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Trimming Toenails at Home If you plan on nail trimming at home, we have two suggestions. First, ask your pet's health care provider to demonstrate and explain the proper way to trim the nails. Second and more importantly, always have clot powder (available in pet stores or from veterinarians) or a styptic pencil (found in the drug store shaving section) handy in case a nail is cut too short and bleeds. The powder or pencil is pressed into the cut end and cauterizes the blood vessels to stop the bleeding.

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