we used to live where my little yorkie would run on mostly cement and I've never had to clip his nails, they always stayed very short. Now that we've moved I didn't keep up on the trimming and his front paws have pretty long nails and i can't trim them short because the quick has grown to long. He still keeps his back nails short for some reason. Does anybody have any tips on how to get the nails to be able to cut shorter? Hope this makes sense,
2006-09-07 02:06:21 · 11 answers · asked by coconut 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I've taken him to the vet, but when you don't cut there nails often, the "quick" begins to grow and you can't trim them down short anymore. I was hoping somebody had some tricks, etc. to getting the quick to grow back down.
2006-09-07 02:13:40 · update #1
Gradually cutting them back will work. Clip just a nip off today. Next week do the same thing. Keep clipping, a nip at a time, until they are the length they should be.
You can test the sensitivity of his nails by touching the flat metal part of the trimmers to the freshly trimmed nail. Use that as a guide if you want to clip shorter than just a nip at any given time. Your dog will show signs of sensitivity before you hit the quick, and then it's time to stop.
2006-09-07 02:16:01 · answer #1 · answered by Doe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can just keep trimming them right down to the quick, but not into it, and it will slowly work its way back, but the quickest and least stressful way is to have the dog sedated (usually if he already has to be sedated for a dental cleaning or other procedure) and they can clip the nails back really short into the quick while he is asleep and can't feel it. We do this all the time. There are some dogs that we just cannot trim their nails unless they are asleep so we just do this once or twice a year. Talk to your vet about this.
2006-09-07 06:08:35 · answer #2 · answered by Lauren M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trim the nails as far back as you can. Also start walking the dog regularly on some cement (sidewalk). This will wear them down even more, and the quick will start to recede since this is a slower process than simply cutting through the quick. As the nails wear closer and closer to the quick, it'll creap back up. Like other posters said, a Dremmel nail grinder will allow you to cut as close to the quick as you can without cutting through it.
2006-09-07 03:31:38 · answer #3 · answered by Meggz21 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no quick fix for this. All you can do is trim his nails a wee bit at a time, but do it regularly, every week without fail, and the quick will slowly start to recede. It'll take you a while, but they will get back to a shorter length.
2006-09-07 03:30:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try a dremmel (rotary sander) or a similar nail care product for humans. You can pick one up at Wal-Mart, or other similar stores. Here is a link for an example of what I am talking about.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000C6DZ2?v=glance
I had to use one on a lab mix that had a similar problem, the high speed should culterize the quick if you knick it. But just incase pick up some Stop-quick. I recommend getting them as short as you can, and keping up on them. The Quick will shorten over time as the nails become shoter. Good Luck.
2006-09-07 02:16:00 · answer #5 · answered by jennylove21326 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weekly or twice-weekly trimming will help to get the nails back. Just take of a smaller amount than you would if you were only doing it occasionally. With practice you'll be able to tell how much you can take off.
Or if your dog needs to go under anesthetic for any reason, ask the vet to whack them back while the dog is under.
2006-09-07 03:04:44 · answer #6 · answered by DaBasset - BYBs kill dogs 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take him to a groomer who uses a dremmel. It grinds them down and heats up which helps keep down any bleeding if they do hit the quick. Once it has been trimmed back it will stay short as long as you keep up on it.
2006-09-07 05:48:18 · answer #7 · answered by emily 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I’m no longer fairly positive what you advise by technique of 'unlike a way component,' yet in spite of length, if someone -male or lady- has nails that are grimy and jagged, then sure, that's laziness and undesirable hygiene. yet human beings have lengthy nails for numerous causes to boot in basic terms fashion (guitar and Gu Qin gamers spring to techniques). in spite of why they keep them lengthy, in the adventure that they are sparkling and nicely-maintained, then i do not see what the problem will be. in any case, I accept as true with Lin that you ought to not enable such issues as this complication you. stay and enable stay, as they say.
2016-11-06 19:42:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your best bet is to take the dog in to get groomed. I think most places include a nail clip with a grooming, I know Petco does.
2006-09-07 02:12:18 · answer #9 · answered by lilgiggle33 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry but i can not understand your question
but i would say take him to the vet to get them trimed.
2006-09-07 02:12:15 · answer #10 · answered by Keeping it simple 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋