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We take the girls for a half hour walk on concrete/cement (sp?) twice every week. That way it is only the "thumb" that needs trimming and we can do that with a nailclipper. Much easier that way - we had so much trouble clipping their nails at first, so this solution was a relief :) |
HELP! I volunteered to trim 9 week old Marty's claws at 1 p.m. today, and it's almost 10 p.m. and he's STILL bleeding! We put baking soda on it but that didn't really help much and we don't have any stop bleed and the pet store is now closed. Wah! I feel SO bad! I was being so careful....I don't know how this happened :( I'm a mean, mean aunt Valerie. |
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I know you feel bad..but it was an accident.. Thinking of you. |
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And then what do I go an do? Injure him, waah. I'm def. going to the drug store. I hope that stuff would be ok to use on a yorkie claw? |
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I did that once to my min pin. I actually had to put a wrap on his arm with a sock over it and tape it up so he couldnt get it off. Tink jammed a nail and had to get it cut off reallly short(allthe way down to the paw :eek: ) and the vet just carterized(sp?) it to stop the bleeding. |
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Aww poor little Marty. It was an accident that I bet most of us had. I cut Gucci's nail to short once and she was bleeding a lot, I was so scared. I applied the powder to stop the bleeding and applied pressure. It took a while until finally stop. I told the story so you know you are not the only one this has happened. Marty will be fine. |
I just got back from the store and I bought some of that liquid bandage stuff.....to try...and also the fingertip bandages b/c that's about how big Marty's paw is! Also some more peroxide b/c I ran out at the house. I'm prepared, Angela, come on over, hehe! |
A few household items you can use when you don't have the styptic powder available: Cornstarch Push the nail into a bar of soap Pepper :D |
Nails are so hard to take care of and it is such necessity. Mine all hate it but we do it and they are getting more used to it each time. |
Val, you can take a match, light it then blow it out and really quick put it on the tip of the nail. He might squirm a little. It doesn't hurt but he might feel a little heat. Nothing major though cause the match cools really quick. Otherwise you can take a face cleaning pad or a cotton ball and some tape and put some baking soda on the cotton and tape it to his little foot. Good luck!! |
It's a little scary, isn't it?! I usually don't do my dogs-I have the groomer do them. But the other day, I noticed Chloe's were long, so I decided to do them. I have a pair that have the guard on them. It's supposed to make sure that you don't cut too far down. All I did was snip the VERY end off and she was perfect. It is much less scary once you do it one time. Honestly. And I am the biggest baby there ever was. :) |
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