What happens if I really cut into the quick?

[sallyann]

Originally Posted by deonk1

hmm... it's hard to say, her nails are quite a bit longer than what I'm used to dealing with... I'd just take your time really slowly then with the nail clippers. Maybe work a bit on it tonight, then a bit tomorrow.

Noticed you mentioned fleas... I just discovered some on Harley, which means he's likely a mess, any tips for that? I bathed him before applying Revolution on Tuesday. Wondering when I can give him a bath after the revolution to clean off any dead fleas etc. When can I allow him on my bed again (I hate bugs and couldn't stop itching for the first day after we discovered them)

If you use revolution you need to wait two day before bathing or two days after. Thats what my vet says.

[concretegurl]

She seems to have lengthy nails, so does my Scoobers it's a nightmare doing his nails.

Regular filing over a period of time will actually cause the 'quick' to recede. Over grown nails will have a longer thicker 'quick' according to my groomers whom is a retired vet tech.

I'm unsure of the time on this though maybe someone else knows.

[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.

[Princess10]

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.

[MamaZiggy]

omg, this is exactly why im so nervous when cut my ziggy's nails! i hate it!