Kwik-Stop Styptic Powder with Benzocaine, topical pain reliever, for external veterinary use to control bleeding for dogs and cats.

 

An aid to stop bleeding caused by clipping nails, docking tails, and trimming beaks and minor cuts. Pressure bandaging to be used in conjunction with product following tail docking.

 

Directions: Apply with moistened cotton tipped applicator to the cut nail or other superficial bleeding area using moderate constant pressure for five to ten seconds. Do not use in deep wounds or body cavities or on burns.

 

Caution: Keep out of reach of children.

 

Contains: Ferric Subsulfate, Aluminum Chloride, Diatomite, Bentonite, Copper Sulfate, Ammonium Chloride, Benzocaine.

 

How should I trim my puppy's toenails?

Puppies have very sharp toenails. When the puppy is young, you can use your fingernail or toenail clippers to trim off the sharp tips. As the puppy gets older, you will need to use nail trimmers made for dogs. If you take too much off the nail, you will cut into the "quick" and bleeding and pain will occur. If this happens, neither you nor

your dog will want to do this again. Some guidelines for nail trimming include:

• If your dog has clear or white nails, you can often see the pink of the quick through the nail. If you avoid the pink area, you should be safely away from the quick.

• If your dog has black nails, you will not be able to see the quick so only cut 1/32" (1 mm) of the nail at a time until the dog begins to get sensitive. The sensitivity will usually occur before you cut into the blood vessel. With black nails, it is likely that you will get too close on at least one nail. With some nails, you can have an assistant use a flashlight to illuminate the side of the nail to determine where the quick is, and use that as a guide.

• If your dog has some clear and some black nails, use the average clear nail as a guide for cutting the black ones.
  

  "When cutting nails, use sharp trimmers."

• When cutting nails, use sharp trimmers. Dull trimmers tend to crush the nail and cause pain even if you are not in the quick.

• You should always have styptic powder (a clotting substance) available. This is sold in pet stores under several trade names, but it will be labeled for use in trimming nails.

Can I trim my kitten's sharp toenails?

Kittens have very sharp toenails. The tips can be trimmed with your regular fingernail clippers or with nail trimmers made for dogs and cats. If you take too much off the nail, you will cut into the "quick" and bleeding and pain will occur. If this happens, neither you nor your cat will want to do this again. Therefore, a few points are helpful:

"When cutting toenails, use sharp trimmers."

• Cats have clear or white nails, and you can often see the pink of the quick through the nail. If you avoid the pink area, you should be safely away from the quick.

• When cutting toenails, use sharp trimmers. Dull trimmers tend to crush the nail and cause pain even if you are not in the quick.

• You should always have styptic powder (a clotting substance) available. This is sold in pet stores under several trade names, but it will be labeled for use in trimming nails.