[nagdu] Monty at the vet

[marilyn]

Hi Julie,
You are not over reacting to a broken nail. Its very painful for the dogs.
It happened to my last dog Parker when we were on the bus. the bus stopped 
short and my dog put her paws out to stop from sliding and split her nail to 
the quick. It cost me 300 dollars and everyone said I should have had the 
bus company pay the bill. It was the driver who noticed when he dropped me 
off at GDF that she was limping and when we got on she was fine the driver 
said. Glad your husband is able to stay home with Monty
Marilyn and Anna
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 10:47 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Monty at the vet


> Monty and Belle were in the backyard with my husband this morning.  they 
> were running laps in the new snow, having a good time.  then my husband 
> noticed that Monty was leaving bloody footprints.
>
> I checked his feet and found that he has ripped a nail.  I mean that he 
> completely ripped it like from where it grows out of the toe.  It was 
> sticking up at a 90 degree angle from where it should have been and 
> bleeding quite a bit.
>
> We called the vet to let them know we were coming.  It wasn't busy this 
> morning so we got right in.  The tech took one look at his foot and said 
> that he'd have to be sedated so they could fix it.
>
> I immediately had the urge to refuse.  Monty is extremely good about being 
> handled and not fussing about being treated.  But then I stopped myself. 
> this must hurt him a lot and it's going to hurt more when they clean it 
> up.  Surely Monty will be more comfortable with some medication.
>
> It's just a ripped nail.  i know that's no big deal, but I am really 
> worried about him.  We go back in a bit to pick him up.  I'm sure he will 
> be fine.  My husband is staying home with him today so I can go into work. 
> He is self employed and has a much more flexible work schedule than I do. 
> I didn't ask him to do this, he insisted.
>
> Am I crazy for stressing so much about a broken nail?  I feel like I'm 
> over reacting to a small event, but...well it's Monty.
>
> Julie
>
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