another question I always wondered. If you rescued a dog with bad nails....what do you do if the nail is super bad and needs to be cut back?
2006-09-06 16:04:52 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
oh no I would never cut too much. I only clip the ends. I just wondered cause like lots of people...I watch shows like animal cops and yeah just wondered
2006-09-06 16:55:41 · update #1
you never cut the quick. you have to cut it as far back as you can in the right shape so that it will grow properly. keep trimming and it will get back to normal.
2006-09-06 16:07:35 · answer #1 · answered by scruffy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have 3 rescued racing greyhounds (and have fostered others). These dogs come off the track with really long nails - they're not cut because the dogs have better traction with long nails.
We've always just cut them back a little bit at a time and let the quick recede. Unless the nails are so long that they're curling and the dog can't really walk, I wouldn't put them through the trauma of taking them to a vet and letting them cut the quick. You'll have a devil of a time the next time the nails need trimming if you do.
2006-09-06 16:09:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You cut to right before the quick, and each week continue to do so. the quick will eventually recede and over time the nails will be a more managable length. Vets do not like to cut the quick because it hurts the dog and the nails will bleed, not a very nice thing to do.
2006-09-06 16:12:45 · answer #3 · answered by Iamstitch2U 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
never cut beyond the blood line cuz it will start to bleed and it is very hard to stop it and no the vet will not cut the nail unless you reqwuest it and having a vet do this will cost alot more than a groomerit is better to just cut a small amount off every week til it is the right length
2006-09-06 16:12:09 · answer #4 · answered by Elaine F 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Clipping a canines nails may well be stressful and it could additionally be variety of stressful in case you don't be attentive to what you're doing. extraordinarily in case your canines has black nails. this is stressful to describe over the internet. i might pass to the library and p.c.. up a e book - i'm specific there may well be pictures showing you the place to decrease. Or, you could take the canines to the vet to get them decrease and the vet will coach you elementary elementary procedures to do it.
2016-10-14 09:58:01 · answer #5 · answered by durrett 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you cut the nails up to the quick and wait about a week the quick will recede back. Then the next week you can cut them a little shorter... and so on until the quick is where it is supposed to be.
2006-09-06 16:12:30 · answer #6 · answered by Country Girl for Life 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i do know that the nails can be short, but when cutting them be very careful not top clip the vein can cause serious problems, if the nails are really bad take it to the vet, and have it done
2006-09-06 16:17:40 · answer #7 · answered by Quasar1 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The vet techs know how to do this very well. They rarely cut to far back and if they do the dog will not bleed to death;-)
We take our border/lab Pepper in to have the vet do them. She is 12 and they are brittle and she prefers to have them techs do it.. no kidding!! She LOVES going to the vet!
2006-09-06 16:08:17 · answer #8 · answered by Mommadog 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Start trimming very small pieces off the tips every few days. The quik will start retracting as you do this until it's at a reasonable length.
2006-09-06 16:07:51 · answer #9 · answered by imrielle 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Please call you nearest vet. Sounds like the dog needs profession help.
Take care & good luck.
2006-09-06 16:09:12 · answer #10 · answered by X-Woman 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋