If you cut your dog's nail too short it takes a few days to a few weeks for the dog's nail to heal.
Minor cuts of the dog's quick may only remain sore for a day or two, but more severe cuts to the dog's quick that are deep can take up to 2 weeks or sometimes longer to fully heal.
If you cut your dog's nails too short and cut into the quick and it bleeds you can use some cornstarch or flour to help stop the bleeding and apply some pressure.
If the bleeding of the dog's quick persists or won't stop you should take the dog to the vet.
Monitor the dog for any signs of infection like pus, pain, swelling or redness and if the dog has any of the signs of infection you should take the dog to the vet if possible.
The pain should only last for a few minutes or so if you cut the dog's quick.
If a dog's nail is cut too deep, you will cut into the dog's quick which contains blood vessels and nerves and so cutting into the quick when cutting the dog's nails too deep, will result in pain and even bleeding.
It hurts a dog pretty bad when you cut the quick, although the pain from cutting the dog's quick is temporary and often goes away within a few minutes.
Cutting a dog's quick can be a traumatic experience for the dog and lead to a fear of future nail trimming.
The dog's quick has nerves, so cutting the quick hurts the dog and causes pain, and is similar a human accidentally their own fingernail too short and it will also lead to some bleeding.
Dogs have a sensitive area inside their nails that is called and known as the "quick".
The "quick" in a dogs nails contain nerves and blood vessels.
And cutting into the dogs "quick" when cutting the dogs nails can cause bleeding and pain.
So it's important to trim the dogs nails very carefully to avoid cutting the "quick".
And if you're unsure of how to cut the dogs nails correctly to avoid the "quick" or you're nervous you may cut into their "quick" and cause bleeding and pain you should have a vet or a dog groomer or someone else that knows how to cut the dogs nails properly instead.
I'm pretty confident myself in cutting nails and could do it, but I prefer to pay a dog groomer to cut my dogs nails to be safe.
If you do cut a dog's "quick" it will bleed and cause pain as the "quick" contains blood vessels and nerves.
To stop any bleeding if you accidentally cut the dog's "quick", apply some cornstarch, flour or styptic powder directly to the dog's nail with pressure.
And keep the area clean and monitor it for any signs of infection, such as redness or swelling and if the bleeding persists or an infection is occurring, you should contact the vet.