nail chips
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It happens. They'll toughen up a bit. Depending on the surface and the dog some dogs are more prone to this than others. Belle once split and broke off half of a nail, exposing the quick quite a bit in the process. I took her to the vet who gave me the much-ado-about-nothing look before prescribing some antibiotic powder, though he did tell me it was no big deal. And it never bothered her. Of course, when she's herding nothing bothers her  But even during normal activities it had no real impact. just slowly grew back out. The nails do harden up a bit over time. They're more vulnerable to chipping, I think, if they're alreadya bit long. Which Belle's tend to be because she fights me like a dickens when I go to trim them. We both need a stiff drink afterwards.  Kristine |
Like Kristine said...  My 1st thought was - Keep 'em short! They are much less likely to rip or chip. When trimmed they are shorter (duh!), wider and stronger. I always make sure Chewie's are short before most activities, especially agility. The rough contact surface and the scratching/scrambling of the nails just scares me! |
| Ditto the above. And Kristine.........have you tried using a dremel on the one who fights you? I use a dremel on all my dogs now. |
| Does the noise of the dremel bother your dog? Can you use it on a cat? |
tgir wrote: Does the noise of the dremel bother your dog? Can you use it on a cat? Don't have cats so I have no idea on that point. As for the noise???????  Must not as they lay on their side & just let me grind away. I think the first time around the vibration & sensation was new to them. One good thing is you don't run the risk of cutting too short & bleeding. |
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