i cut my dog's nails to short and its bleeding what should i do?

Question

i cut her nails to short and one of them is bleeding what should i do to stop the nail from bleeding, also she keeps licking it so i don't want to put anything on her nail that will be bad for her if she accidentally swallows it

omg wow its bleeding a lot now

thanks everyone it just stopped bleeding i put some flour on it and it worked!
thanksss

Answer 1

use corn sartch or flour to stop the bleeding. You can buy a substance called quickstop which also does this but if the paw is already bleeding then its too late to go buy some.
Don't feel bad about accidently hitting the quick (the vein in the nail) Even groomer sometimes do. They will even purposfuly do so if they need to shorten the quick. Just have your flour or quick stop ready next time you clip.

Answer 2

Dog Nail Bleeding

Answer 3

In your case, if the bleeding doesn't stop on it's own, or the dog continues to cry and/or limps, I would call your vet. Cutting the nails too short is more common than a pet owner would like. They key is to trim only the tips, but do it often. There is a liquid treatment you can get at the pet store to immediately stop bleeding when it happens. I aways have my dog's nails trimmed at the groomers or the vet's office. It is inexpensive and a lot less stressful for her and me!

Answer 4

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She kept an uncovered candy dish on her coffee table with candy in it. The dog was forbidden to eat the candy. When she was in the room observing the dog he did not even appear to notice the candy. One day while she was in her dinning room she happened to look in a mirror and could see her dog in the living room. He did not know he was being watched. For several minutes he was sitting in front of the candy bowl staring at the candy. Finally he reached in and took one. He placed it on the table and stared at it, he woofed at it. He stared some more, licked his chops and PUT IT BACK in the bowl and walked away. Did he want the candy, oh yeah. Did he eat it? Nope. They can be trained that well but most, I'll admit, are not trained that well. When I was a young boy, maybe 5 years old. We had a german shepherd. He was very well trained also. My mom could leave food unattended on the table, no problem. She would open the oven door and set a pan roast beef or roast chicken on the door to cool. No problem. He would not touch it, watched or not. But butter? Whole other story. You leave a stick of butter anywhere he could reach and it was gone. He was a large shepherd so there were not many places he could not reach. Really, I think the number of dogs trained to the point they will leave food alone when not being supervised is very small indeed.
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Now if we are talking obedience training, not food grubbing, that is a different story. Way back when I was first learning obedience training one of the final exercises was to put our dogs in a down/stay and not only leave the room but leave the building for 15 minutes. The only person that stayed was our trainer, not the owners. Most of the dogs in my class did not break their stay, which would be an automatic fail. I'm happy to report my dog was one of the ones that passed.

Answer 5

Cornstarch, flour, baking soda or vasaline applied to the nail with firm pressure should do the trick. For future nail trims you could buy some sort of styptic powder or sticks at any local pet supply store. Quicking the nail (cutting it too short so that it bleeds) happens from time to time even to the most experienced nail trimmers. For most dogs it's really not a big deal.

Answer 6

It's always good idea to keep a product called kwik stop (or similar product). It works great to stop bleeding when nails are cut too short. But if you don't have it, put cornstarch on the nail and apply pressure. It should work as well.

Answer 7

I Just cut my dogs nails, and cut one too short. I was surprised at how much it was bleeding. I thought if he went in the snow it would help. But it didn't. So I looked up what to do, and saw your comments about the flour. It works. You have to leave it on , that was the hard part, he thought I was giving him something to eat. I am happy to say , he is fine. Thank you for all your help.

Answer 8

use some quick stop you can get it from the pet store. If it can't wan't use some corn starch. Press it into the would. It will soak up the blood and form kind of a plug (if you do it right. The dog may jump because it is still very tender. Kind of like if you trip your nails to short.

Answer 9

Its ok, put a piece of cotton wool on it and apply a little pressure until it stops bleeding, remember next time not to cut past the white of the nail, if they are black nails just take the tip off, get a basin of salted water, luke warm, bathe the paw for a minute or so, do this today and tomorrow, this will keep it from becoming infected, keep her occupied if she goes to lick it.
Vet Nurse.

Answer 10

Put the foot into warm water with a tiny pinch of salt (make sure it's dissolved). That's to help sterilize it. Then hold a cloth on it until the bleeding stops. Don't let your dog walk on things like sand until it heals.