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My senior diabetic dog has a black, swollen nail. Is it infected?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Beagle | Male | 50 lbs

What can I do about a nail infection? My dogs nailbed is swollen and open and the nail is black normally white. Doesn’t seem to be bothering him. He is also diabetic and 11 years old

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on May 6th, 2018

The nail needs to be checked, it could be a bacterial infection or a fungal infection, these are treated differently (antibiotics or antifungal), i would recommend taking Jester to the vet in order to get it checked and treated.

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