Dog toenail injury, no bleeding, on meds. Should I take him to vet?

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Is this something I need to bring my dog into the vet for? I just noticed it this morning. There was no bleeding at all and he is currently on enrofloxacin for a UTI. He also recently had a hemilaminectomy and is also taking gabipentin, trazodone, and finishing his taper of steroids. Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Male | neutered | 6 years and 8 months old | 55 lbs

Destini R. Holloway, DVM · Accepted Answer

Poor guy. It looks like he has a toenail injury there. If there is no active bleeding, no signs of infection and doesn't seem to bother Newt, then you can keep an eye on this for now. There is a mild area of irritation on the pawpad, but you can just monitor it for now to see if this gradually improves with the steroid he is on. Steroids do have good anti-inflammatory effects and the enrofloxacin is a good antibiotic that should keep this from getting infected. I hope that things continue to improve with Newt's paw and toenail. I am not sure when that bandage was placed, but make sure to have it either removed completely or changed out after its been there for 24 hrs, especially if it was used to wrap the toe. Best of luck moving forward with Newt and his paw. Take care! : )

Dog toenail injury, no bleeding, on meds. Should I take him to vet?

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