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How to trim the toenails of a Bichon Frise?

2021-09-14 / 1037 Read

Bichon's toenails require regular care, but owners can't take them to pets every time Go to the beauty hospital for nursing, so that the owners can learn some methods and skills of trimming toenails by themselves. After mastering these methods, the owners can trim their toenails very easily.

How

dogs The growth rate of the nails is inversely proportional to the amount of exercise. Dogs that often exercise outside will naturally grow slowly because their nails are worn by the ground. Conversely, dogs that played indoors and exercised little had their nails growing faster.

In addition, dogs also have blood vessels in their nails and grow with the nails. Be careful not to cut the blood vessels when cutting. If it is a white nail, the outline of the blood vessels can be seen, and the position of the blood vessels can be confirmed before cutting.

Before trimming the toenails for Bichon Frise, you need to prepare: dog-specific toenail trimmer, disinfectant, cotton wool, and hemostatic agent.

Secure the feet: Before trimming, secure the dog's feet so that the nail clippers do not injure the toes when they move around.

One cut: When trimming with a nail clipper, cut the nails flat with the position of the nerve as the baseline. Because dogs hate repeated nail trimming, it is best to cut them all at once. However, black nails are not easy to tell where the nerves are, and it is best to trim them little by little.

When the nail is cut too far back or the file is sharpened too deeply, the nail will bleed. At this time, immediately hold the base of the bleeding toe, or use a powdered hemostatic agent to stop the bleeding.

It can be said that it is very easy to trim toenails, as long as the owner can pay attention to a few points. But owners should keep in mind that because the toenail part of the Bichon Frise is very sensitive, many Bichon Frise do not like the owner to touch this part, so the owner must comfort it well before trimming its toenails, Let it slowly accept the owner's touch of its toenails, so that the trimming work can be completed more smoothly.