{"id":6214,"date":"2022-05-15T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2022-05-15T12:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-broken-dew-claw-heal-on-its-own\/"},"modified":"2022-05-13T09:19:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T09:19:00","slug":"can-a-broken-dew-claw-heal-on-its-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-broken-dew-claw-heal-on-its-own\/","title":{"rendered":"Can a broken dew claw heal on its own?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-broken-dew-claw-heal-on-its-own\/#Can_a_broken_dew_claw_heal_on_its_own\" title=\"Can a broken dew claw heal on its own?\">Can a broken dew claw heal on its own?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-broken-dew-claw-heal-on-its-own\/#What_do_you_do_for_a_broken_dew_claw\" title=\"What do you do for a broken dew claw?\">What do you do for a broken dew claw?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-broken-dew-claw-heal-on-its-own\/#Will_a_torn_dew_claw_heal_on_its_own\" title=\"Will a torn dew claw heal on its own?\">Will a torn dew claw heal on its own?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-broken-dew-claw-heal-on-its-own\/#How_do_you_treat_a_broken_dew_claw\" title=\"How do you treat a broken dew claw?\">How do you treat a broken dew claw?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-broken-dew-claw-heal-on-its-own\/#What_happens_if_a_dogs_dew_claw_breaks\" title=\"What happens if a dog&#8217;s dew claw breaks?\">What happens if a dog&#8217;s dew claw breaks?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-broken-dew-claw-heal-on-its-own\/#How_do_you_treat_a_ripped_dew_claw\" title=\"How do you treat a ripped dew claw?\">How do you treat a ripped dew claw?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-broken-dew-claw-heal-on-its-own\/#Will_my_dogs_dew_claw_heal_on_its_own\" title=\"Will my dog&#8217;s dew claw heal on its own?\">Will my dog&#8217;s dew claw heal on its own?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-broken-dew-claw-heal-on-its-own\/#What_do_you_do_if_a_dog_rips_its_dew_claw_off\" title=\"What do you do if a dog rips its dew claw off?\">What do you do if a dog rips its dew claw off?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_broken_dew_claw_heal_on_its_own\"><\/span>Can a broken dew claw heal on its own?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Will a broken dew claw heal itself? You might find that there is nothing wrong and that <b>the nail will recover with time and TLC. But, there is the risk that the tissue around the tear or break could become infected.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_do_you_do_for_a_broken_dew_claw\"><\/span>What do you do for a broken dew claw?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A broken dewclaw requires medical attention because the exposed quickthe bundle of nerves and blood vessels within the nailis painful and can become infected. <b>The broken nail typically needs to be cleaned and cut down above the break, which should be performed with sedation and pain medication, he says.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Will_a_torn_dew_claw_heal_on_its_own\"><\/span>Will a torn dew claw heal on its own?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Will a broken dew claw heal itself? You might find that there is nothing wrong and that <b>the nail will recover with time and TLC. But, there is the risk that the tissue around the tear or break could become infected.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_treat_a_broken_dew_claw\"><\/span>How do you treat a broken dew claw?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>What should I do if my dog has a broken nail?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Safely restrain your dog. Have someone hold your pet while you tend to the nail.<\/li>\n<li>Control bleeding by wrapping the foot in gauze or a towel and applying pressure to the injured toe.<\/li>\n<li>Remove the damaged part of the nail.<\/li>\n<li>Protect the nail bed from infection.<\/li>\n<li>Control the pain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_happens_if_a_dogs_dew_claw_breaks\"><\/span>What happens if a dog&#8217;s dew claw breaks?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A broken dewclaw <b>requires medical attention because the exposed quickthe bundle of nerves and blood vessels within the nailis painful and can become infected. The broken nail typically needs to be cleaned and cut down above the break, which should be performed with sedation and pain medication, he says.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_treat_a_ripped_dew_claw\"><\/span>How do you treat a ripped dew claw?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If it is torn but still connected to the leg, then <b>the nail will probably need to be removed completely (it will re grow). If it is broken, the broken part of the nail will be trimmed off. A bandage, pain relief medications and antibiotics to stop infections are also often required.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Will_my_dogs_dew_claw_heal_on_its_own\"><\/span>Will my dog&#8217;s dew claw heal on its own?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Dew claws can heal naturally eventually but there are some home remedies you can try before taking them to the vet as well! These are important issues for dog owners to know, as it is. not uncommon for your dog to have a broken nail, which can mean a lot of bleeding and a risk of infection.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_do_you_do_if_a_dog_rips_its_dew_claw_off\"><\/span>What do you do if a dog rips its dew claw off?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A broken dewclaw requires medical attention because the exposed quickthe bundle of nerves and blood vessels within the nailis painful and can become infected. <b>The broken nail typically needs to be cleaned and cut down above the break, which should be performed with sedation and pain medication, he says.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Can a broken dew claw heal on its own?What do you do for a broken dew claw?Will a torn dew claw heal on its own?How do you treat a broken dew claw?What happens if a dog&#8217;s dew claw breaks?How do you treat a ripped dew claw?Will my dog&#8217;s dew claw heal on&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[619],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-animal"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6214"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6214"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":118363,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6214\/revisions\/118363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}