Cut toenail and hit quick
Cut toenail and hit quick
Hey guys, I was in too big of a hurry when cutting the nails on my male lab today. I hit the quick on one of his nails. Anything I need to do for that? I put flour on it and it looked like the bleeding stopped, then I waited a few mores minutes and put his paw in warm soapy water for about a minute or two. Then dried it up and put a wrap around it. Do I need to worry about infection? Is the wrap even needed? Anything else I should know or be prepared for?
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Re: Cut toenail and hit quick
Happens to all of us. Nothing to worry about.(Take the wrap off.)
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Re: Cut toenail and hit quick
He already ripped the wrap off. He has never liked them on, whether its on a big cut from barbed wire or covering his foot. Thanks, I didn't think it was much to worry about but just making sure.
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Wraps are pretty much a waste of time unless you put on the LAMP SHADE.
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Re: Cut toenail and hit quick
sdsujacks wrote:He already ripped the wrap off. He has never liked them on, whether its on a big cut from barbed wire or covering his foot. Thanks, I didn't think it was much to worry about but just making sure.
The dog's lucky to have such a caring owner. Not all are that lucky.
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Good advice!Chaingang wrote:Find some Kwik stop for the next time. Stops the bleeding almost immediately.
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Re: Cut toenail and hit quick
Sharon wrote:sdsujacks wrote:He already ripped the wrap off. He has never liked them on, whether its on a big cut from barbed wire or covering his foot. Thanks, I didn't think it was much to worry about but just making sure.
The dog's lucky to have such a caring owner. Not all are that lucky.
haha thank you! If I was caring I would have put a little more attention into the toenail
Re: Cut toenail and hit quick
Try cutting a Jack Russell puppy's toenails
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Re: Cut toenail and hit quick
This is one of the reasons I grind with a Dremel. The other being a nail that is taken back short and flat (perpendicular to the floor) is less likely to get torn.
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Re: Cut toenail and hit quick
Corn starch works great on bleeding toenails.
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and remember, ALL bleeding stops eventually!
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Re: Cut toenail and hit quick
I use a sanding drum on a dremel tool to do nails too, if long I do them in two sittings. Not sure but I think the heat from the sanding helps to shrink the quick and or cauterize any possible bleeding.
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Re: Cut toenail and hit quick
Just as long as you don't hold that sanding drum on on the nail too long. It builds up heat quickly.
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I changed to the Dremmel tool about 5 years ago because it's IMPOSSIBLE for me to never cut a nail too short with clippers. With the Dremmel, I can always tell when I'm getting close to the quick before I get a "bleeder."SubMariner wrote:Good advice!Chaingang wrote:Find some Kwik stop for the next time. Stops the bleeding almost immediately.
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Meanwhile, we Dremmel the dogs' nails. Takes the potential for a bloody mistakes out of the equation.
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