Dogs are our human friends and accompany our daily lives, and many people regard them as family-like existences.
However, raising a dog requires our careful care like raising a child, especially in their daily care.
One of them is the trimming of dog nails.
If you do not pay attention during this process, nail bleeding may occur.
So, what measures should we take when this happens? Causes of bleeding in dog nail clippers Before answering this question, we must first understand what causes bleeding in dog nails.
When you try to trim your nails, if you cut your scissors into the middle of your dog's nail toe bed, it will cut off your dog's nail bed, causing bleeding.
Nail bed refers to the whitest area inside a dog's nail, which contains nerves and blood vessels.
Therefore, when trimming your dog's nails, we must be very careful to make sure the cut is accurate enough to not cut into the middle of the nail bed.
How to deal with dog nail clipping bleeding If you encounter bleeding from dog nail clipping, don’t panic. Here are the steps you should take: 1. Stop bleeding: The first thing you need to do is stop bleeding.
You can use hemostatic powder or baking soda powder.
Just sprinkle the hemostatic powder on the dog's nail wound.
If you don't have hemostatic powder, you can mix some baking soda in water and soak your dog's toes in it.
Baking soda can relieve wound pain and speed up healing.
2. Disinfection: After stopping bleeding, it can be disinfected.
Use iodine or hydroxide to wipe the dog's nail wound.
Both substances have bactericidal effects and can prevent wound infection.
3. Cold compress: After treatment to stop bleeding and disinfection, you can apply cold compress to the dog's nail wound.
Using an ice pack or wrapped frozen bean bag to compress cold compresses on the wound can relieve pain and swelling in the dog.
4. Observation: After applying hemostatic powder to the wound and waiting for the bleeding to stop, you should observe whether the dog's nail wound is infected.
If there is any abnormality, please contact the veterinarian immediately and follow their advice to deal with it.
5. Reduce activity: Finally, you need to avoid having your dog do too much activity, especially at the wound.
Because excessive exercise may cause the dog's wound to rupture and bleeding again.
Summary While trimming your dog's nails can be a tricky task, you can successfully complete it as long as you are careful.
If unfortunately the dog's nail clipping is bleeding, don't panic. Take the above measures to deal with it quickly and effectively.
However, to prevent bleeding from nail clipping, we recommend that you consult your veterinarian about the correct way to trim your dog’s nails to improve your skills and knowledge.