Why are my dog's nail pulling away from the nail bed?

I have a female white german shepard, 7 years old, inside dog, clean house, good overall health.The problem is her nails are drying out and raising from the nail beds, aggrevating her and leaving red and bloody nail beds.The pads under her paws also swell up forcing her to walk unnaturally.This is happening on all 4 paws.I have taken my dog to the vet, they have a ran blood test and tell me the problem is some kind of fungal infection.They have given me a bunch of antibiotics and medicated shampoos to wash the paws in for about 10-15 minutes every day or 2.This treatment works while the dog is on the antibiotics and for about 2 weeks after, but then goes back to the same problem.Then we have to go back to the vet and do it again.I have been to the vet over and over and have spent hundreds of dollars for this situation and had to feed my dog upto 7 pills a day and cant figure out why there isn't a more permanent fix for this.I really hate and can't really afford to switch to a new vet and start all over again but need a real fix and don't want any infection going deeper into the dog's paw or leg. Have any ideas???Why are my dog's nail pulling away from the nail bed?
Get her to a veterinary dermatologist ASAP! This is called lupoid onychodystrophy - it is an auto-immune disease whereby the dog's immune system is attaking the tissue. The vet will recommend biopsy by removing a nail to rule out fungal disease and confirm a diagnosis of an auto-immune disease, but this sounds very classical of lupoid onychodystrophy. She will need medications to supress her immune system, and medications to treat inflammation. Usually they are started on Prednisone, Tetracycline (an antibiotic, but also an immune modulator), and niacinamide (similar to nacin, but NOT the same as niacin will cause liver failure) for inflammation. She will need medications for the rest of her life, but usually they can be tapered down to the least effective dose.





I know your frustrated and a vet dermatologist can be expensive, but they can truly correctly diagnose your dog and get her feeling better!Why are my dog's nail pulling away from the nail bed?
try another vet. you should get second opinions. and so that they don't do the same tests, you could have all the paper work faxed. and maybe the new doctor will see something on there that the old doctor didn't. it happens a lot more than you'd think.