Nails) T °7 [Nails 



Nails (Injuries, etc.) : 



Symptoms : Dogs with defective action wear 

 their nails away (more particularly those on 

 the forelegs) to the quick, which causes lame- 

 ness. Some dogs' nails are very brittle, and 

 they crack and split to the quick, causing 

 lameness. Toe-nails of dogs who do not have 

 sufficient exercise turn over as they grow, and 

 the point becomes embedded into the pad, caus- 

 ing swelling, suppuration, and great pain. The 

 dew-claws of dogs who do not get the chance 

 of digging often grow to a considerable extent, 

 which weakens and makes them liable to break, 

 which often happens, and the quick becomes 

 exposed and bleeds, causing the dog to go 

 lame as if he had a broken leg. If they do 

 not break, they grow, entering the pad as 

 previously described. 



Treatment : In cases of a dog wearing the 

 claws away through defective action, as a rule, 

 treatment is of little use ; but if the dog is 

 made to exercise on grass land, the nails will 

 grow to an ordinary extent, and the dog walk 

 much better, but the relief is only maintained 

 whilst he is not allowed to run on hard roads. 

 When the defective action of the limbs causing 

 undue wearing of the nails is due to partial 

 general paralysis — as the sequel of distemper, 

 for instance — then it is only temporary, and 

 will pass off as the patient improves in health 

 and strength. To remedy the cracking and 

 splitting of the nails is often a difficult matter. 

 In some cases benefit is derived by the 



