How To Stop Guinea Pig Nail From Bleeding

• #1

So last night was nail trimming day, and equally normal, information technology scared me a lot and got my heart rate up. Elmo's nails are blackness and small-scale so I only take off the very very tips (they're razor precipitous). Noah's are clear so a scrap easier to cutting except a couple which like, lie on their side and are difficult to cut. I'1000 not certain why they practice this but i get terrified of cutting the quick but I worry that if I don't proceed those item ones down enough they will practice damage. I try to keep them in cheque every bit all-time I tin can.

Anyway - everyone I inquire has a dissimilar view. My question: best mode to end the nail bleeding? This business organisation sticks out to me a lot more because of Noah'south odd curly nails (are these normal by the way? They lie on their side and grow/curl sideways. Only 2 exercise this). I have found this quote on a website:

"You tin can quickly stop the bleeding by dipping the smash into talc, flour or cornflour to create a clot and holding it there until the haemorrhage stops. Alternatively, for a rather less messy method, y'all can purchase a rather handy styptic pencil that works only by calculation h2o to the end and so gently pressing on the terminate of the haemorrhage blast.

Yous may likewise wish to treat the paw with warm salty h2o to keep it clean and reduce the run a risk of infection, peculiarly if the manus is a fleck mucky. Before putting the guinea squealer back in their hutch or muzzle, make sure the bedding is dainty and make clean, and and so offer a vegetable care for. "

What do you make of this, and what would you say is better? Flour, talc, styptic pulverization, etc. The website I got that off gives a link to where to buy styptic pencils only I don't know which is generally better.

I try to cutting their nails once a month-ish. They have never got crazy long just Noah's weird curly sideways boom does worry me, hence my sudden questions about stopping bleeding - I knew cornflour was recommended but now I want actress opinions.

• #2

I accept always heard of flour and styptic pencil. I don't retrieve any piggie slave enjoys claw clipping, I detest it and don't know how you guys do information technology with black clawed pigs.

Megan has a claw that grows sideways and curled, our vet does this one whenever we go, nosotros are frequent visitors for cookies injection, and then it get done regular then, she has seious hook trimming skills Otherwise as there is two of us Rach will trim while I hold one of the piggies this makes it easier to become the piggie in the best position..

• #3

Ahh glad it'south not just me with a curly clawed pig. I commonly get my boyfriend to concur the pigs whilst I cut their nails, it'southward not withal a one person job for me...

Do you think it'southward worth buying a styptic pencil in case or simply having flour on mitt? With flour do you but douse the claw in afterward bathing in a salt h2o solution or would that just hurt the squealer too much? Just thinking of sterilising it.

• #4

Honestly don't know, never nicked one yet.. I would say but put some flour on it equally table salt h2o would brand it sting I would imagine.

• #5

That'southward what I thought, but I didn't know if it should be sterilised to preclude infection.....hmmm decisions!

• #9

It's one task I don't like doing for my piggies...information technology's unremarkably a 3 man job in our house! One to hold piggy, ane to clip nails and one to proceed the cucumber slices coming to requite their teeth something to do lol!

Patchy is the worst - his nails are thick, blackness and curly! I accept to trim them every weekend just to ensure they don't become also bad...

• #ten

I do have a styptic pencil, but discover I get results that are but as good when I concur kleenex to the smash and apply some pressure. One of my pigs (Linney) has curly nails besides, plus they are dark and then you can't come across the quick. Unfortunately, she has gotten clipped also close a few times. Once she also ripped off ane nail at the border of her human foot by getting information technology defenseless on something- that bled like crazy just healed without incident!

Oh god that sounds horrible

• #11

It's one job I don't like doing for my piggies...it'south ordinarily a 3 man job in our house! One to agree piggy, ane to clip nails and 1 to go on the cucumber slices coming to give their teeth something to do lol!

Patchy is the worst - his nails are thick, black and curly! I have to trim them every weekend but to ensure they don't go too bad...

Ah, non fun. I of the merely things I dislike about owning pigs is the nerve wracking task that is nail clipping. I try to exercise Noah'south curly ones as often as I can be my young man has to exist round to hold the pigs. I can go Elmo's done a flake quicker cos he doesn't like Jordan and then is nifty to face away from me but Noah likes anybody then always tries to plow circular and get snuggles rolleyes

• #12

I used to have a piggy who would pull his human foot when you clipped his nails i tried allsorts simply best thing i found was just kitchen towel hold it there till it subsides then bathe in mild common salt solution

• #xiii

Tissue works fine with me if I ever catch the quick.

Dudleys are quite easy as they are articulate but he does have some actually curly nails on his outter toes which are actually difficult to clip, he is likewise a fidget bum and so I agree him and feed cucumber while my OH clips.

Yuri on the other hand has black nails then its much harder, nosotros end up only taking a petty off but luckily enough he is quite happy being held to have this done and creates no fuss but I do still allow him have breaks for cucmuber as his teeth are very sharp :-)

• #14

Jaffa'due south nails are a nightmare. His previous owners clearly didn't cut his nails so RNGP Welfare did the best they could with them but several of his nails are now very long, thick and twist sideways. I clip them once a month and I as well give them a file with an emery lath in an effort to get them as short every bit possible. He really loves me doing it 8...every bit you tin imagine. But I discover I'chiliad less likely to cutting the quick using a file as you lot can stop immediately it's clearly becoming sensitive.

The girls are easy as they take white nails. Phew!

• #15

it'south a iii man job in our house 2 ! my o/h got bitten past our black piggie susie, she hates having her nails cutting, o/h holds her, i cut her nails & my little boy holds up the broccoli for her to eat while we are doing information technology!
she is a nightmare, hates being picked up anyway....
our ginger hog is much easier simply she has quite dark nails, nosotros cutting the very stop of the quick once and it bled for a infinitesimal but i held a clean tissue on information technology and it stopped then....
i hate the nail clipping job!
they both have one curly nail on each pes that drives me insane trying to cut it!

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