[Dailydrool] Quicking

[Beverly Szaton]

Re: the thread about cutting nails. Anyone can quick a nail. I mean,
experience helps but even Vets and groomers cut a nail too short. Or maybe
your dog breaks a nail, which is both painful and very bloody. So if you
are home and you hit the quick how do you stop the bleeding?
Well you can buy Quik-Stop. I have two or three little containers of it:
one in the cupboard, one in the grooming bag and one in the glove
compartment of the Van.
But if you don't have any, you may use:
flour
cornstarch
maybe sugar or powdered sugar (never tried this one)

If you have a dog that holds still and you have confidence, SuperGlue is
perfect. Stops the bleeding almost instantly just remember not to touch the
nail with your finger or let go of the dog before it's dry (don't glue his
toes together.)

You may also buy Tissue Glue which I have used but is not as quick as
superglue.

Remember when you apply anything to a bleeding nail that it is sore, and
you have to push all the powders well into the nail so it is best to have
someone to hold the dog.

Broken nails really should be cut off where the break is and packed and
bandaged. If you can wrap the paw until you get to a Vet that is probably
best.

MomPerson to Nigel,Llewis, Conley and Doc
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