Nail Trimming: More Than a Pedicure

Trimming your dog's nails every 3 weeks will keep her safe from harm.

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Nail Trimming: More Than a Pedicure Trimming your dog's nails every 3 weeks will keep her safe from harm. Trimming your dog's nails isn't just about protecting your hardwood floors. Here's what can go wrong if you don't cut your pet's nails regularly. The nails can grow into a circular shape and back into your dog's paw pads. That doesn't just hurt. It sometimes causes infections serious enough to turn red and ooze pus, requiring antibiotics and other medicine. We can't tell you how many dogs we have seen in our emergency room because their nails have grown back into their paws. The dog can have difficulty walking on both hard and soft surfaces. Imagine trying to walk across a carpeted room with long pointy nails that keep catching on the loom — or making your way across any surface with your nails curved under and therefore interfering with the soles of your feet touching the floor. A nail can be ripped off if it catches on something as a dog tries to make his way past. That comes with excruciating pain. These are the reasons we recommend that you make a habit of clipping your dog's nails every 3 weeks. You can wait longer, perhaps until you hear your pet's nails clicking on the floor. But if you put it on the calendar and do it every 3 weeks — or perhaps every 4 weeks if your pet spends a lot of time on concrete sidewalks or asphalt, which helps wear down the nails — you can be assured of cutting only the sharp tips. You won't risk going further down the nail and potentially reaching the "quick." That's the bundle of blood and nerves at the nail root. Cutting into it causes bleeding as well as significant pain. In people, the quick doesn't extend into the nail. But in dogs, it reaches to about the middle. And the bleeding that ensues from cutting into it can't always be stemmed at home; we've seen our share of styptic pencil "fails" in the emergency room. (Even if styptic powder does stop the bleeding, it stings — why wait too long to cut your dog's nails and then risk that very uncomfortable solution?) Continue Reading https://www.tuftsyourdog.com Sent to: bonniebonnie791.dogsnewyork@blogger.com Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell My Personal Information | Unsubscribe Belvoir Media Group, PO Box 5656, Norwalk, CT 06856-5656, United States