Why should you keep your pet’s nails short?

Why should you keep your pet’s nails short?

Why should you keep your pet’s nails short?

When you hear those nails clicking in the floor is not the hardwood getting damage, or your furniture, or your skin. Your pets overall health might be compromised.

Longs nails can cause ingrown nails that are really painful ! and can get infected. The risk of those nails getting caught on the grass, carpet or fence could result on a broken leg or a broken toe.

Long nails can affect the way your dog walks, which can lead to “splayed toes” which is really painful for them, also it has an impact on your dogs bone structure and spine.

If you go too long without timing your dogs nail, the quick grows as well which makes it painful when you trim them.

When should you trim your dogs nails?

It is not a matter of time!

  • When you hear them clicking on the floor.
  • When you see them curving into the pad.
  • When they are braking on its own.
  • When they are casing damage to your self or your property.

Nail trimming techniques and tools.
Nail trimming shouldn’t be painful for your pet if it is done right. The problem is that sometimes we try to do it ourselves and we ended up hurting them which can actually make your dog traumatize to get the nail done.

…And remember the more often you do it the less painful it is.

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