>From:    Kristen Newman <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Nail clipping and bleeding
>
>Simple question.  What can I use to stop bleeding at the nails if clipped
>to short?  Lily sqrimed while clipping hin nails and it got clipped to
>short.  This time we were lucky, it stopped fairly quickly with only a
>little blood loss.  But in case this ever happens again, what can i use
>besides pressure?  First time in 10 years this has happened.  thanks
 
What you need is a tube of styptic powder.  There are a number of brand
names including Kwik-Stop, and you can usually buy it from your vet, or
you can get it from http://theferretstore.com.  Really, one should never
try to trim nails without having styptic powder on hand because you can
get some very serious bleeding if your ferret jumps just as you clip.
 
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[Posted in FML issue 3610]