05/27/2026
🚨🐾 PLEASE don’t let your dog’s nails get this long. 🐾🚨
This is something we see far too often.
🐾 A lot of people think we can just “cut them short in one visit,” but that’s not how it works.
Inside every nail is a blood vessel and nerve called the QUICK. When nails are neglected for long periods, the quick grows longer too. If we cut past it, it causes pain and bleeding.
That means severely overgrown nails usually need to be shortened gradually over time.
Typically, dogs with long quicks need nail trims every 2 weeks so the quick slowly recedes back. After several visits, the nails can finally reach a healthy length safely and comfortably.
⚠️ When nails curl and grow this long, they completely change the way a dog stands and walks. Instead of the paw sitting naturally flat on the ground, the long nails force the toes upward and shift pressure back into the joints, wrists, elbows, shoulders, hips, and even the spine.
Over time, excessively long nails can cause:
• Pain while walking
• Arthritis and joint strain
• Splayed or deformed toes
• Tendon and ligament stress
• Difficulty standing on slick floors
• Nails curling into paw pads causing infection
• Changes to posture and bone alignment
🐾❤️ If you hear your dog’s nails clicking loudly across the floor, it’s already time for a trim. ❤️🐾
