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Black toenail?

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Loopy (bunny) has a black toenail and has been holding his foot off the floor since yesterday afternoon. He seems a little under the weather but I think at his age ( 8 ) he finds any slight pain/ injury tiring.

Any ideas what it is? I am presuming it is just bruising and nothing more serious. Anyone else had this with their bunny?
 
Sounds potentially serious - a broken toe maybe? Broken nails just grow back, they don't change colour.

Rabbits hide pain very well because in the wild it would make them more attractive to predators. If he's showing that he's in pain it DEFINITELY needs treatment. Take him to the vets and have him checked over.
 
gia has had a black nail for years but she has no discomfort. if your bunny is showing signs of pain i'd get it checked
 
When Honey and Harly both broke a claw, the snapped edge sort of withered & went black, this in itself wasn't anything to worry about but if he won't stand on it then I would take him to a vet. I did anyway jst to make sure hadn't actually broken anything or that
 
Just got home from a late shift and he is now putting weight on it! God they worry you dont they!! Thanks for the replies, if i'm still not 100% sure on monday we will go to the vets x
 
Nix Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 5:49 pm Post subject:

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lucyj wrote:
When Honey and Harly both broke a claw, the snapped edge sort of withered & went black


Ooh, I haven't seen that before! I have learned something!

yep, the 1st time I took them to the vets to get their claws clipped, thr was hardly anything there for her to cut off, so the next time I left it a bit longer, but left them a week or 2 too long. Put Harly in the hutch 1 night (it sits on top off run), left hutch door open & went in2 run 2 pick up Honey, & when I let the lid of the run drop 1 of Harly's claws was in the hinge bit :oops: :cry: , and it broke off in2 the quick. Took him to the vets next day to get it checked over & the rest clipped, & she said it wud go black at the edge where it had been broke. Then when she clipped Honey's he had 1 which he had broke himself a little while before and it was already black at the edge.

Still need to get them checked out anyway jst incase, jst to make sure they haven't damaged the claw bed or broke anything, which could then lead to infection .
 
human also has black nail when the nail/finger hit something. In short, the nail darken part is cause by blood blocking at that region. But when that happens to a human, within weeks, it should disappear.
 
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