How to safely trim your dog's or cat's nails at home. The speaker covers the right tools, proper technique, and how to avoid cutting into the quick and hurting your pet.
Hello, friends. Let's explain how to cut our pets nails, our dogs and cats. First of all, we obviously need special nail clippers. They have to be special. Try not to do it at home with the scissors we have for cutting paper from the kitchen. No, they have to be special scissors which we can get at any clinic or veterinary store. They come in different sizes, obviously, but the important thing is that they are for dogs and cats. I'm going to try to explain them here. The big fear and the big question our owners have is that they are afraid to do it at home because they might hurt the dog. So what we have to keep in mind is the following. Let's suppose that this is a finger. I'm not a very good drawer. Here we have the pad which would be the cushion. And here we would have our nail. What is the normal measurement? The normal measurement of the nail, which is very important, has to be horizontal. When the dog is supported, it has to be horizontal, a horizontal cut. There is always tissue inside the nail, which is living tissue, where the vascular bundle is right. Artery, veins, nerves. And that is what we have to be careful not to cut. Why? Because if we cut this area here, it will bleed. It will bleed. It is always important to make sure where the living part of the nail ends and cut about 3 to 5 millimeters below. If we happen to cut and we have caught the living part of the nail and it bleeds, there is no need to panic at first. The blood is very scandalous. The nails tend to bleed quite a bit. But we have to remember that it is impossible for the dog to bleed to death due to this bleeding. So all we have to do is apply pressure for about 5, 6, 8 minutes until it stops. The body itself will form a clot and the problem will be solved. And then always disinfect nails should be trimmed in small breeds that are not very heavy and do not wear them down. A large breed dog, generally weighing more than 20 or 25 kg initially, that does normal exercise every day. There is no need to trim its nails. So this is something you can do at home. But always keep in mind that you have to look at where the live part of the nail is. If the nail is dark in color and you are not sure, it is better to take it to a professional or a technician who will know how to do it. And in the event that there is any type of bleeding of this type, clinics have the necessary medications to stop this bleeding. Well, thank you very much and we will explain another topic in the next video. Yes.
