How often would you clip nails (bandaged foot!)

[canteron]

Hi

My 15yo elderly labrador toe on her back leg has come away from the nail bed - very painful especially as it got septic. He is too old, lame and would get too stressed to take to the vet, but luckily I have a good relationship with the vets who has given advice and we have been dressing and bandaging the wound it and it is slowly getting better.

I think that he has been walking less may was a large part of the problem, so now I need to keep his nails shorter. I am going through a huge learning curve and getting all the information I can, but I can't find how often it is advised to clip the nails if the foot is bandaged. I know that is like asking how long a piece of string is, but there must be some sort of a guideline. The foot is completely bandaged when we go out so there is no natural wearing down at all.

Hoping that someone else has had experience of this and can help.

 

[satinbaze]

I have been told to clip nails twice a week on my puppy. If you do this then you only need to take a v small amount off each time. I also use a large file to smooth off the sharp bits.

 

[s4sugar]

You clip the nails as sonn as /whenever you can see some nail to clip. If you were closer I'd show you how but ask the vet if they have a nurse who can show you. A pair of open, curved jaw, clippers are best.
Another option is filing with a sand drum on a Dremel or a human nail file made for fake nails. You have to hold the nail still & file from underneath & forwards.Forget the files sold for dogs are they are useless.