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Originally Posted by alisonJ oh, one other thing---PLEASE do not try trimming nails yourself unless you have styptic on hand. Flour or corn starch will do in a pinch. For some reason the blood from the nails does not clot easily, and they can lose A LOT of blood from a tiny nick.
Remember--trim often, and just barely shave off the end. |
Ok lets clear this up - You are right that if you trim just a tiny little bit off real often - say every week or so the quick will receed and you can keep triming back. The proper length is so that they just touch the floor. If you are hearing click click as they run across a tile or hard surface floor they are too long.
Try to do even one foot each time you brush and comb and do your other maintaince grooming. Just kidding but also serious about keep track of which feet have been done - Sure would look funny with one foot real short and 3 real long ( I just had to throw that in there )
Now about cutting the quick- it is not life threatning no matter how much you fall to pieces when you see blood from your baby. Just have the quick stop on hand and use it. It may take a couple times of putting it on and holding it there but it will stop. Most dogs react to your fear and actions when doing this so it helps if you think in terms of " you are doing whats best " and just like bathing or training- Just do it.
Now if you want to know where I am coming from with this advice I will tell you. 42 years ago I was a vets assistant for about 2 years. Since then I have constantly raised and groomed dogs. As a matter of fact I groomed 7 of my Yorkies yesterday- completely from baths to ear plucking and body triming. Nails of course- I can't begin to tell you that don't feel you can clip your dogs nails how easy it is if you just take it slow and mess with their feet a lot. Then get the best nail clippers - not those cheap ones - and do a foot at a time, clipping just about 1/ 16 th of an inch off - thats just a little till you get the feel for it, and soon they will allow it with no more resistance than brushing. Remember that if you haven't done it before that you and puppy have got to learn together and its one more way to spend some loving time together.
If anyone wants more info about this , such as holding them and so forth just PM me and I will try to help you. There is no reason for you to be paying the high price that the vet charges. Do it yourself and spend that money on a new outfit either for puppy or you.
