Dark nails

• 10-09-2007 11:31 PM

  mtyanza Joined on 09-30-2007 San Francisco Posts 2 Points 5

  Dark nails Reply Contact Hi all. My dog who's brown has really dark nails and I'm scared to cut them for him because I don't know where to stop. It literally takes me an hour, sometimes more just to cut his nails. Are there any tricks out there to guide me? I made his bleed twice and I swear if I do it again, he's going to be traumatized forever. Thanks for reading and hope to hear from someone soon. Bye.

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• 10-10-2007 12:27 AM

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  janetmichel3009 Joined on 11-28-2006 Beijing, China Posts 2,641 Points 370	Re: Dark nails Reply Contact i saw this fancy nail cutter online once. it had some function (was it black light?) so you could see the quick in dogs with black nails.... now if only i can remember what it was called... Janet
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• 10-10-2007 8:15 AM

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  Disarray29 Joined on 03-21-2007 Posts 299 Points 35	Re: Dark nails Reply Contact Dark nails aren't that bad.  If you look at the tip of the nail after you cut there will be a dark center(the quick) and it gets darker as you get closer to it.  You can also try dremmeling, I find that it is easier to dremmel dark nails.
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• 10-11-2007 5:32 AM

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  seashells Joined on 10-11-2007 Oregon Posts 11 Points 5	Re: Dark nails Reply Contact I look at the nail sideways, and just trim off the hook. I have my dogs lay in their back on my lap and have a bright light focussed on them. I don't have any "bleeders" as I call it, when a nail is cut too short and starts to bleed.   Good luck! Home of Happy Poms
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• 10-11-2007 8:14 AM

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  Janet808 Joined on 09-14-2007 Pgh. PA Posts 1,688 Points 345

  Re: Dark nails Reply Contact Disarray29: Dark nails aren't that bad.  If you look at the tip of the nail after you cut there will be a dark center(the quick) and it gets darker as you get closer to it.  You can also try dremmeling, I find that it is easier to dremmel dark nails.  I'm new to a big dog, I have a maltese, I can use regular nail clippers and her nails are white, so I can see how far to cut, but I've noticed lots of people referring to the dremmel.  Is this the same kind of dremmel tool, I have in my garage, or is there a specific dremmel you all use for your dogs?  Thanks! Handle every situation like a dog. If you can't Eat it or Chew it. Pee on it and Walk Away

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• 10-31-2007 6:30 PM

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  dgriego Joined on 05-19-2007 New Mexico Posts 1,794 Points 1,100

  Re: Dark nails Reply Contact It is the same but they have smaller models for dogs. My husband has one in the garage but it uses and air compressor which the dogs do not like so I bought a smaller version to use on their nails. Hektor has white nails that are easy to clip Gunnar has dark ones and I prefer to dremmel them. Owned by: Gunnar the Bee Eating Vizsla and Hektor the Pig Dawg Dogo Argentino "I had learned not to care. I blew a few smoke rings, remembering those years. Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it. Not smack, though. ..." -- Barack Obama

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• 10-31-2007 7:41 PM

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  FourIsCompany Joined on 07-30-2007 Posts 4,738 Points 1,135

  Re: Dark nails Reply Contact dgriego: Hektor has white nails that are easy to clip   When I saw his feet, that's the first thing I noticed... You lucky dog! I said! Clear nails!! I've got 71 black nails!!! LOL (Cara is missing a back nail) Anyway, I use the guillotine clippers and just do it often and just take off a little bit. The trick is to keep up with it and not let them get long. To catch up, clip every 3 days (just a tiny bit) and the quick will suck back from the edge.   LSTM (Laughing Silently to Myself) Click Daily to Give Free Food and Care to Animals: http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=3

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• 11-01-2007 9:27 AM

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  firedogk9 Joined on 10-21-2007 Jamesville, NY Posts 263 Points 375

  Re: Dark nails Reply Contact Janet808: Is this the same kind of dremmel tool, I have in my garage, or is there a specific dremmel you all use for your dogs?   I bought mine at Walmart, it is easy to hold with a rechargable battery.  I think I paid about $30 for it.  It came with the attachments I needed, which is the head that you slip the replaceable brown sandpaper rolls onto, and the actual sandpaper rolls. They look almost like tiny empty toilet paper rolls.  LOL Dawn www.avatark9.com It is only a bite if you have to get stitches, otherwise it is just a kiss!!

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• 11-01-2007 11:06 AM

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  probe1957 Joined on 09-10-2007 Illinois Posts 3,251 Points 110

  Re: Dark nails Reply Contact When I dremel Odie's black nails, I look at the underside of the nail.  There is a lighter colored line a little way from the tip of his nail.  I dremel down to this line.  Sometimes, I might have to hit the underside of the nail with the dremel a bit to make the line stand out a little better. If you can't say something nice about someone, you're probably talking about Hillary Clinton. -- Jeff Foxworthy ~Billy

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• 11-05-2007 8:39 PM

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  sweetbon Joined on 09-10-2007 Manitoba Canada Posts 161 Points 0	Re: Dark nails Reply Contact Zoe has white and black nails, and one nail is half black half white, lengthwise.  I have noticed that her black nails do not grow as fast as her white nails.  If I am not using my dremmel, and just using my clippers if I take off the same amount off of her black nails as I do her white I will occasionally get her quick. Anyone else notice this?
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• 11-05-2007 8:57 PM

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  jennie_c_d Joined on 09-10-2007 Southeast Georgia Posts 9,234 Points 75

  Re: Dark nails Reply Contact Where are the black toes? On some dogs, rear toenails are shorter. On most dogs, inside toenails are shorter than outside toenails. My mom's dog has some black and some white, and I haven't noticed a difference, on his. My dogs have uniformly black nails.   I haven't noticed, much, on clients' dogs' nails, either. I'm evil. I don't even look at toenails. I watch the dog's face, and trim nails by feel.  Mischeif N Miracles, CGC, RE (PRT, 10/13/2003) Libby's Monkey N The Middle (Chinese Crested, 1/26/2008) Teenie Weenie at the Bridge (Dachshund, ???-12/28/2007)

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• 11-05-2007 9:07 PM

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  sweetbon Joined on 09-10-2007 Manitoba Canada Posts 161 Points 0	Re: Dark nails Reply Contact she has black on both back and front.  I didn't realize that inside toenails where shorter, but on Zoe it doesn't seem to matter where[inside or out]  I can't take as much off on the blacks without quicking her.
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• 11-05-2007 9:20 PM

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  jennie_c_d Joined on 09-10-2007 Southeast Georgia Posts 9,234 Points 75	Re: Dark nails Reply Contact  That's interesting. I'll have to look at some toenails this week and see what happens. Mine have all black nails, and they grow FAST. I try to do them twice a week. Mischeif N Miracles, CGC, RE (PRT, 10/13/2003) Libby's Monkey N The Middle (Chinese Crested, 1/26/2008) Teenie Weenie at the Bridge (Dachshund, ???-12/28/2007)
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• 11-06-2007 11:19 PM

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  Edie Joined on 04-20-2006 Posts 1,568 Points 5	Re: Dark nails Reply Contact  What happens if you hit the quick with a dremmel,does it still bleed and as painful for the dog as it is if done with clippers? ~A tired dog is a well behaved dog~
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• 11-06-2007 11:33 PM

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  redlegos Joined on 11-16-2006 Missouri Posts 760 Points 465	Re: Dark nails Reply Contact Not sure if this will help; This "detects" when you can clip by three lights that it has on it. http://www.quickfinderclipper.com/
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