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My dog's nails have blood inside. Is this normal or an infection?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Male | neutered | 3 years and 3 months old | 50 lbs

My dogs nails look to have some blood on the inside of the nail. Is this normal or is it infected?

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on April 21st, 2020

This is pretty normal. It looks like the one is a bit bruised but it is OK, not infected. We don't notice it much on other dogs that have black nails; it stands out more in dogs with white nails. Nothing to worry about! Good question!

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