Cookiebaker
09-15-2005, 10:23 PM
:( This morning, we were trimming toenails up, and Mark accidently cut too much on one of Emerson's back nails. Whoops!! I swear that somewhere in this house we have styptic powder, but I couldn't find it anywhere. We packed it with cornstarch, but that didn't really do too good of a job. Every time he did something active (just walking up the stairs) it would start to bleed again.
Part of the problem is that his toenails are black and we can't see the vein. The part of the problem is that Emerson is a nail biter, and his nails are always ragged and ripped. :rolleyes:
I called the vets and they gave me a little baggy of styptic powder. It hasn't bled in several hours since we put it on (I'm so thankful!) but we are keeping him quiet too.
He was such a good sport about it, and laid perfectly still while we were packing it and getting it to quit bleeding. He's such a good baby. :)
Part of the problem is that his toenails are black and we can't see the vein. The part of the problem is that Emerson is a nail biter, and his nails are always ragged and ripped. :rolleyes:
I called the vets and they gave me a little baggy of styptic powder. It hasn't bled in several hours since we put it on (I'm so thankful!) but we are keeping him quiet too.
He was such a good sport about it, and laid perfectly still while we were packing it and getting it to quit bleeding. He's such a good baby. :)