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I held pressure on it a short time, and it stopped. Is there anything else I should do? Like, should I put antibacterial ointment on his toenail?

2007-01-26 15:20:20 · 13 answers · asked by Penny P 5 in Pets Other - Pets

he needs them trimmed every so often as he is a dwarf rabbit, (not an outside bunny) His nails are black, so is difficult to see the quick.

2007-01-26 22:15:07 · update #1

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Woops! You hit what is called the quick. It will bleed and will be painful when you nik it. Try keeping some styptic powder (a blood clotting powder) on hand. You can get it at any pet store. Works wonders. Just put some on your finger and apply LIGHT pressure to the nail for a few seconds. If you don't have this on hand flour or corn-starch works too. I've also heard about using tea leaves but haven't tried it myself.
Antibcterial ointment shouldn't hurt anything as long as your bunny doesn't take a liking to the taste....which I doubt. But it's usually not needed. Make sure you keep the nail clean though with soap and water
In the future when cutting your little bunny's nails use a dremmel or guillotine style nail cutter. Other trimmers squeeze the nails before cutting and cause pain as the nerve gets restricted whether you end up cutting the quick or not.
When you see the dark colored "dot" you know you're about to hit the quick and it is time to stop trimming that nail. Try taking off little bits at a time and eventually you'll see the "dot" and know what I am trying to say. It's bigger than a dot but I don't know how else to describe it. It's just a circle that is a different color than the surrounding area of the inside of the nail.
I would recommend a dremmel before anything else though. It smooths rough corners and actually causes the nerve to recede while trimming. Hope this helps!

2007-01-26 16:09:27 · answer #1 · answered by ~Squoosh~ 3 · 0 0

Rabbit toenails will break off if they are too long and get caught in the bottom of a cage. The nail will bleed and it will eventually stop. If you happen to be there when the nail is bleeding, you can put some ground black pepper in the palm of your hand, and then take the rabbit's foot, and mash the bleeding toe into the pepper. This will help to cauterize the bleeding nail.

2007-01-26 16:06:29 · answer #2 · answered by hrcarr 4 · 0 0

plesterrd the wounded area, yes and put the anti bacteria on the plester before...but i've heard there are better ways to cut your pet's nail, it's like these,

first give the alcohol or the anti bacteria before you do any of the cutting..

I've heard that the better way to cut or un-sharpened animals toenail without hurting them is, using a cigarette you light it up, and blow a little so that the fire aren't getting so big, and put it Very Carefully in the tip of the toenail, make sure that it didn't hurt the animal (Hold the animal still when you do this)...the nails eventhough it's still a little bit long but not sharp anymore.

After that give alcohol again to your pet's toenail area.

2007-01-26 15:36:18 · answer #3 · answered by Luna-me 2 · 0 0

ouch! Your rabbit should be fine, but next time look closely at the nail. a small blood vessel runs through it and is called "the quick" If this is cut your rabbit will bleed and be in pain. When you clip his nails be careful to only cut the tips of the nails which your rabbit will not feel. This is so for pretty much any animal. with cats and dogs it is much easier to see the quick, so be sure to look carefully on your rabbit. You may want to buy a nail clipper made specially for rabbits and guinea pigs. they will be smaller and easy to use on their tiny claws.

2007-01-26 15:42:29 · answer #4 · answered by __vapor__ 1 · 0 0

I don't know about bunnies, but I have a bird and I clip his nails. If I accidentally clip a claw too short and it bleeds, I stick his feet in powder and cuddle him for a few minutes (in essence holding him to me and putting pressure on his feet that way). The vet told us to put a little orange juice into his water for vitamin C when ever this happens.

Perhaps it's the same for Bunnies.

2007-01-26 15:27:43 · answer #5 · answered by Samantha 3 · 0 0

why are you cutting the bunnies nails in the first place it is his digging tool .you should have bunnies in a corral with a partly burried fence ,so that they can burrow and be a bunnnie .to have them in cadges .to my way of thinking is an egoistic attidude,although everybody does
I make micro enviroments to suit animals charactor ,hence my opinion
my baby crocodiles have a pond with a cave that is full of fish and has an edge full of plants
it is closed off with chick wire and the bunnies hopping around the enclosed pond,may end up making the crocodiles happy,

put some antiseptic ointment on the nail or give it to my crocodiles

2007-01-26 15:57:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I've done this with my dog's toenail before :( You should be able to get styptic powder from any pet store; just dip the nail in it to stop bleeding. That was all I did, but just check to make sure it's staying clean.

2007-01-26 15:29:52 · answer #7 · answered by °ĠיִяĿỵ° 4 · 0 0

Flour can help stop the bleeding. Also, you could use a regular styptic pencil (like your husband uses). It has happened to me trimming my dogs toes, and that is what the vet advised me. The flour can rub off though, so if it starts to bleed again you may need to reapply it.

2007-01-26 15:29:03 · answer #8 · answered by victronia 3 · 0 0

Put it a good anti-infection, first clean the toenail, and keep it clean, with a bandage, for avoid infection. It´s not nessesary run like a crazy to the urgency vet as I do my first time!

2007-01-26 15:30:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

That should be fine. Also if it happens again and you are having problems stopping the bleeding you can use regular white flour as a styptic powder

2007-01-26 15:24:57 · answer #10 · answered by ALM 6 · 0 0

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