Alternatively you can buy some styptic pencils containing silver nitrate from the chemist to keep in your emergency box.
Any other type of bleeding should be stopped with direct pressure to the wound as well as styptic powder.
Apply a styptic powder to the wounded area if the quick is cut to immediately stop bleeding.
If you accidentally cut the quick, styptic powder will stop the bleeding and alleviate the pain.
It usually looks worse than it is; that's why you have styptic powder on hand.
Make sure you have some kind of styptic powder or pencil around in case you cut too deeply and cause the vein to bleed.
Medicinally, gallic acid has been, and is still, largely used as an astringent, styptic and haemostatic. Gallic acid, however, does not coagulate albumen and therefore possesses no local astringent action.
Some examples of styptic powder are Kwik-Stop and CutStop.
Styptic powder is important to have on hand while clipping your dog's nails.
There are several brands of styptic on the market these days, and you can get this at any pet supply store.