Today we're going to learn how to cut Xi dog's nails. A dog's nail has a blood line inside the nail that gradually lengthens as the nail grows. If we think of the straw as a pet's nail, then the refill is the blood line inside the nail. Dogs with lighter nails can see the location of the blood line directly from the outside. However, some dark black nails require a certain amount of skill to operate.
Nail trimming can be done using the three-knife method. Cut a bevel on the left side of the nail with nail scissors, another bevel on the right, and finally cut it flat again. The advantage of this is that even if you trim the first two cuts, you will only trim to the outside of the bloodline, and the nail will not bleed. You can stop trimming at this time. Follow this step to slowly push inward, and then cut to the right length.
When we cut, we first look diagonally, obliquely with a knife, and then tilt a knife on the left side to cut two inclined cross-sections. So that the two sides are not exposed. Generally speaking, if a dog's nails are long, they will slowly bend. At this time, the position of the blood line is usually a little in front of the corner, so it is basically not wrong to go under the knife in this position. If the most curved one exceeds the foot pad, cut it off directly, and it's basically fine. Find the most curved place just before you reach the front of the blood line.
We can also tell the location of the blood line by the cross-section of the nail. The farther away from the blood line, the cross-section tends to be grayish-white and looks old. The closer you get to the blood line, the color of the cross-section will gradually darken, and it will appear fresh and moist. Don't cut too much, adjust the cut a little, and then slowly go down to see if its blood line is relatively long. If you see a wet area, it means that the nail blood line is a little long, so be careful.
The ideal nail length is when the dog stands normally, its toes will not directly touch the ground, and a certain amount of space should be reserved. The dog's nails are different from those of humans, and when people grow, they may break off when they snap. But dogs can be very bent. We've come across people who have punctured their feet, or deformed their entire toes, and trimmed their nails regularly. This is a must-do for qualified parents.
Basic care is very important, and I hope you will pay attention to it. Do these little things regularly. Before operating, you need to have a psychological construction, that is, there is no dog, it is born to know how to cooperate. In addition to the pain that your dog will feel when the scissors bleed, the pressure on your nails caused by the front closure of your nails can actually be felt by them. Different dogs have different perceptions and receptiveness to pain, especially some children who have psychological shadows in the previous dogs.
If it's particularly resistant, we need to give it a little more time to get used to it, and never cut it again. If the dog is willing to stretch out its legs like this for us to cut, then we can cut it as it can be stable. Whether it's the forelimbs or the hind legs, you can cut it how it fits you. But if we don't want to cooperate, what should our dogs do?
When you cut the front leg again, you can put your hand around its back and grab it from behind. Look here, come and see the position turned, then grab his front foot and lift it back. The point of this movement is that you can limit one of its spaces, contract your arms and body, and be able to limit its space and prevent it from running around. If the dog is not Xi to this position, we can block the body with our hands, just like a wall, do not let it run, and then go to restrict.
You pass through its back and grab its hind feet, and we all limit the dog's movement by shrinking the space. If you hold it up, you have to pay attention to it, your forearms have to hold it and give it a sense of security. When cutting the foot, you can't break the leg outward like this, it is easy to damage the joint of the femur, move it back and forth 45 degrees, don't lift it too high, you lift it too high, it will also damage the joint.
Basic care such as nail clipping must be done regularly and seriously, because it is very important for pets. I hope that every parent can have these most basic pet awareness and become an excellent shovel officer.
Starter: Suzhou Shengkang.
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