Yes, the quick usually grows long also (not always). It takes weekly trimming to get it to recede. If it is a black nail and you look at it with the tip pointing at you, picture a bullseye or target. The outside ring will be black. The inside of the nail is white. Keep clipping back til you come to a black dot/bullseye in the middle and stop. That is the quick. Each week keep trimming to the black dot and they will eventually go back to the foot. A white nail you will see the pink quick inside from the side of the nail. Hope this helps.Quick in dogs toenails?
no it doesnt - carefully do the first one a little at a time then you will know how far to do rest.
Yes it does, but with continual nail trimming, it will eventually receed.
Ditto what groomer jan said.
Jan...41 yrs grooming??...good lord how did you do it? LOL Im at 17 and starting to feel the aches and pains.
no it dosnt grow it stays near enough the same lenght. cut solwly to make sure dont panic if you cut a little quick off. good luck
If the nails are especially dark, I do not recommend trimming them. There is always a risk of cutting the quick and the dog will bleed to death. There is a nail trimmer at Petsmart called the Quickfinder and it'll tell you when it's safe to trim the nail. The only thing is, they're about $30. If you are really concerned, I would take the dog to a groomer to have them trimmed professionally.
Yes, it does- that is a medical fact- as the nail grows, so also does the quick- trim the nail back a few millimeters at a time until you see the small black dot in the middle of the nail - like a bullseye- this is the first indication of the quick- triminig beyond that point can result in cutting into the quick- taming the quick requires that the nails be trimmed back every so slightly at least once or twice a week to get it to recede closer to the origin.- remember that the nerve associated with the quick sticks out just passed it- so the dog can still feel discomfort if you clip extremely close to the quick- but it is that nerve ';discomfort'; that we rely on to help it recede.
We have dobermans, and their nails are black. I get them to lay down with a light behind me. This way when I raise the paw, I can see the back side of the nail and where the quick is located. Position the nail clippers just before the quick and clip. If it is a pup or fairly young dog, they usually get a little hook at the end (like a talon), you can just snip the little hook off.
If by chance you cut too short, believe me, the dog will let you know, and it will bleed. Have either flour or baking powder ready to pack on the end of the bleeding nail. This will help the bleeding stop. (flour works better).
It does and I know that from experiance. I was petsitting a beautiful big black dog with black nails and those nails were in DESPERATE need of a trim! We took him to the groomers (I never feel comfortable cutting black nails and my dog had half black and half white nails), and she said she could only cut them a bit because the quick was so far up. I was told that as the weeks go by, if they are kept trimmed, the quick will recede to where it should be again.
it depends on the dog.. i suggest you take it to the vet to be trimmed instesd of doing it yourself if you are not too sure.
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