Update: Vet Tech Ripped Piggie’s Nail Off

[BobaTheGuineaPiglet]

Update:


This is what my piggies nail looks like now. It’s been 2 weeks since his accident. Vet said to continue his meds until he’s fully healed.

As you can see, his finger is extremely swollen. Hopefully the trimethoprim (for infection) helps him. He has Meloxicam which is for pain and inflammation, but the vet said to give it to him if he’s in the slightest bit of pain which he doesn’t seem to be.

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

Poor boy! I hope that it will heal quickly.

 

[Wiebke]

Update:


This is what my piggies nail looks like now. It’s been 2 weeks since his accident. Vet said to continue his meds until he’s fully healed.

As you can see, his finger is extremely swollen. Hopefully the trimethoprim (for infection) helps him. He has Meloxicam which is for pain and inflammation, but the vet said to give it to him if he’s in the slightest bit of pain which he doesn’t seem to be.

Hi

Very sorry for the accident. They can happen. It is normal for the toe to be swollen in the wake of a bad cut/rip due to a piggy pulling their foot just as you cut down. A toe without a nail always looks thicker. You have to compare any injured toe with the corresponding toe on the opposite side.

The good news is that those kind of injuries usually heal off well in due time. Whether the nail will grow back and whether it will be thickened or a bit misformed depends on any potential damage to the nailbed.

A couple of years ago I had to race my heavily bleeding Hyfryd to the out-of-hours vets with a comparable accident; she only stopped bleeding just when we turned into the parking lot of the clinic but she was bleeding for about 25 minutes and pressure on the toe had not stopped it. Because she was an older sow with unusually thick nails I had to press down hard on the clippers to cut through but for once I cut fully into the quick as she pulled her foot at the wrong moment. Hyfryd made a full recovery with the nail growing back normally. I hope that my own experience helps to give you some peace of mind. Just be patient but please do not fret. It doesn't look infected to me.