Why Should Your Pet’s Nails Be Trimmed by Dog Nail Clipping Professionals?

When bringing a new pet into the family it is important to know that bathing and brushing is not all it takes to look after your dogs grooming needs. Regular ear cleaning and nail trimming are also a part of a grooming procedure. And while wiping your dogs ears is relatively easy, majority of owners struggle with dog nail clipping. Not having experience in handling a dog for a grooming procedure, not knowing how a dogs nail is formed, not having a grooming table and proper restraints to keep them from running off or moving too much that they may cause themselves an injury, or simply no longer being able to physically perform the task creates the need for a dog nail clipping service. Large breeds nails are more difficult to clip than those of small breeds, as well as black nails compared to white nails where you more or less can see the quick. Attempting to do so often causes injuries to the quick (a vein in the nail) or split brittle infected nails in your pet. When you cut into a dogs quick it causes them pain, the more you accidentally do it the more you will deter your dog from nail clipping.

Dog Nail Trimming is provided in Ballincollig at Bark in Style Dog Grooming Salon as a separate service and is available on a walk in basis (please whatsapp or text us to arrange a call in). Dog Nail Trimming - €10, Dog Ear Cleaning - €5, stripped and cleaned ears - €10.

How Often Should a Pets Nails Be Clipped?

The average dog should have his nails clipped every 3 to 4 weeks, but it should be done as often as needed to keep the nail from touching the ground when your dog is standing.

What Will Happen if I dont Clip my Dogs Nails?

Long, unkempt nails not only look unattractive, but over time they can do serious damage to your dog (not to mention your floors). When nails are so long that they constantly touch the ground, they exert force back into the nail bed, creating pain for the dog (imagine wearing a too-tight shoe) and pressure on the toe joint. Long term, this can actually realign the joints of the foreleg and make the foot look flattened and splayed.

Again, this isnt just an aesthetic problem, its a functional one: Compromising your dogs weight distribution and natural alignment can leave her more susceptible to injuries, and make walking and running difficult and painful. This is especially important in older dogs, whose posture can be dramatically improved by cutting back neglected nails.

In some cases, overgrown nails can curve and grow into the pad of the foot causing infection and inflammation. But even if they are not that out of control, long nails can get torn or split, which is very painful and, depending on severity, may need to be treated by a veterinarian.

And in the end, unattended nails create a vicious cycle: Because the extra-long nails make any contact with his paws painful for the dog, he avoids having them touched, which leads to unpleasant nail-cutting sessions, which makes both human and dog avoid them, which leads to longer intervals between trims, which leads to more pain...