Caring for your pets nails

Caring for your pets nails

It is important to keep your pets nails trimmed, even when you regularly get your pet groomed. The nails grow at a faster rate than your pets hair, therefore, you need to either know how to keep them up yourself in-between grooms, or take your pet to the groomer when you notice the nails are growing too long. Here at All Pets Grooming, we trim your pets nails in-between grooms as a complimentary service. It is time to trim the nails when you can hear them clicking when you walk your pet, or you hear them clicking on your floors. Other ways to recognize the need is when your pet chews on his feet or you just notice the toes turning to the sides.

The first rule to follow is to be careful of the nail quiks. This is the equivalent of our “nailbeds”, the blood supply to the nails. To cut into the quik is painful to your pet, just as it is to cut into our nailbed. In a pet with white nails, the quik is easier to see, therefore, easier to do at home. In a dog with dark or black nails, the quik cannot be seen, thus the risk of hitting the quik is greater. It is recommended you have a professional either do the nails for you or show you the proper way.