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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2011 19:09:19 GMT -5
Hey, so I was trimming Sian's nails tonight, and I noticed she has really dry nails. Pads are fine, coat is fine, nothing wrong - but her nails seem to splinter if you even look at them too long. So, I'm thinking upping EVOO to every day (1/2 tsp?), and would rubbing vit. E oil on/around them help at all? It's pretty bad, and any tips to help soften/moisturize them would be wonderful. Thanks, guys! And here, have a pic of my spoiled baby:  |
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Post by Sherry on Dec 19, 2011 19:55:50 GMT -5
Lucrezia started getting that when she was eating all around the bone instead of actually consuming it  When I started her on commercial raw where she couldn't do that, they went back to normal. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2011 15:46:25 GMT -5
Is this the time for stuff like shrimp shells, young deer antler and more cartilage? Or am I thinking of soft stool?
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Post by crazylady on Dec 20, 2011 15:50:09 GMT -5
Hi add in some calcium ( ground egg shell , bone meal , ground up cuttle fish or even egg shells ) and you can even rub the nail with a little olive oil hope this helps take care bye for now
Bev
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Post by katt on Jan 7, 2012 2:37:27 GMT -5
Velvet antler is supposed to help with dry/brittle nails. You can find it in chews or powdered supplement. I haven't had much luck getting my boys to eat them regularly (occasionally they will nibble one) but Mustelidmusk says it has worked very well with her furbrats.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2012 12:10:55 GMT -5
Oh, wow. Thanks for all the tips! I will definitely get some of this (she's gotten better, because I've increased the amount of cgh - the kind of bone she absolutely adores.) Apparently she was fooling me. I could stay in the room for 15 minutes and she'd crunch and eat, but as soon as I "left" (I was hiding behind the pony wall that sections off their area), she'd leave off and just eat meat until she could stash the left over bones. She was checked out by the vet, so there's no apparent medical reason for her sudden switch to not eating bone (she's usually a beast with bone), just spoiled fert-yness  |
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Post by Sherry on Jan 7, 2012 12:45:06 GMT -5
That's about it That's why I'd originally started feeding commercial raw every morning til they decided they were no longer eating it, unless it was the most expensive one in the store  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2012 12:46:09 GMT -5
;D What a sneaky little monster! They sure do get spoiled easily |
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When I started her on commercial raw where she couldn't do that, they went back to normal.
