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07-31-2009, 12:23 PM | #1 |
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| Proper Nail Length? I've seen different nail lengths on dogs and have been wondering what is best. My cousin's dogs have these little nails that are filed by the pavement (they love to run outside). My roommate's dog has extremely long nails in comparison to my cousin's dogs. I'm attaching a picture of the long nails, they're 1.5 cm or a little more than .5 in. His nails really scratch when he's jumping up to be picked up and I'm wearing shorts. What should be the proper length for nails? Sorry for the poor quality pic! I took it with my phone. SSPX0480.jpg
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07-31-2009, 12:39 PM | #2 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | Joey's breeder told me that the nails should never touch the floor, if you let them grow to long the foot will eventually spread.
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07-31-2009, 12:44 PM | #3 |
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| Is there an approx length for that? His hair completely covers his nails, so I can't see if they touch the floor.
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07-31-2009, 12:49 PM | #4 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | I would think that would depend on the size of the dog, so I can't give you a figure. Some people put a nylon stocking around the paw and poke the nails through to get the hair out of the way before trimming. Joey breeder just said to put his paw on the table, and if any of the nails touch the surface, they are too long.
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07-31-2009, 01:10 PM | #5 |
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| Good tips. THANKS!
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08-02-2009, 07:29 AM | #6 |
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| Listen when your furbaby walks on a hard surface if you can hear the nails tapping on the floor they should be trimmed. No need to look just listen. |
08-02-2009, 08:11 AM | #7 | |
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Exactly. And the dog's nails in that picture are too long.
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08-02-2009, 08:21 AM | #8 | |
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That's what I was thinking. If I can hear Fancy's nails when she walks on the wood floors then it is time trim them. Actually she got her nails trimmed last night!
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08-02-2009, 10:57 AM | #9 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | I am so scared to try to trim Taffy's nails even though I have all the tools. Has anyone ever cut too close and is the bleeding profuse? I have some of that powder stuff but I'm still too frightened. I've had it done twice at the vet's and she doesn't seem to mind that much but they do know what they're doing and I don't. Keep in mind, too, that I've never had a child so I've never even cut an infant's nails. I think my distress will probably transfer to my Yorkie and therefore I am chicken to even try. |
08-02-2009, 12:18 PM | #10 | |
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I know what you mean, they say they can sense your feelings, and I just can't pretend I'm calm. After watching Joey's breeder do it, I gained confidence, and everything was ok for a while, until I cut too short causing one to bleed slightly. After that I just couldn't do it. I guess the best advice is just cut the tips. The nail trimmers with the guard didn't help Joey; they still allowed me to cut too much.
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08-02-2009, 03:54 PM | #11 | |
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I knew it! My roommate doesn't listen. Will his nail lenght cause him any pain or discomfort? At least now I know for my own pup.
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08-02-2009, 04:02 PM | #12 | |
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I know one thing if you make them bleed you lose their trust... so just tip the ends.. In fact my mariska lays on my knee's and I clip her nails.. teach this as young babies, and if a person keeps it up it is never a problem.. and after bathing like humans the nails are softer.. The dog in the picture has nails far too long.... anne | |
08-03-2009, 07:04 AM | #13 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | There are several problems with growing them too long. One is that the quick grows as well as the nail, and to get them the proper length, the quick has to be cut back, and this can cause some bleeding. I also know that it will cause the feet to spread, which isn't good for them, and some dogs nails are so long it grows into the pads of the feet. Petsmart will clip the nails for $10.00.
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08-03-2009, 08:24 AM | #14 | |
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08-03-2009, 08:51 AM | #15 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | Joey's breeder said that if you know how to cut the quick it really doesn't hurt, but it will bleed. She said that mistakes people make are not holding the nail bed firmly when you make the cut, and the wiggling of the nail bed hurts more than when the quick is cut. Also it's important to change nail cutters frequently because a dull blade hurts more than a sharp blade. Even though I had been taking Joey to another groomer to cut the nails, apparently, she wasn't getting them short enough and the quick had grown too long. Joey's breeder had to cut back the quick on many nails, and she did it a little at a time. Even though it did bleed he didn't wince of make any noise, so I'm sure that it didn't cause any discomfort, because he's a real baby. When I cut one too short, and it bled, he did scream, so that's why I won't do anymore.
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