2007-02-09 15:57:06 · 13 answers · asked by Mooney Girl 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
If you happen to trim your dog's nails too short and they begin to bleed, you have cut the quick. Don’t feel too bad though; even veterinarians and experienced groomers accidentally cut the quick on a dog's nails from time to time. If this happens, the nail will bleed a lot but it is not a serious injury. Use cotton swabs or balls to apply pressure to the nail to help stop the bleeding if your dog will allow it. Cutting your dog's nails too short will be painful for him and may cause him to distrust you in future nail trimming sessions. If you cut the quick, it’s a good idea to stop trimming the rest of the nails and give your dog some time to recover.
2007-02-09 16:01:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should learn how to cut his nails properly. Here's a few tips:
1. Make sure you know were the quick is. The quick is the skin underneath a dog's nail. If you cut through that, that's what makes the nails bleed.
2. If you dog likes to wiggle, have someone hold him/her for you when you cut.
If none of these work try taking him/her to the groomers or your local vet. Hope you have more success!
2007-02-09 16:16:49 · answer #2 · answered by Erica O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
often it resolves itself. try cornstarch, flour...it is always best to have some styptic powder from the pet store on hand for these things. if really bad, you might have to plunge into ice water to get the quick to shrink back and then apply pressure.
You want to handle your dogs paws a lot besides just nail cutting so they don't always associate that with pain. Take off just the very tips for awhile. If the nail is transparent, you can see the pink quick and know not to go that far.
If worse comes to worse and they get too long, bring them to the vet for a deeper trim - don't create that trauma at home.
2007-02-09 16:11:42 · answer #3 · answered by fanci 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always had good luck with flour .I would just keep dipping his foot into flour untill it stops the bleeding and dont wash it off or the bleeding will start up again I always would do that and sometimes I would put a baby sock on my dogs foot but there is no need to go that far
2007-02-09 17:35:22 · answer #4 · answered by deedee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get some flour and put it on the tips of your dogs nails to help clot the blood and stop the bleeding.
2007-02-09 16:13:15 · answer #5 · answered by Kelly + Eternal Universal Energy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a bar of soap, scrape the dog's nail over the soap which will "plug" it up. Try not to let the dog get too excited as this will increase it's heart rate causing the nail to bleed even more.
2007-02-09 16:08:54 · answer #6 · answered by OLAC 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dip the tip of the nail in some flour or cornstarch, this will help stop the bleeding.
2007-02-09 15:59:53 · answer #7 · answered by Bindi *dogtrainingbyjess.com* 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Got any styptic powder? This is what we groomers & most Vets use when this happens. Apply it to the tip of the nail. The bleeding will stop immediately.You bf 9r hubby may have this if he shaves.
2007-02-09 16:10:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
put some flour on it. It should stop the bleeding
2007-02-09 15:59:57 · answer #9 · answered by LITTLE 1 :o) 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
this happened to me. we didn't watsh the blood out of the nail and her toenail was a red blackish color. so make sure you wash it out.
2007-02-10 08:20:02 · answer #10 · answered by THE ALMOST 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋