Dog toenail question

DRAG-ULA

DRAG-ULA

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So one of our boxers came from a shelter where they treated her like absolute shit. Her nails grow really fast for some reason, and they let them get way too long at the shelter (I saw pictures from the rescue we got her from).
Anyways, we take her in & get them trimmed every few weeks, but they're still way longer than we'd like. You can see the quick through her nails, and they can't be any shorter than they are now.
She's getting her teeth cleaned next week, so I'm going to ask the vet if there's anything they can do while she's under. Anyone have any input?
 
The only thing that I was told is to keep up on trimming them so they don't do what you are experiencing. I am not sure if you start getting them trimmed very often, if that will make it recede.
 
Weird. My boxer is about to turn 7 in a few weeks. Never had to trim his yet. Just running and playing outside seems to do the job. Paved driveway helps too. Maybe they will shorten over time?
 
The blood vessel in the nail is too long, so when we get them trimmed, they can only go so much. She goes about every two - three weeks for a trim. Our other boxer's nails don't grow nearly as fast. It's really weird.

She also has really bad allergies, so when I walk her I have little boots for her paws or else the concrete makes her pads bleed. We have to give her an allergy shot twice a month. She's just a train wreck i guess haha. We love her to pieces though.
 
DRAG-ULA said:
She also has really bad allergies, so when I walk her I have little boots for her paws or else the concrete makes her pads bleed.
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Are you sure that's from allergies? Most of the times that is because their pads are too soft from not being outside much.....this happens with a lot of rescue dogs.

We rescued a Doberman and his pads would bleed if he ran around outside.....but after a few months his pads toughened up and he never had the problem again.

--Joe
 
I'm not 100% sure, she loves being outside though, she's out a lot. My backyard doesn't have much cement, just one walkway. We've had her for 18 months, and her paws haven't gotten much better. The allergy shots are helping, her bald spots are going away, and she's not nearly as pink & itchy as she was when we first got her.
 
DRAG-ULA said:
I'm not 100% sure, she loves being outside though, she's out a lot. My backyard doesn't have much cement, just one walkway. We've had her for 18 months, and her paws haven't gotten much better. The allergy shots are helping, her bald spots are going away, and she's not nearly as pink & itchy as she was when we first got her.
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Look into her food also... A lot of allergies come from food...
 
If you keep up on trimming her nails I've heard that the quick's will get shorter. How long have you been giving your dog allergy shots?
 
JPK said:
If you keep up on trimming her nails I've heard that the quick's will get shorter. How long have you been giving your dog allergy shots?
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Since we got her. (18 months) Our vet recommended we up the dosage to twice a month (from every 6 weeks as recommended by the foster mom's vet) and that seems to be helping.
 
Yes, the quick will recede if you trim the nails often. But you'd have to do it much more often the every 2-3 weeks like you are doing now. I would say at least once a week if not more frequently. I recommend doing it yourself with a dremel. My dogs have gotten used to it and its completely hassle free.
 
Uncle B said:
Yes, the quick will recede if you trim the nails often. But you'd have to do it much more often the every 2-3 weeks like you are doing now. I would say at least once a week if not more frequently. I recommend doing it yourself with a dremel. My dogs have gotten used to it and its completely hassle free.
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OK. I'll start doing that. Thanks everyone
 
They won't take the nails out. My Yorkie had a dew claw that grows into a circle, right into the pad, causing a lot of pain and discomfort in a very short amount of time. Even when trimmed, it poses a snag risk. Regardless, they will not touch it, I asked. What ended up happening is it ended up snagging on something and ripped out and he bled all over. I wasn't home when it happened so I have no idea what it got caught on but the scary part is that dogs can actually bleed out from this from what I read.

This is one of them. The other dew claw is just as bad.
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John, I took Bella in on Friday as you know. She said 2-3 weeks minimum to allow the quick to recede. Bella's nails are all black and you cannot see the quick and she did a great job trimming. I will be back in two weeks...
 
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