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Flopsy has a poorly toe/nail.

J

Jackaroonie

Mama Doe
Flopsy has somehow managed to catch his toe nail on something and it has now bent right up :(*.
I have no clue what he would of caught it on or how it got pushed so far up, He will let me examine it and I believe his toe is ok although I am not a vet so can't confirm that it is not fractured or broken but to me it seems like it's just the nail.

He does not seem to be in any pain or discomfort, His metacam controls most of his pain so he should be OK for now, I hope. *

I just hope it does not get infected, There is no open wound or cuts so hopefully should be ok.

Here is his poor little nail.

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I am going to email JC my vet with the photo and see what he suggests. We will obviously go on Tuesday to get it sorted out.

Any Advice?
 
Sometimes older Rabbits do start to have odd nail growth on the outer toes. But it can also be that the nail gets caught and breaks but does not come off completely. If it is painless, the toe itself undamaged and the nail very stable it may just be how his nail has now started to grow.

ETA- Arthritic Rabbits can get odd nail growth too, due to abnormal weight bearing
 
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Hope Flopsy will be ok. He's lucky to have a good owner who will keep an eye open for any signs of discomfort.

Jane's post is interesting, I didn't know this about older/arthritic rabbits.
 
Thank you for your post Jane, that is good to know -I never knew that before.

I suspect this is the reason for Flopsy's odd nail.

We are seeing JC tonight at 6pm and hopefully something can be sorted for him.

Thank you Susiebun for your reply.
 
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