Don’t Cut Too Quick
Have you ever cut your fingernail too close to the skin? It hurts like the dickens doesn’t it? Sure it does, and it usually bleeds too. It is the same way with your pet.
The quick is the living part of the nail, that little pink triangle on the underneath side of the paw at the base of the claw. Think of it as your finger under your fingernail, that soft fleshy part that turns black when you hit it with a hammer.
The last thing you want to do is cut the quick on your pet. This usually is followed by a yelp or hiss and some blood on the nail. Here is the easiest way I found to cut the nail without getting too close.
Bend your finger slightly. Do you see how it creates little nooks? There is a little nook just like that between the tip of the quick and the bottom of the dead part of the nail. Position the bottom blade of the nail clippers right in that nook and then move the top blade down towards the tip of the nail, just a little bit. Make sure the nail clipper is perpendicular to the nail and cut.
Tadaa. You have a nail that is cut close to the quick, but not to the sensitive part. Your pet will love you for this and you will save yourself the hassle of chasing down a dog who doesn’t want his nails cut again.
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