are dogs nails supposed to bleed when you clip them?

Question

we have a dog lady that comes once in a while to get simba and ace. now we have a third, gizmo. well we happended to get on that subject and she said " oh he will be fine, when i clip their nails they bleed all the time" now i was once told that if they bleed that ment u cut them down too far. please help, and tell me if i need to find a new "dog lady"

ok just so everyone knows I didnt cut their nails, the woman did. and i have never heard of anyone burning their dogs nails to stop the bleeding.

i didnt kno she was doing them like that until today when she took gizmo.

i would tell her i dont want her anymore, but the only problem is my dogs absolutely LOVE her. its just that shes not clipping their nails the right way. i mean, when she gets here, they get so excited, they jump up and down, and give her kisses, and when its time for her to leave when their done, ace wont stop jumping up on her. shes really nice, i just dont want her to hurt them.

Answer 1

That is cut beyond the quick, which is way too short. If she's telling you this is a normal way of doing it and she does it like this every time, find a new place to clip the nails, cuz this lady is hurting your babies when she does this. There is no need to clip to the point of bleeding like that. If the nails are cut regularly, even if they get too long, the quick will eventually receed to a normal length after some time.

Now don't get me wrong, when working with white toe nails, it's easy to see the quick and not nip it, but sometimes with black nails, it can be hard. I will not cut my dog with black nails because I'm to afraid I might accidentally go too short. A good groomer knows how to do even black ones properly, tho occasionally it does happen that it's cut too short. If you happen to do it at home, keep a little dish of corn starch near by and put a bleeding nail in it immediately. This will stop the bleeding and cause the blood to clot properly. Most groomers have a professional powder they use for this as well, cuz accidents can happen.

Definitely find a new person to do this, cuz it sure shouldn't be happening each and every time and nail. No way. She does not know what she's doing.

I know you say the lady is nice and your pups love her, but she is seriously hurting your dogs and obviously has not been professionally trained to do this. There are plenty of other groomers who will befriend your pups just the same. Do you really want them sore and suffering?

Answer 2

Find a new dog lady!

They do not bleed all the time unless one clips them to short. How do your dogs react when she shows up? Do they run and hide? Do they get angry when it is time for there nails? If not don't worry about it. If yes find someone else!

Your dogs will tell you if she is a keeper or not.....

BTW your dogs are not going to die from this, highly unlikely!

Find a nail that is white on one of your dogs. See the line there? It is very prominent, cut below this line and it will bleed. Black nails are harder to see this line. A little trick with black nails is look under the nail after cleaning it out. See the extra space in there where dirt collects? You can cut this back, go a 1/4" if not a little less. Some dogs do not like this by the way lol! Anyhoo this will give you a idea of what needs to be done. Sometimes all that needs to be done is file your dogs nails, yes just file them down. If a dog is kept in a rocky yard, or walked on concrete or rocks clipping doesn't need to be done as often, same with horses....

Answer 3

I'm going to dog grooming school and when a dogs nail bleeds after being cut it means that the 'quick' was cut, which is the nerve of the nail, it is painful and it shouldn't happen all the time. When it does happen there is this powder or gel that a proper groomer puts onto the bleeding nail which stops the blood immediately. Get a new groomer, that lady has no idea what she is doing....and burning the nail to make it stop bleeding is CRAZY! I have never heard of that, all I do know is that your dog Gizmo has got to be in so much pain when that lady does that. And just to think that it happens every time she grooms your dogs......Don't let her come near you or your dogs ever again....That's cruel!

Answer 4

The dogs nails will only bleed if they are trimmed to the "quick", (the "meat" and vein area of the nail). Nails should NEVER be trimmed to the quick. If the dog has a blood disorder -- like hemophelia -- the dog can bleed out severely.

If the nail is accidently cut too short, the bleeding can be stopped with direct pressure on the cut and/or stiptic powder. But if the bleeding doesn't stop within 30 seconds, you have a problem.

If your "dog lady" regularly clips the nails until they bleed, she's an incompetent idiot, and should not be allowed anywhere near your dogs again.

Answer 5

NO! they are not supposed to bleed. I have two show dogs and one time i clipped a nail too short and it bleed for a loooong time. I even called the vet to ask if there i was anything i could do to stop the bleeding. If the nails are bleeding and then don't seem to be stopping we put the dogs paw in baking soda (it does not hurt the dog) and let it soak up the blood and dry the blood. but you need a new nail clipper. its actually very easy and i suggest just doing it yourself. If you need help i know several ways to make clipping the nails easier.

Answer 6

Blood isn't really a normal sign ever. Unless it's that time of the month. I mean come on, our any nails suppose to produce blood after cutting them? Uh, no. There is something you need to buy from the vet for that exact reason. You should always have it in your house when you have pets. I've never bought any so I don't know the name. It's like a paste or something to stop the bleeding. Oh, and do NOT burn the dogs nails. That's the dumbest thing I've heard. Could you imagine accidentally lighting your dog on fire? Oops.

Answer 7

Yes, you absolutely need to find a new dog lady. If she knew what she was doing, an accident might occasionally occur because the dog moved or something, but if you look at their nails closely you can see where you need to clip them on most dogs. If not, you can just take the tips off. And yes, this is because she cut too far into the quick. Just like if you cut your nails til they bled. Also, the longer between clippings, the longer the quick will become, and you really can't make them short unless you become really diligent about the clipping. I'd ask for my money back, because you aren't paying someone who doen't know what they are doing and is pretending they are to come and inflict pain on your dog. This also could make your dog fight someone when they are trying clip their nails making for a really difficult situation.

Answer 8

You need a new dog lady! The nails only bleed if they are cut too far back. Sometimes one will cut them overly far if they are trying to get the quick to receded but it is very painful for the dog. The proper way to do this is to trim VERY close to the quick without actually cutting it.
I should ask though, was every nail bleeding or simply one or two? Because it's not unusual to make a mistake and have one or two bleed. Especially the black ones where you can't see the line.

Answer 9

what happens when the nail bleeds is that the nail was cut to short and the "quick" the part behind the nail was nicked. It's painful and tends to bleed. there is a powder to help stop the bleeding.I find cornstarch works as well. some times the dog jumps etc. creating the nick. I personally would find someone else if this was a professional. Try to play with hers nails on in a playful calming way. after the nail gets nicked the dog tends to be shy of getting her nails done. ps one way of learning is to ask questions-good-luck

Answer 10

We've established that the problem is cutting their nails down too much but you don't want to go anywhere else because the dogs love this lady. If you try talking with her & she ignores you forget her. What if they were your kids & the babysitter cut their fingernails down so low that their hands bled? Then the sitter gagve them all ice cream & soda to "make them feel better". There's a chance that your kids would thing the bleeding is OK & worth the price since they get spoiled. Doesn't mean it's not abuse.