflamed Nail Bed / Quick

    in Working Dog Health & Training Talk

    Posted

    I'll try and grab a photo. I'm using a soft children's tooth brush to clean.

     

    I'll defo tape her nails up once these are better I was shown a video of how to do it, but like you say until they're healed I'm a bit stuck so need to manage them best I can.

     

    Agree deerhound I'm trying to avoid infection at the minute they're just a bit sore. I never thought of witch hazel. Some people have suggested cornucresine that they use on horses feet or fucithalmic eye drops the gel ones that thin right out once in contact with your eye. They contain fucithalmic acid which help apparently but I haven't had any experience using these.

     

    Thanks for the help.

     

    Hurlock

  18. Inflamed Nail Bed / Quick

    in Working Dog Health & Training Talk

    Posted

    Lads and lasses. I am having a bit of bother with my young bitches feet this season.

     

    I know the wet weather we've had won't have helped and I religiously clean her feet after every time we've been out with a toothbrush round her toes. However, a lot of my running is on big fields of freshly Sewn seed and no matter how hard I try some fine silt must be working its way behind the nails.

     

    It's mainly the outside toes on her front feet. Nails are well maintained. She has tight feet having thrown to her sire (whippet). I haven't had any grief before with my saluki types which have slightly flatter feet and don't seem to be affected as much. Certainly her dam never got sore feet.

     

    I'm bathing her feet in salt water / Hibiscrub twice a day, but I was wondering if anyone had any advice as to something I can apply to the inflamed area itself? I dont want them to get infected.

     

    Thanks

     

    Hurlock

  19. Hi All

    in Bushing Dogs

    Posted

    I'm not sure mate. Working ones shouldn't cost the earth. Odd bushing pup comes up on dragon driving. Plenty lads on here have em and I was impressed with the one I seen out the other day. Keep looking on this section litter might come up mate.

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