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Nippy
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09-06-2015, 04:33 PM

Nail Biting

A friends Springer/Collie bites his nails to the point where they bleed.
The vet said give him chews instead but all he does is bury them and Lianne is spending a fortune just for her dog to bury it
Any help or suggestions?
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09-06-2015, 04:37 PM
Never heard that before with a dog. Wonder if something like bitter apple or vicks would stop it you would have to make sure the dog didn't lick it off though.
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09-06-2015, 04:59 PM
ewwww...makes me cringe
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09-06-2015, 05:21 PM
Not sure how she would stop him licking it off Lynn
TW Pepsi goes through stages of biting her nails but not to such an extreme. I hear her crunching them
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09-06-2015, 05:58 PM
Hi Nippy I am guessing if the vet has been consulted there is no sign of a bacterial infection of the nail bed which can be one cause of nibbling.

Nail biting can be due to a food allergy so I would look at what the dog is being fed on and I would suggest trying one of the fish based diets if it eats a compete food.
Advise her to Google Dog food/fish .
Arden Grange Sensitive Ocean White Fish & Potato or Wafcol are a couple of reasonable foods .

If it is somthing which has begun fairly recently it could be a reaction to some form of pollen so rinsing the paws with clean water after a walk can help.

Once the nibbling has begun it can quickly become a habit so best to distract the dog when it is nibbling.
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09-06-2015, 06:03 PM
Thanks Meg.
I think the idea of chews was to distract him but it didn't work haha.
I will certainly suggest the food. Good idea, thanks.
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09-06-2015, 07:48 PM
Geez,you'd imagine if he's biting them to that extreme,surely there must be something going on Ouch...that must hurt
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