Tuesday, August 24, 2010

What causes the white spots on my puppies nails? (Similar to white spots on human fingernails after injury)?

The pups are 11 weeks old and all of them have this.What causes the white spots on my puppies nails? (Similar to white spots on human fingernails after injury)?
I can,t be 100% on this but i have had 2 rotweiler pups and 1 german shepard and both breeds had white spots on thier nails as pups Try a little calcium powder (Available at good pet Stores) around a teaspoon in food or 1/2 teaspoon in warm milk this worked for me with both breeds . So i guess im 99% sure on this! Hope this helps !!What causes the white spots on my puppies nails? (Similar to white spots on human fingernails after injury)?
calcium build up
They are just calcium deposits, it wont hurt them but i think it means they are low in calcium, you could try giving them bones to chew or raw chicken wings to build up their calcium.
its a calcium dificency i bought some calcium tablets from my pet store or get them from the vet
I'd say your puppy is low on zinc. My dog had those white spots a few months back and we asked our friend who is a vet and she said that it is because he was lacking zinc.





Since you dog is only a puppy i'd say he needs to be given more calcium and zinc because he is growing.
Lack of Calcium
Calcium build up or lack of white blood cells?

2 comments:

Unknown said...

OMG first off you do not feed raw meat to your dogs especially chicken and pork and for mostly you never give a dog chicken bones as a splinter in their throat to their stomach and cause major problems

Chris A said...

Please do not comment if you are not knowlageable aboutbthe subject...Raw meat is fine for dogs ever hear of a raw doet its actually one of the healthiest...Also raw chicken bones no not splinter ots the cooked chicken bones which do...Raw bones arebthe best bones to give pets...As a certified Vet tech whos went to school Im letting younknow so you are more knowlageable

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