Poor Old Dog!

Molly took a tumble down the stairs a few weeks back and did a number on a toe nail. When it happened, it was snowing like crazy and while bleeding, it didn't look horrific so we didn't immediately take her to the vet.

It's been a few weeks and the nail didn't seem to be falling off or otherwise resolving itself. I'm a big believer with small things like this in pets, you should allow the pet to nurse it for a bit. I believe animals instinctively know how to help themselves to a certain extent.

In this case, Molly needed help. To the rescue (once again) DocSide Vet! Molly got a local anesthetic, an antibiotic, a pedicure, and a bandage. She's convalescing well and should be good as new in a couple of days.

Tilghman's Bone Chip

Monday evening Tilghman was ping-ponging around the house when I got home from work. Best as we can tell, he slid a little on the floor and jammed his toe on the desk.

The wincing and limping started immediately. We knew pretty quickly it seemed to be the foot and not the leg.

Last night a trip to the vet revealed a bone chip on the smallest toe on his right rear leg.

If you look to the far right digit in this pic, just below the first joint you can see a triangular bit of bone - which should be attached to the larger bone to its immediate left.

Ouch.

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