I told her to come in a bit more often for boarding/daycare and I'd just do the nails. We have many types of coagulants handy because mistakes do happenSylvaen wrote:I would NEVER quick an 'awake' dog because it is very painful and will traumatize them so they won't want their nails cutting in the future, which is a vicious cycle as then the nails will grow too long again. The best solution would be to keep nails trimmed regularly, starting during puppyhood, so that they never get to be such a problem in the first place!
but I the quicks were NOT even CLOSE to to long, the nails were but I cut off about 7mm-1cm per nail (yeck). Her dog literally fell asleep whilst I was trimming...I don't think she should have a problem keeping them trimmed after I told her about it haha (she didn't have much confidence)!
The poor dog could hardly walk. I watched the vet squeeze the puss out of the nails. The dog was howling. I could never do that after witnessing what that poor dog went through. 
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just practiceTerriHolt wrote:i have never cut nails for that reason. i got brave one day and bought some clippers but never used them
i been thinking bout those lately... could i file them down??? i have scars on scars... or as i like to call them, doggie tattoosSylvaen wrote:
If you regularly walk / run on concrete, that helps to file the nails down too... then you just need to worry about keeping the front dewclaws trimmed.
I know a couple dogs like that *jealous* Snoopy keeps his nice and long so I have to muzzle and pin him down to get the nails trimmed. He's getting better but it sure would be nice if he kept them a bit shorter.wyatt wrote:We're lucky, I don't have to clip Wyatt's nails...he bites them. In 3 years I've attempted nail trimming 3 times on Wyatt and it's ended in blood every time because most of his nails are already so short.
No what it is is cutting the blood vessel inside of the nail by cutting the nail too short. It hurts really badGaby wrote:
Why would somebody want to 'quick' their dog? If I understand it correctly, it is cutting off the nail bed? That seems horrible to me!
Kyliedelonge wrote:Just a quick tip for cutting dogs nails. Pick up their foot from behind so you can see both their pad and nails. Support the nail without pushing it up too high. Clip the nail to pad length. Unless they have very long quicks you won't make them bleed/ hurt them.
I've cut hundreds of nails and I don't think a single one has ever been "to the pad". I would NEVER use the pad as a reference point. You just have to shave off silvers and keep your eye out for the quick (for black nails) or just look for the quick on the side of the nail (for white/brown nails).Um.... I think *this* might be what was meant by "clip to pad length"Convel wrote:
AngieH wrote:Um.... I think *this* might be what was meant by "clip to pad length"Convel wrote:
http://pugman.com/Pug%20Information/Nail%20Clipping.htm
-Angie
I've never had this work, the black nails are opaque, so this doesn't work.fangjingtuanlucas wrote:black nails require a flash light held from underneath in order to see.
Even this is something I would say is incorrect, this is still much too long, I've put a red line to where I would cut...cutting off the tip and then small slivers until you get to this point. Once you do it enough it's really easy to tell where you are but it takes many many hours of practice.AngieH wrote: Um.... I think *this* might be what was meant by "clip to pad length"
http://pugman.com/Pug%20Information/Nail%20Clipping.htm
-Angie
It worked on Boxer (the pug) when I shined his dark nails long ago with a small yellow flashlight. The yellow lights went right through the black nails revealing the hyponychium so I figured out where it was and avoided it. Might not work on some breeds but it did on the pug. Sometimes what seems opaque isn't 100%, know the old saying, looks can be deceivingConvel wrote:I've never had this work, the black nails are opaque, so this doesn't work.fangjingtuanlucas wrote:black nails require a flash light held from underneath in order to see.
*forgot to reply to this*Katlin wrote:Kyliedelonge wrote:Just a quick tip for cutting dogs nails. Pick up their foot from behind so you can see both their pad and nails. Support the nail without pushing it up too high. Clip the nail to pad length. Unless they have very long quicks you won't make them bleed/ hurt them.
My toes and fingers feel pretty weird just reading thisKatlin wrote:As many know I work at a vet clinic, as part of the boarding package dogs get a free nail trim. I do several a week so I've gotten pretty good. One lady told me to quick her dog (hit the fleshy blood-flow area) on every nail. She explained that she believed her dogs' quicks were much too long so if you quick them they recede. I took a look around and this is true. I didn't quick her dog even once, this seemed unnecessary and rather mean!
When a black nail is trimmed to the proper length you should be able to see the quick (a black fleshy dot) in the middle of the nail but NEVER hit it. White nails are obvious
My question is would anyone agree with "quicking" their dog just because the nails were too long?
I've accidentally clipped Buddy's twice when he was alive. Eversince the first time, I would either clip it in the kitchen where I could quickly grab the corn starch and bowl in the winter or do it with a small bowl of it in the backyard in the summer.darazan wrote:I used to work at a grooming salon in a pet store and we'd use both clippers and grinders (depending on what the owner wanted) to trim their nails. Accidents happen sometimes and you cut the quick. Make sure to have coagulant on hand just in case, and it'll stop the bleeding pretty quickly. In general, I prefer grinders to clippers, as you can go a little bit at a time and it's much more difficult to cut the quick (plus you can round out the nail easier so it's not sharp).
(except his dew claws, they are pretty dark )... It took half a day but i did it (he didn't like it and kept snatching his paw back and moving, had to wait for him to re settle enough to not know what i'm doing till i'd got a few done 
) . (they got pretty long since he stopped allowing the groomer near him). . YAY!!! I usually cut Abby's nails to the point where she'll tolerate it - which isn't anywhere near the quick. But she'll let me file the nail down as much as I want, so that's what I usually do - clip tiny bits off until I get to about the right place, then file the heck out of them. I end up getting up to about 3-5cm away from the tip of the quick. Honestly, I haven't noticed the quick getting bigger..TerriHolt wrote:Woohoo! I cut Sam's nails
I probably could have gone a bit shorter but i was worried about misjudging where the quick is. But the main point is, he doesn't clip clop down the street anymore
I was wondering tho, how much does it matter that i haven't cut right next to the quick? If the quick has room, will it get bigger like peoples do? There is about half a cm more to go but his quick doesn't look level and i'm just worried i hurt him... I know the pain will go but the memory won't... He will remember and never let me do it again, he remembers me accidentally standing on his tail when he was 9 month old because he won't let me touch it
. )... So i thought i'd best check. I'm no good at clipping without complications never mind with Thanks for the diagram Ricki, I find it to have clarified what someone else had told me about it before about the hyponychium growing or receding but that time I didn't understand it so well.Tatzel wrote:I figured that the longer the nails grow, the thicker they become, and they also start to have this rounded shape which makes it a lot harder to properly cut them.
I trim my dog's nails regulary now, like very 3 weeks or so. Especially when your dog spends a lot of time inside and/or on soft or smooth ground you will find that the nails get longer rather fast, because they don't get rubbed down enough.
Besides, you don't need to cut into the quick to make it recede, filing it back every day a bit will make it recede, too. It just takes longer but personaly I find it to be more humane.
Not everywhere has groomerskcyin1569 wrote:Just remember, if you do get nervous about cutting your dogs nails, you can always go to a local dog groomer and ask if they have a walk-in nail clipping service (where you walk in, they clip the dog's nails, and you walk out). Some groomers also provide nail grinding services. It's usually inexpensive, which is always a plus.
Our vet did it free for us, but I do it myself now.Kylievr wrote:I had a vet clip tysons nails a couple of urs ago before I learned how - cost $30!
I saw this and thought pffft as if that would work - black nails are opaque. However I have found that this does in fact work on my tam's black nails and I was able to cut her black nails with no problemsTiantai wrote:It worked on Boxer (the pug) when I shined his dark nails long ago with a small yellow flashlight. The yellow lights went right through the black nails revealing the hyponychium so I figured out where it was and avoided it. Might not work on some breeds but it did on the pug. Sometimes what seems opaque isn't 100%, know the old saying, looks can be deceivingConvel wrote:I've never had this work, the black nails are opaque, so this doesn't work.fangjingtuanlucas wrote:black nails require a flash light held from underneath in order to see.
Personally I prefer walking them on gravel or plain dirt roads that are in the shade during the summer and only use the asphalt roads at evening, night, or early in the morning. I heard that asphalt roads are notorious for hurting and burning the dog's feet on extremely sunny and hot days though. And this is not limited to dogs, many cats and and rabbits are also known to suffer from this.Czertice wrote:I have never needed to clip my dog's nails - she trims them by using them:] Also for trimming them I found that running on asphalt road by the bike works best.
