Greyhound nail bed infection

Re: Greyhound nail bed infection

Rob Loxley — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:41:19 GMT

Our last recurrent paronychia came back with demodex on the biopsy (adult terrier) - now is the demodex underlying the infection or are both reflective of an underlying immune dysfunction? Have you cultured for dermatophytes? We've also seen a few lupoid onchodystrophies recently.

Re: Greyhound nail bed infection

Vikki Halliday LLB — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:06:36 GMT

Michael, you have WAY too much time on your hands!

[quote user="Michael Woodhouse"]

Similar to a dremmel

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Except they don't sell Dremmel's by getting nice all Americal gals in short skirts to sit with a rather bemused labrador with a questionable facial nerve deficit while a nice chap with an English accent waxes lyrical on the benefit of not cutting through the quick. Ouch! I was soo wincing at the video mock up of that part.

On a bright note, if it stops me ever having to wrestle with a snappy smelly Yorkie that refuses my attempts at a pedicure, then wahey! Where do I get one?!

Re: Greyhound nail bed infection

Michael Woodhouse — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:17:42 GMT

[quote user="Alan Tevendale"]No the dog has always come to us for nail clips. Now have an image of all the little old ladies filing back dogs nails with their dremmel. Maybe B&Q could start a nail filing service [/quote]

You say that, but now in addition to buying some permethrin to poison you cat whilst at Wilkinsons you can purchase

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Similar to a dremmel

Re: Greyhound nail bed infection

Alan Tevendale — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:56:52 GMT

Good point on the EFAs and zinc. I'll have a look into diets for the dog.

Re: Greyhound nail bed infection

Alan Tevendale — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:55:19 GMT

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The last dog I treated for nail bed infections the owner was using a dremmel to file back the claws - never had any further problems once they stopped doing this. I suspect the microtrauma to the nail and the quick must predispose to nailbed infection. Is this a possiblility in this case?

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No the dog has always come to us for nail clips. Now have an image of all the little old ladies filing back dogs nails with their dremmel. Maybe B&Q could start a nail filing service

Re: Greyhound nail bed infection

Suzannah Stacey — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:09:10 GMT

Re: Greyhound nail bed infection

Vikki Halliday LLB — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 19:52:46 GMT

Have you tried an essential fatty acid supplement? I've seen a few greyhouds that responded to this, and also one that was blood sampled and proven to have a low zinc level, however I think you need the EFA's in order to uptake zinc from the diet, so even on commercial diets, the EFA supplement should help.

I have also used rigourous daily soaking in povidine with some of these and it seems to help.

Shame about losing the digit without histopath, have you ruled out lupoid onchodystrophy or is this still at the back of our mind?

Re: Greyhound nail bed infection

Bob Russell — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:18:03 GMT

A zinc supplement will do no harm but I accept there is little proof of its effectiveness.