Trimming the dogs nails?

I work in a vet clinic and I am very familiar with trimming dogs nails. I'm not totally sure of anything that you can use to stop the bleeding at home-maybe flour since it's a powder form and lots of pressure. But when you trim the nails, trim small parts at a time (I hate having to trim black nails too by the way!!), and then-it's hard to explain, but like you'll start to see what's called a "quick"-which is basically the nerve that runs in the nail-but it will be slighlty a lighter color than the nail and then that's when you'll want to stop. The more often you trim her nails the shorter the "quick" will be. Good luck!

Actually a very good breeder taught me that to stop bleeding on nails trimmed too short, dip the paw in flour. she said that flour works better than the pet store powder.

Trimming black nails is tough. You DO NOT want to use a dremmel tool (some people will suggest this) because it can get too hot and burn the cuticle and cause infections. Just shave off a little at a time. Wait until your dog is relaxed and calm and keep the clippers by you so you can seize any opportunity and take many breaks. Also, keep in mind the correct length for a dog's nails is not quite touching the ground when they walk, often dog's nails will wear down on their own! (My dog's nails mostly wear off on their own I just have to do a little trimming every couple of months)

My dog has black nails as well. The best advise I can give you is only take a small bit off. I take a tiny bit off each time but clip her nails regularly.

My dog was really bad about having her nails trimmed in the beginning too. What I did was I started by giving her a treat after I clipped each nail. I also only did one paw at a time. Then let her take a break to calm down. Gradually I have been able to ween her off the treats. I am able to now clip all four paws at once and I give her a treat at the end.

If you accidentally trim the nail and it bleeds you can use cornstarch which is cheap. This website has some good info:

http://www.canadasguidetodogs.com/grooming/nailtri...

Dogs nails shouldn't be any longer than level with the bottom of their foot pads. Since they are so long, trim them to they are just slightly longer than being level with the bottom of the feet. Trim them back little by little. If you look at where you trim a little of the nail off, if its a hollow u-shaped end you can go a little farther. When you see white where you trimmed the nail you are getting close to the quick-stop here.

You can use flour to stop the bleeding if you get the quick. Put some flour in a plastic soda cap and stick the nail in, using pressure to help clot the blood.

If you look closely underneath the paw, you should see where the meat actually meets the nail. If you still can't tell and you care anything for the dog, take it to a groomer. Cutting it too low is not an option as you are hurting your pet. That powder is incase of emergency. Good Luck.

I have been a groomer for...ever!..lol ok, take a sliver off an look even w/black nails after cutting they will have a whitish look-snip alittle more off and do this intill you sliver off and see a black dot in the middle -that is the start of the quick(blood vein) if her nail are really long the quik may have grown longer too so cut the nails back to quik once a week and the quik will receed (a little)..and corn starch- or flour or super glue works if you nick the quik.

All I suggest is wrapping the dog firmly in a blanket to prevent too much struggle, but not enough to hurt her obviously, and try holding a torch to the nail to see if you can make out the quick (blood vessel that you do not want to hit.) If it cannot be found, I would seek advice from a vet and they may advise on length, or trim the nails so that they will no longer be in contact with the floor at least.

Don't trim them short. You'll hurt her- it's like cutting off the tips of her fingers. Cut a tiny bit off the edge of her nails every few days. The blood supply in the nails move back gradually, so this way you won't make her bleed. It might help if you know of a dog with white nails to look at theirs- you can see their blood supply. It helps you know where to cut, which is not much.

If the dog is little enough, it helps if someone picks her up and holds her on their hip. She can't squirm as much that way.

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when i clip my dog sassy's nails. i cut a lil at a time making sure so does bleed or get hurt .

so lil by lil cut some off DO NOT cut more than half of the nail. usually the root is passed the middle and r very long if u were to go to google.com and look under cliping dogs nails or do some reseach it might b easier 4 u.

But if u do make her bleed dont worry bout it its not that bad the bleeding will stop . u can just use a paper towel or napkin and hold it on the wound to soke up the blood. it will stop. at the vets office when we got my dogs nails cut the stupid nurse cut off to much and made her bleed but it stopped and it didnt really bleed that much just a drop. so theres not mush to worry bout. if i were u i would cut centimeter by centimeter very slowy. and when u c it fit and its not sharp is when u should stop. i cut all of my aunts and friends dog's nails

Well, since they're black, you won't be able to see the vein that you should stay below.

Since they're so long you should be okay if you trim just below

where it starts to curve down.

Since she's such a pill to trim, we won't worry about the angle of the cut.

A household 'clotter' is flour. You can also use baby powder but white flour works a little better.

I wish I was there to help I love wrangling!!

If you have an ace bandage you can put it around her jaws & eyes same bandage works no need to cut it. Leave nose free of course. Not for "pug-nosed" breeds.