Cat's nails bleeding, crooked from balm-trapped dirt. How to help?

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We put bag balm on our cat's chapped paws then it trapped a bunch of dirt around is nails. WE just noticed yesterday and started to clean his nails. Some debris as stuck to him and had started to grown in. When we pulled some of this out his nail bleed and now two of his claws are stuck out and are crooked. How can we help? Should we soak his paws in warm water and try to remove the scabs? Should we try to clean the rest of the debris this is working it's way out of his nails? Pet's info: Cat | Ragdoll | Female | spayed

Daniel Fonza, DVM · Accepted Answer

You can use epsom salt and soak the paws in a solution of water and epsom salt (2 tbsp to 1 gallon roughly) and soak for 15 minutes twice daily. A better balm to use on cracked pads and skin is a product called Bio Balm by Dermoscent. You can get this online easily and it works quite effectively. If the skin around his nails becomes swollen or begins to discharge pus, I would recommend having a veterinarian examine the area for further treatment.

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