I made him bleed Aaaaaaaaaaaaargh!

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I can't believe I did this for the 2nd time. Cutting Hazelnut's nails, down to the last one, which is on his only white paw so should be dead easy and he doesn't squirm like Peanut Butter. Suddenly Hazelnut twists, squeals in pain and there is blood. Stopped the bleeding with the styptic pencil but it took a good half hour. The last time I did this it was over in seconds, so I must have cut way more this time. My poor boy!
 
I've done it plenty of times recently, I only normally take a tiny bit off but when they wiggle i have cut more than i should. It happens to everyone so don't worry. The piggies get over it, even my Ruby who actually cried is still my friend :)
 
Aww don't worry! I have the vets do my pigs claws as I'm to worried about doing it myself. It has been twice now that the vet has cut to far and made them bleed!
 
awe bless you it was an accident so dont feel to bad but a tip i would give you is to simply only nip off the very end points of the nail I'm talking like a milimetre, you may find they nees clipping more often but it prevents any accidents as trimming nails so low that they bleed is incredibly painful and your GP will remember this everytime the nail clippers come out and rightfully chuck a fit.
 
aww dont worry about it hun they will forgive you once the veggies are out :)) i take mine to the vets because mine are wiggly bums!
 
I've just started becoming more confident in trimming nails, I used to hate it! I have made Treacle bleed once, simply because she has all black feet. If you're checking them a lot, it's much easier to just take a smidgen off. I'm sure I've heard that taking little bits off helps take the quick back as well, making it easier - bur don't hold me to that! I hate trimming Stewart's though as he's got little feet, and his front toes are all so close together!
 
I have never forgotten when my dad used to clip the nails of one of my 1st Piggys years ago and made him squeal-there was so much blood.
After that I never trusted my dad again and learnt to do them myself.

I am so paranoid about catching the quick now that I only take the points off-like Lil ninnibig said it does mean you have to do them more often though.

I'm sure your piggy was soon over it :)
 
Ohh Ive done this before :( Its horrible, but dont worry accidents happen and we've all been there! :))
 
Thanks all. I'm certainly relieved to know I'm not the only one. What upset me is that I've never done this to the wriggly Peanut Butter, only to my beautiful placid gentleman Hazelnut. And only to his white paw, not the other 3 black ones. And I've been cutting piggy nails for almost 2 years now.

In trying to analyse why I've made him bleed on the exact same toe twice now, I've realised that on that toe the nail tends to curl sideways. I may be holding the paw at an awkward angle to get at the nail making Hazelnut squirm at the last minute. I'm going to have to find a better way to hold that toe.

Anyone else whose piggy has nails that tend to go sideways? If so, any tips for nail trimming?
 
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