hi doug, sorry teddy had a rough go of things lately. they do make doggie steps for pets to get up onto the bed, i ordered mine online for my min-pin, who was to fat to jump up on the bed. (my fault totally) it looks like teddy has dark nails, i never would cut those either, you cant see the quick plus pushing down on the nail hurts them too. i did order a pedi-paws that grinds them down, painless to the pet and it works great, you ought to look into it for teddy. just wanted to give you some ideas. i'm always looking for things to make life easier for our critters.