Ingrown Or Deformed Toenail?

[mw98]

Hi all,

My lil piggy Percy has a little toe with a strange nail, we arn't sure whether this will be a big issue, his toe is more stubby than the others and the nail is very small. Should we get thid checked out? Anyone else have experience with this?

 

[Wiebke]

Hi all,

My lil piggy Percy has a little toe with a strange nail, we arn't sure whether this will be a big issue, his toe is more stubby than the others and the nail is very small. Should we get thid checked out? Anyone else have experience with this?

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I would not worry; he may have damaged it at some point, but it looks like it is healed up and inflamed or infected.

 

[Wheekallweek]

Aw bless him, it doesn't look sore or inflamed so I wouldn't worry too much; he's just special!

 

[Freela]

They can end up with some odd-looking nails if there is a previous injury or just with age. Linney once ripped a nail off at the base and ended up with something resembling this when it grew back. I wonder if he had a small nail-bed injury at some point. At any rate, it looks okay and doesn't hurt them... it may make it harder to cut for you though!