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My cat's nail split and the quick is exposed. What should I do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Savannah Cat | Male | neutered | 4 years and 1 month old | 14 lbs

Cats nail is split in half leaving the quick completely exposed

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Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on August 16th, 2019

The nail will eventually regrow with time. At this stage it is essential to remove/cut the nail (a picture of it would be essential to give you more specific advices about how to to do it) and keep the area underneath (nail bed) disinfected (you can use an hibiscrub solution).

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