Re: health issue?

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Posted by iZ's mom on March 14, 2002 at 23:05:10:

In Reply to: health issue? posted by Duster on March 14, 2002 at 22:47:29:

hey i'm too busy beating MYSELF up tonite to pick on you! *weak grin*

torn out nails happen ~ iZ has also lost nails before, pretty much the same way your ig has ... :(

most of the time, the toe will heal and the nail will grow back and all will be fine ...

but, since he's been thru some *major* trauma with his tail *and* the nails, i'd take him in and have an ig-vet tell you he's fine ... :)

(i'm the extremely paranoid type when it comes to infections ... not that it helped me much since iZ was just in the "ER" with a systemic infection ...)

oops, i digress ...

what'll help prevent losing a nail in the future is to make sure you keep his nails trimmed ~ most especially that sharp little needle-point at the end ~ that's what gets caught in carpet fibers, etc ...

sorry, i'm rambling ~ it's been a @)*$#(* day and i *should* be in bed ...

igs don't have the same kind of pus that mammals do and like all animals, igs are VERY good at *hiding* the fact that they have an infection ...
personally, i'd rather go to the vet + pay the $40 to have him tell me the ig is fine than risk it ...

good luck, welcome to the forum, and let us know it turns out ok?

Bon. + iZ

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Re: health issue? Duster 03/14/02 (3)
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: hey i'm too busy beating MYSELF up tonite to pick on you! *weak grin* : torn out nails happen ~ iZ has also lost nails before, pretty much the same way your ig has ... :( : most of the time, the toe will heal and the nail will grow back and all will be fine ... : but, since he's been thru some *major* trauma with his tail *and* the nails, i'd take him in and have an ig-vet tell you he's fine ... :) : (i'm the extremely paranoid type when it comes to infections ... not that it helped me much since iZ was just in the "ER" with a systemic infection ...) : oops, i digress ... : what'll help prevent losing a nail in the future is to make sure you keep his nails trimmed ~ most especially that sharp little needle-point at the end ~ that's what gets caught in carpet fibers, etc ... : sorry, i'm rambling ~ it's been a @)*$#(* day and i *should* be in bed ... : igs don't have the same kind of pus that mammals do and like all animals, igs are VERY good at *hiding* the fact that they have an infection ... : personally, i'd rather go to the vet + pay the $40 to have him tell me the ig is fine than risk it ... : good luck, welcome to the forum, and let us know it turns out ok? : Bon. + iZ

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