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What To Know About Proper Nail Trimming For Dogs

By Catherine Smith


Dogs are known to be a mans best friend. Some use them as pets, guard dogs and by law enforcement for specific reasons. Hounds should be taken care of in all ways from good and nutritious food, exercise, proper health care, and grooming. Their toenails grow continually due to their natural adaptation, and when they are used domestically, there would be no need for the long nails as they become a hindrance in walking and also can lead to other health hazards. Here are some of the tips to ensure that the nail trimming for canines is successful.

Ensure that you start this habit on the early stages of the dogs life so as to help it grow with the norm. For people who have bigger dogs, try using a trainer for this purpose or you can even hold it down for the trappings. Manage the protests or resistance by trying to help the dog learn that it is safe and not under threat.

There is special equipment used to trim the nails of the canine. However, they will depend on the age of the animal. For the young canines, the normal nail cutter that you use will serve as its nails are soft. When it comes to a middle-aged canine, you will need to purchase hard clippers and for an old one buy the loop equipment. Ensure you buy the right equipment for your canine.

Perform a keen cut on the nails. A rush to cut them will leave your canine bruised. This can arouse brutality or resistance. Besides inflicting pain on what you like is not always interesting. Take good care of the veins and other cells surrounding them. In the case of a cut treat it well with antiseptics to avoid more serious repercussions.

The trimming exercise is very sensitive and therefore you should take great care while doing so. The position at which the mongrel is sited is also a concern as the animal can easily bite you if it misunderstands the process as a threat.

Things do not always go to plan, and sometimes accidents happen during the trimming. Therefore, one should have a set of first aid equipment and mostly antiseptic powder or paste in case of any bruising or bleeding. This would help a lot in taking care of any wound and prevent any further infections on the open wound, either on you or your beloved dog.

Consult a veterinary or dog groomer when you encounter any difficulties in trapping. Expert advice is also helpful so as to know how well to do it and also precautions to take while grooming the dog. There are also other places one might get good advice on fixing e. G. Dog care websites or forums on taking care of mutts.

Prepare a schedule with specific details of the dog, when it was last trimmed and when its next trimming should be. This helps to minimize spontaneity in this exercise as it should be a regular thing since they do grow back and can end up being so long that it makes the dog uncomfortable.




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