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nasty nails!

babyboo

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I hope this in the right place and if not you can move it.
So a couple of months ago I adopted a guinea pig and she had really bad nails that were literally side ways cause the owner never clipped there nails and I have been trying to fix it but its not working. does anyone know how to fix this or is it just unfixable?

Thanks ahead for all of the replies!

P.S. I can post a picture if you need to see her nails if you need it.
 

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Clip a bit off her nails, frequently. Be careful not to clip the quick, the pinkish blood vessel.
 

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Sorry, but are your piggies nails still long, or just growing the wrong way? Sorry if I misread!
 

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My piggies nails are just growing the wrong way:(
 

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Some pigs nails just grow sideways. Some of my pigs are like that.
 

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Okay thats good to know. I just didn't want it to be like secretly causing her pain, or anything.
 

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Sorry, misread post and thought your pig still had long nails.

They probably started getting sideways because they had never been trimmed. Just try to keep them short from now on.
 
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