Trimming your dog’s nails is a must, but one that many owners ignore. Even some owners are afraid to trim their dog’s nails; one is because the dog is not cooperating, and the other is because they are so scared of bleeding. So if you can’t handle the dog yourself, it is recommended to send it to a beauty salon for professional operation.
Before cutting nails for dogs, you must first determine the length of the nails to be trimmed. Before cutting the nails, pay attention to observing the bloodlines, which are the dark red parts of the nails. Please do not touch the bloodline where we lower the scissors. Otherwise, it will be easy to bleed.
It is common for professional beauticians to cut bleeding. They have medicinal powder to deal with similar problems. For the owner himself, if he does not have tools such as hemostatic powder, it is still necessary to cut nails. Be careful. Cut a little less each time, and then gradually reduce it downwards.
In addition, dogs’ nails are very hard. After determining the position to be cut, the last cut should be decisive because dogs usually shrink their claws when they find that you want to move their nails. It is more dangerous to retract subconsciously once the nail is trimmed, and the dog may not be so cooperative after retracting the foot.
After determining the position, the nails should be cut decisively
When operating, a person should grab the dog’s paw and hold the scissors on the nails with the other hand. Compare the position, go down, and it has already been cut when the dog reacts and shrinks its paws. Never clip your dog’s nails with scissors when it shrinks its feet; it must be very uncomfortable.
Grasp the base of the nails of the dog’s paws with your hands. If it is a long-haired dog, tuck up the dreadlocks in front of the toes so that the nail is fully exposed. Trim perpendicular to the nails with pet-specific nail clippers. The blade should be sharp, and it should not be sloppy when cutting.
Don’t cut too much at once; you can cut more often. To prevent too much cutting at one time, significantly, if the bloodline is cut, it will bleed, and the dog will be afraid of cutting nails in the future. The approximate length of the nails after cutting, if your dog is very patient, you can also use a nail file to file the area where the front of the nail has just been trimmed. There is also a dewclaw near the dog’s ankle, and this nail also needs to be cut. Some dogs may also have their dewclaws removed as children. The principles and methods of trimming dewclaws are similar to trimming other nails. Sometimes it is very long and can be cut off a little more.
For medium and large dogs, the frequency of nail clipping may not be too frequent because when the dog is out, the friction between the nails and the ground can play a specific manicure effect. However, for small dogs, it is necessary to pay attention that the trimming frequency should not exceed two weeks. Once the nails are too long, it will cause certain obstacles to the dog’s walking, and even the dog’s bones will be deformed for a long time.
