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Dogs nails can get broken, chipped, and suffer minor or major damage. Dog nails, when neglected, may scratch people, other animals, furniture, and other items quite easily. When a person is scratched by a dog, it is more painful than ordinary scratches because of the presence of bacteria in their nails. If the nails are too long, the dog will have a difficult time walking. This is quite noticeable as they may move about in a sliding motion or walk around gingerly with their behinds up.
Most people groom the nails of their pet once a month but it is better to cut the nails weekly. Their nails are attached to a bone and each nerve extends up to the root of the nail. If the nail is severely injured or accidentally removed, the healing period is extensively long and the animal will spend the rest of its life limping, plus may resort to licking the injured area which can cause more infection to it.
There are a number of ways on how to trim a dog’s nails and by learning how to do it yourself, you will save a lot of money as there will no longer be any need to bring your pet to the vet to get their nails cut. Properly done, with the right tools and methods, you will be able to prevent the occurrence of the common problems of dog nail trimming, and make it easier for you to be able to do it weekly.
Dog nail cutter. Cut the nail below the part where it curves downward, taking off only the part that tapers. You may want to cut of just a very small part of the nail at a time to avoid cutting the blood vessel which is known as the quick. If there is bleeding use Kwik Stop styptic powder to stop it.
Dog emery scratching board and nail files. If you provide your pet with an emery scratching board similar to that which cats use, the sharp nails can be filed or you can file each nail manually. The problem with using emery board is that it takes a long time to do their nails and it does not get to shorten the length of the nails enough.
Filing wheel. This is similar to a dog nail file only you can replace the dog nail cutter with this. Most dog owners prefer using these kind of gadgets than nail cutters because even professional dog make mistakes while cutting the dog’s nails and bleeding.
The original nail filing wheel gadgets are large and cumbersome. Some of them have the provision to place in all the nails of the paw at the same time, and this creates problems as all the nails are not properly trimmed down if done simultaneously. The best nail grooming tool that will ensure evenly cut nails that are not sharp and may be able to prevent any accidental bleeding is PediPaws.
A dog might refuse to cooperate and struggle when you are trying to cut their nails. If the animal is hurt during the nail cutting process, it might get traumatized. Some nails will be cut longer or shorter than the others. The newly cut nail will be very sharp, ragged and uneven, and bleed if cut too short. The force applied of cutting the nail might move the entire nail and the part that was cut off will fly, making it hard to find or clean up. These kinds of problems are all nearly eliminated when you use the right nail grooming tool to facilitate doing the task quickly and more efficiently.
