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Curly toenails, oh my!

brina — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:25:21 -0800

HomeRemedyFilter: Please help me with my incurvated toenails! While the nails are not ingrown, one is growing downward enough to bother me. (Incurvated toenails, for the un-initiated, are nails that naturally curl under at the sides instead of growing flat across.)

I'm looking for simple home remedies that may help me to train my nails to grow properly or that will at least help make my feet more comfortable.

(Note: A trip to the podiatrist is not an option at this point.)

How to prevent a dog's toenails from scratching a wood floor?

chippie — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 20:24:21 -0800

How can I prevent my 75-pound dog from scratching my wood floors? I keep his nails trimmed and discourage lots of running in the house, but the floors are getting scratched. Short of putting rugs anywhere, or making the dog wear booties, is there any way to minimize the scratching? Or is there an easy way to remove scratches that doesn't involve refinishing the whole floor?

Nail Fungus, what to do?

spinifex23 — Mon, 13 Dec 2004 23:58:36 -0800

FungusFilter:

I have nail fungus on one foot. It hasn't been a problem until now. However, I've started taking ballet classes, and after class, the big toe (with the fungus) hurts like a mofo under the nail. (It's not due to ill-fitting ballet slippers, I checked that with the teacher, and we're not doing pointework, so it's not that either.) This is annoying, and I'd like to get rid of it. (I also don't want to drop the ballet classes.)

Is there any homeopathic/OTC stuff that'll work on nail fungus, or is this a situation that's best handled by a doctor? Anyone have experience with this? I occasionally get Athlete's foot on that same foot, but I've been diligent about making sure it's kept at bay with foot cream. Many thanks!