Missing nails

[Maisiepaisie]

Just before Christmas I adopted two more guinea pigs called Scruffy and Dave. Dave is missing 3 nails off his back feet. I can't stop thinking about what awful things may have happened to him as he came from a school. My son tells me to stop worrying as whatever it was, its over now, but I can't help thinking about it. Does anyone know what might cause a pig to lose nails? I've had Dave about 7 weeks now and his nails haven't grown back.

[pignewton]

Maybe they got caught in wire or something and were pulled off. Stop torturing yourself over this. He is in a good home now and nothing like this will ever happen to him again!

[mochaviolino]

No idea how that could have happened. However, one of my girls came to me missing a couple of her back nails. It took awhile, but they eventually started growing back a couple months later. The lack of nails and the growing out process didn't hinder her walking/running, nor did it seem to cause her any pain. I wouldn't worry too much about it, just be glad she's in a loving home now