Hello, all,....you know, after 19 yrs. with Ferrets, you might think I'd remember 'something'!!(lol)...Being a night person, my Ferts are usually out with me each night somewhere between 1am & 5am! About 2 weeks ago, I'd got the bright idea, after some nail-checking, to cut 80 nails........well, on nail #2 of the night, I did it. "Tyler", my 8yr old sable, flinched exactly the same time I snipped!....bled like a stuck pig!(sorry)....At that moment, my mind went blank as to what to do, except run around in circles holding a Fert & a paper towel turning red.....I had no 'styptic powder', finally used a towel full of ice cubes & pressure. It was the "Dew" claw, I believe it's called, at least on Dogs....Since that time, my inquiries from some "non-ferret" friends, said to try everything from 'sugar' to 'baking soda',....and one said a "hot knife"!!!!....He was a putz anyway. Can anyone on or offlist offer any tried & true solutions for what I'll call a "2am nail clipping by a dumb ass"?? Thanks, I haven't done that for so long I have forgotten most of them! Dooks to all here on the fml!...... John R. & the n.j. gang of 4, USA. john rich <[log in to unmask]> [Posted in FML 5629]