"Kakakaka Your dog’s nails tell you they need a trim.” What will happen if you don’t cut it? Everything you need to know about nail cutting now
"Kakakaka Your dog’s nails tell you they need a trim.”
What will happen if you don’t cut it? Everything you need to know about nail cutting now
Why do you need to cut your nails? It seems like you didn’t want it before?
It must be cut, and it must be cut regularly! In the past, dogs lived outdoors, and hard surfaces would wear down their nails. Nowadays most dogs are indoors, running on soft lawns without wearing out their nails.
Avoid nails that are too long
If not trimmed regularly, they will grow longer and sharper, easily scratching yourself or others, and may even grow inward, causing pain and infection.
Protect joint health
Long nails can alter your dog's gait and posture and put undue stress on joints, which can lead to joint pain and degeneration in the long term.
Improve mobility
Trimming nails to an appropriate length can make your dog more flexible when walking and moving.
What will happen if you don’t cut it?
Nails that are too long are uncomfortable
The dog's nails will become very long and sharp/bent/cracked, and the dog will feel uncomfortable when walking, and may even scratch itself.
joint damage
Long nails will change the dog's gait, increase the pressure on the joints, and cause joint pain and degeneration.
Restricted activities
Excessively long nails will affect the dog's ability to move and reduce its efficiency and flexibility.
How to cut?
Use a flashlight to look for blood lines on your nails
Cut at an angle of 45 degrees to the ground before the blood line
( Do not cut to the bleeding line, do not cut vertically to the ground)
When to cut?
When the dog touches the ground while walking at home,
Recommended once every 2 weeks~
Other things to note
The longer the nail is left uncut, the longer the blood line becomes. This is the legendary broken blood line.
Usually there is no need to cut the blood line. Pay attention to daily care to prevent the blood line from getting longer.
Although it is troublesome to cut your nails, it is dangerous if they are too long, so you must cut them on time!