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Originally Posted by gracielove  Anytime a dog goes without having it's nails trimmed for a month or more the vein in the nail gets a chance to grow longer. When they get overgrown you have to trim just a little off every few days until the nails get back to the normal size. It really hard to see the vein when your dog or cat has dark colored nails Over grown nails can cause deformity to the foot after years of neglect. Sometimes you can make arrangements with your vet tech or a groomer to work on the nails until they get to a normal length.
Dogs don't forget it when you cut too close. They have a great memory for pain. We had a dog once who was terrified of letting us cut his nails but we could take him to the groomer and he would not make a peep. |
I agree it should've been done more often, no doubt. In my mind the comparison to what they were after her last trim were not that different. She'll be going at least every month, if not every two weeks from now one. That nail could've ripped into the vein & I'm sure that would've hurt like heck esp. if no one was home to comfort her.