GP Dog Mamas come in. Need help

Glowconsin

So, normally, we take our older dog to the groomer to get her nails trimmed.  Since we got a new puppy, I decided that I needed to suck it up and learn to do it myself.  Well, my older dog has really long quicks, and I went a bit too far and she bled (over everything!). We used the septic (sp?) stuff, and it stopped it for awhile.  Then the 2 dogs would play and she'd start bleeding again.  Again, we cleaned her and used the septic.  This has happened like 3 times!  I try to keep them separate for awhile, and that's fine.  But like an hour later, she bled again.  I trimmed her nails at like 3 PM today.  Any tips to get her from bleeding and not having to quarantine the puppy?

 

Dog mom fail.

lj smith

Corn starch or flour should stop the bleeding and then you can wrap it in gauze and tape it with medical tape. (I am a vet tech if that helps)

Melinz

My friend does her dogs nails and when she clips a little to close and gets a bleeder she uses the Liquid Band-aid stuff on her dog. She says it works great!

kristen6

I've had success with corn starch in the past. ?Good luck!

loloindiego

aww... I'm sorry... poor doggy. I haven't had this happen, but I would suggest riding it out and taking the pup to the local groomer or vet tomorrow if it's still bleeding. I don't think having the 2 dogs together is a bad thing though ..

Good luck, and p.s you're not a bad dog momma. She still loves you

sagittmama

ljsmith:

Corn starch or flour should stop the bleeding and then you can wrap it in gauze and tape it with medical tape. (I am a vet tech if that helps)

I was going to say the same thing with the gauze part of it.  One of my friend is a vet tech and she mentioned this to me when I first told her I was going to trim the nails myself. 

Glowconsin

Excellent suggestions!  Thank you!

(side note, I'm assuming corn starch and corn meal are not the same thing.  Have corn meal).

loloindiego

ljsmith:

Corn starch or flour should stop the bleeding and then you can wrap it in gauze and tape it with medical tape. (I am a vet tech if that helps)

Shows what I know! haha .. ljsmith, you're at the right place at the right time

Abc15379

ljsmith:

Corn starch or flour should stop the bleeding and then you can wrap it in gauze and tape it with medical tape. (I am a vet tech if that helps)

Hubby is a groomer/animal care worker, and he agreed with this, but added that you should put a sock over top, so that doggy won't bite at the gauze, or it won't scrape off from hitting the floor while they play.

Glowconsin

You ladies are awesome! I can always count on you for great ideas!

tct1219

Melinz:

My friend does her dogs nails and when she clips a little to close and gets a bleeder she uses the Liquid Band-aid stuff on her dog. She says it works great!

i would go with this. and give her lots of treats, it probably hurts.

Luv-a-Bug

Oh, it for sure hurts.. any nailbiters know if they bite their nail too short how bad that hurts, and that's not even quite the same as what the dog's going through! 

I agree with PP's, use the styptic which will help numb the pain, or flour etc.. and bandage/sock it up so it doesn't get bumped.. your pup might have to sit out of playtime for a little bit but just give her lots of treats and love and she should be better in no time.

Also, if you trim their nails regularly, the quick will recede into the nail and not stick out as far, making it easier to not hit it, or so I've heard.  I am very lucky, our girl will fall asleep in my lap when I give her a "pupicure", and she has light colored nails so I just have to hold it up in the light and I can see where the quick extends to.  Another good way is to look at the base of the nail, you can usually tell from the underside which part of the nail is hollow and which is not, so that can be a good guide.

Good luck!