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tigerfeather
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Yeah, sounds like you're doing the best you can for now. Rotts tend to be terrible with their nails, so I'm not surprised that the dog is freaking like that over some pain. Muzzle him, pin him, and clip anything that might snag. Clean it, do the Neosporin, and that's about all you can do. The vet might clip the nail off up near the toe, but it's pretty painful, so I don't know if you would even want to vet to do that anyway. Tell your sister to check the dog's foot daily, check for swelling, heat, other signs of infection, etc.
Also, for most dogs once a month is just fine for nail trims, twice a month is for dogs with long quicks that you want to push back. No matter how short a dog's nail is, it can still split, so trimming twice as much won't help. OP pic looks like the dog's nails are at a healthy length.
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