SHAMEFUL PET PARENTING
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Warning: This little chunk of writing before the next photo is going to be boring as fuck.
My dog, Sammy has rear dewclaws which can be described as an extra toe. He has them on both hind legs, slightly north of his paws. The nails on these extra toes grow slowly and usually need trimming every six to eight months.
They can be admired in this photo. He looks unhappy but it’s not because of the extra toes, it’s because we were in Florida.
One day last week, while working, mommying, leaving fire emojis on influencer’s Insta photos, and living that pimp life, I noticed that Sammy had a sore on the top of his foot. I cleaned it with some salt water.
It seemed like a momish thing to do.
The next morning, I noticed that Sammy’s upper foot area seemed swollen. After a minute of feeling and looking over his foot, pads, and toes, I saw that one of his extra nails was long — much longer than the others. They had been trimmed only five months ago but the nail had curved and was pressed against…
