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I was cutting my puppy's nails and I inadvertently cut the quick. On the back of the nail clippers it says to apply a coagulant to stop the bleeding. Does this simply mean to press a paper towel to the nail or something else. Thanks.
It usually means styptic powder, which you can buy from most pet and feed stores. You apply it directly to the bleeding area and it's supposed to help the blood clot. Get the powder, not the styptic "pencils" (I think they are mostly used for humans) which don't work very well IME.
In a pinch I've heard you can also use cornstarch or flour.
Edited to say: do the pencils work for dogs? My mom always made me use them for our animals when I was growing up and they didn't seem to help at all. Then again maybe they were just really old, like a lot of my parents stuff
Edited by Kristin Mortensen (05/20/2008 09:04 PM)
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Thanks. I think I'm just going to start taking him to the groomer for now on. I feel horrible!
Don't be scared to keep cutting your pup's nails! I remember at the first puppy class I took years ago, the instructor told us that we were going to end up cutting the quick at one point, and that usually the dogs barely notice. What they do notice is our reaction to it! It's best to not freak out when it happens, apply the styptic powder, and carry on with the rest of the nails.
You'll get to know your dogs nails as well, and won't even have to think about it eventually.
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I've gotten the quick and used flour to stop the bleeding when I didn't have any styptic powder on hand. Most important thing is not to panic and upset your dog further.
Edited to say: do the pencils work for dogs? My mom always made me use them for our animals when I was growing up and they didn't seem to help at all. Then again maybe they were just really old, like a lot of my parents stuff
They do work, but sometimes I have to make more than 1 attempt to stop the bleeding.
Didn't know about a powder. It does sound like you could get it *in* the quick to stop bleeding faster. And bother the dog less.
Thanks for that recommendation.
Now I wonder if I could shave off some of my pencil to make powder.
Maisha, what color are his nails? Since he's a GSD I'll guess black.
Nail trimming is pretty basic, especially with white nails. I was lucky I had a very patient dog to learn on, but if you get someone to show you how or just be overly careful (take only a very little bit off and just do it frequently), there's really no reason a groomer needs to do it.
I guess I saw the advantage of the powder as being you could just directly pack it into the wound, it never seemed to come off of the pencils in any quantity.
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I've always used corn starch. Basically I have a paw sized yogert container with about a 1/2 inch in the bottom. If I happen to hit a quick I just finish up by putting their whole foot in the tub. usually that's less trauma than fiddling around with a small container and one bloody nail.
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