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Old July 31st, 2005, 09:14 AM
Lucky Rescue Lucky Rescue is offline
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I probably shouldn't reply here, since clipping nails is something I hate to do!

But if your old dog has never had her nails clipped, the quick has probably extended all the way to the tip and she might react very badly to the cutting, especially if you cut the quicks. There may be bleeding, so have some Qwik-stop or cornstarch handy to stop it.

Are her nails white? If so it's easier since you can see the quick in each nail.

If this were my dog, I would take her to the vet to have this done the first time, then you can just do little trims when necessary.
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