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Styptic powder clots off bleeding very quickly if you hit the quick, but try hard not to do that. You'll find yourself following a trail of blood through your house as you attempt to track down your very upset cat or dog. Dark nails are the worst - impossible to see the quick (as in the case of my chocolate Lab, whose nails were terrifying to trim). Most cats have transparent nails/claws, so just take care and don't nick the quick. If the nail is too long and the quick has grown out, you have to trim tiny amounts frequently to gradually work the nail back to a shorter length. It takes patience.
I would never let a salon or vet hospital just cut nails far back and stanch the bleeding. It's very painful for the animal.
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The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi 
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