I had to have my dog's nails quicked once when I had been down with my back and radiating leg pain. They did it during the dental and I swear the dog never seemed to notice! I still gave her some pain medication the vet prescribed twice the first po day and a 1/2 dose the 2nd but she seemed to do just fine. I'd gotten over my acute disc by the time I got her in for the dental and I was able to keep her nails very short after that. It gave me the heebie-jeebies to have it done but they had gotten long enough to click whenever she walked and I knew it would take a while and a lot of stressing on both our parts to try to get them shortened again little by little as the quick was likely long so I had the vet quick her with some misgivings. I kept her very quiet for the next two days after the quicking in case her nails might bleed or something so we had none of that.
__________________  Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |