Pawsitive Peticures - Nancy's Pet Services

07/31/2024

Let’s see those MUTTS 😍 🐕

07/30/2024

07/26/2024

Sure love our lazy days..

07/26/2024

My friend Kristie Peckels has some really cute pomskies for sale 😍

07/21/2024

Luna the best dog. She got her peticure done and decided she needed to roll in the grass.

07/21/2024

This cat is such a hambone… we love our RJ

07/20/2024

Bailey is too 🥰 cute

07/05/2024

Happy Independence Day !

06/23/2024

Kiki! Little sassy butt

05/06/2024

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

04/13/2024

⭐️ Our little Gold Star crew!! They were all purrfect for their peticures. ⭐️

04/13/2024

Plenty of pet parents – and their dogs – are less than thrilled about the prospect of regular nail trimmings. But did you know that cutting your dog’s nails is one of the most basic and effective things you can do to help maintain their joint and bone health? Especially as your dog enters their senior years and becomes more prone to joint diseases like arthritis, trimming their nails regularly – and often enough – is paramount to keeping unnecessary stress of their aging joints.

Even if you’ve been cutting your dog’s nails their whole life, it can be hard to determine if you’re doing it often enough as they age and their activity level and lifestyle change. Here’s everything you need to know about the frequency of nail trimmings for your senior dog, why it’s important, and a few tips to make the process easier for both of you.

What Affects Senior Dog Nail Growth and Trimming Frequency?

Many factors affect how fast your individual senior dog’s nails grow, so unfortunately there is no quick answer for how often you should cut them. While on average most dogs will need to have their nails trimmed every 1-2 months, it can be more frequently – even as often as once per week – for senior dogs.

There are two main factors to take into account when determining how quickly your senior dog’s nails are growing, and how often you’ll need to trim them. These include:

1. Activity Level
Dogs that walk regularly on pavement will naturally have their nails worn down, so they won’t need to be trimmed as often. As dogs get into their golden years, however, they tend to slow down overall and may develop diseases that affect their mobility, such as arthritis. This often equals fewer and/or shorter walks, which means you’ll need to trim more often. Keep in mind that even if your senior dog is still active and goes on lots of walks if they are walking on dirt or grass, their nails won’t be worn down as quickly as if they were walking on sidewalks or asphalt.

2. Surface
What type of surface does your dog spend most of their time on? A dog who is mostly indoors walking on the carpet will require more frequent nail trimmings than a dog who’s walking on tile or spending lots of time on the backyard patio, for instance. Even if you have hard surfaces on your floors or concrete pads in your yard, a senior dog who’s losing mobility may spend most of the day lounging on their dog bed and less time walking on these surfaces, which means you’ll need to up the amount of nail trimmings.

Author: James St.

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03/19/2024

Happiest Birthday to Monique

03/03/2024

Sunday fun day

03/02/2024

More of our favorite clients

03/02/2024

Happy Saturday! Couple of my favorite girls.

02/27/2024

Well this makes a lot of sense 🤔

02/22/2024

Thank you A-Z Mobile Car Wash and Detailing LLC for the great job on my car!! If you have dog hair give him a call!!

01/20/2024

Monique getting Pepper's peticure done.

01/20/2024

What a beautiful cool Saturday! Little Oliver getting a peticure. Isn't he the cutest?

01/14/2024

If your dog's toes look like this give us a call! Upcoming appointments in Golden Valley and Valle Vista

01/07/2024

Someone got some cheese spray during his nail trim today 🥰

01/05/2024

Happy New Year!!
We have some openings for Kingman this weekend. Let us know if you need us to come by.