Front toe nails(inner and outer)

[DEKAW 85]

This is the problem. One of my lurchers toe nails grow fast as feck(front ones only) the back ones are ok. My dogs get a least 1 hour each every day road walking. I have no problem with my other lurcher(his nails are transparent)The problem nails are the ones on the outer and inner of his front paws. The ones on the two middle toes grow to a point, but the ones on the inner and outside grow the same thickness all the way down. I cant see where the quick is in his nails as they are black, im a little bit nervous when cutting his nails incase i go to far down. Tried shining a touch through them, but the nails are that thick the light does not penetrate. When he puts his foot flat on the ground, the nails dont touch the surface but are very close. Its as though the more i clip his nails the faster and stronger they grow back. Anyone else have this problem???

Thanks

[collie/grey 238]

Those nails look perfectly normal to me, it's when they touch or tap on the floor when they are to long. The nails on the outside of the toes are the same thickness all the way down because they are being worn down by the looks of it, theres no spare nail if you get me. I know that if you clip a young pups nails too regular they grow back quicker but im not sure if it's the same principle with adults. Just keep up the roadwork and clipping now and agian and they will be fine. Those nails are immaculte compared to alot of dogs nails i have trimmed over the years.

[Antonia 0]

Yeah, i don't think they're overly long... but I do have the same prob with black nails on my Pointer dog, I have a Dremel and file them down!

As long as you keep and eye on them, they shouldn't needed doing more than once a fortnight..

[Bevwallis 7]

The nails look ok to me but if you do want to trim black nails there is a device which means you can be sure not to catch the quick- i cannot remember its' name but i shall post a link when i find it- it works on a red,amber and green light system- when the cutting device is held over the nail it goes green when it is safe to cut

 

I dont think i can describe it well and so will get link up

[skycat 6,173]

That sounds like an amazing device: I'd like to hear more about it.

 

For my dogs with black nails I use an old fashioned cigar cutter type clipper, that way you can slice off minute shavings of nail until you can just see the grey covering of the quick. And yes, I do know what you mean about the claw growing the same thickness all the way down: seems quite common in some dogs: just keep trimming away gently until the claw isn't pressing hard into the ground when the dog stands still.

 

And I have to cut my dogs' claws every 10 days or so! They seem to grow far quicker when on a raw diet than on manufactured food.

[Bevwallis 7]

Here we go!

 

http://astore.amazon.co.uk/dogshop-21/detail/B001BQ8MFW

[DEKAW 85]

Thanks for all the advice ;) Thia has put my mind at rest. As I said he is getting plenty of road work and i clip his nails on a regular basis, have also bought a file to file them aswell.

Thanks again

 

DEKA

[ribb 15]

try one of these bud,works a treat if you are in control of your dog