Health & WellbeingHi! I was trimming my cats nails tonight and for the first time I accidentally clipped one nail on her back foot a little bit too short. It was bleeding a bit right after, however the bleeding has slowed down/pretty much stopped. It doesn't seem to b
Poor girl. This happens even to the best nail trimmers. He only thing that will successfully stop a bleeding nail every time is an over the counter Kwik Stop styptic powder from your local pet store. It is good that it has stopped bleeding; however, I would pick up some of this powder from the store first thing in the morning. Otherwise, place newspaper in the litter box tonight and monitor it until you go to bed. A light bandage can also be tried; however, cats in particular won't allow a bandage to stay in place. Hopefully things have stabilized for now and she will continue to do well until morning. Most of these nail bleeding situations are fine and don't result in serious complications (i.e. anemia). Best wishes and take care.
Updated on August 12th, 2025
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