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01-08-2010, 07:13 AM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: N Ireland
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| Urgent - very long nail - How near the end is the quick Toby had Legg Perthes so hasnt used his right leg much. He had the op to remove hip joint and is slowly starting to put weight back on leg. Because the foot hasnt touched the ground, the nails havent worn down and one is really long, longer than the pad of the toe. ie the nail will hit the ground before the pad does. We have a layer of snow here, and TOby is using the leg well in the snow, so I think the nail might be causing him to hold the leg up now more than the hip op, because in the snow he can put the paw down and the nail can go on down into the snow. So, long story short, what is the quickest way of getting this nail cut. Can I take a bit off every day, every few hours? how long does it take for the quick to retract. The groomer got the quick the last time she did his nails and it hurt him for the whole day after so I dont want to hurt him again. He is already afraid of the clippers, and tries to nip when I come near his nail.
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01-08-2010, 08:03 AM | #2 |
Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada
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| well the quick will grow out as long as the nail is- I use a nail file since Layla always jumps when I try and clip her nails. I file every other day- every day is not long enough to wait for the quick to retract. |
01-08-2010, 11:02 AM | #3 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Western NY
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| Agreed. Nail filing can cause the quick to recede back if you do it often enough. Does your pup have black nails? If so you need to take small bits off at a time and look at the bottom of nail. You should be able to see a black dot in the center of the white. The black dot is the quick coming up. Once you see that dot stop clipping.
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01-08-2010, 11:22 AM | #4 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: N Ireland
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| OK, I got the nail done. I used a combination of clippers and a pedipaw, and got to the black dot of the quick. I was able to get enough off that it was no longer hitting the ground. It will need another go next week, but it has already made a difference to his walking. Thank goodness. thanks for your help
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