How do your pets handle you cutting their nails?

[Couponlover24]

My dog is a little baby. I have a little pug and take her to get her little nails done. I am very excited becassue they are opening a dog gromming place 2 doors down from where I work. So I will start taking her there and giving them my business.

[kval07]

I have a Pedi Paws. I asked for one for Christmas last year and Chester hates it. I guess I could bust it out and try again.

I have been cutting their nails while sitting on the couch, because holding them is a chore to do while standing up. Perhaps I will try this on a table and see how it goes. They act like I'm killing them when I cut their nails. They are such babies. When I cut though, I can tell that the clippers I have are good one.

[kawakii]

LOL, both our puggles go to the groomers for nails--they are much quicker then i would be and my two HATE it, squirm, bark, growl, etc ...I have been told it's the pug in them. So, it worth it for 10.00 for both to have someone else do it and save myself from being barked at, and scratched up. The clip and dremmel smooth.

[beth119]

I can use the pedi paw with Pooches. She is pretty mellow.

As for Precious, my FIL comes over and does hers with the doggie clippers. He worked for animal control for YEARS, so I trust him so much more than myself. (I'm a chicken.)

[jwahlton]

I cut Newman's paws on the couch, one paw at a time using manual clippers. He'd freak out with the pedi paws!

[Kristen.C]

I cut Tucker's nails with a good set of clippers we got from Petco. We used to have a hard time doing it ourselves, but the groomer there gave us a lot of tips and getting a new set of high-quality clippers was one of them. He used to jerk his nails away but with these, he doesn't seem to mind so much. She also said she preferred to get behind the dogs to clip the nails (LOL!) as the angle is best and puts less pressure on the nails. I can't really swing that, so I usually have Tucker lay on the floor with his paws up and that helps me see the quick and get a good hold on the nails. We use the pedi paw to smooth away the rough edges.

I would definitely suggest having the vet or a good groomer help you out, that's really the only thing that worked for us. Good luck!

[ocean_brez]

This is a great thread. I was thinking about posting a question about trimming and possibly buying the pedi-paw (they are down to $9.99 ), but now I see some of my answers already answered here. Yeah! BTW, I know what you mean by wuss pets, my big and little dog are total wusses and my kitten is a freak when it comes to cutting their nails! LOL!

[Sculpture Widow]

I worked at an awesome boarding kennel for several years. The owner was also a groomer and treated all the dogs with AMAZING care. To avoid cutting any dogs when trimming nails, she actually started using a small dremel tool (like a motorized emery/filing board). If you can get your animal used to the sound of the tool (which is really not too bad for the small hand-held tool), you can "file" the nail down to the desired length. no more cuts or bleeding!!!! and FAST.

[kval07]

Originally Posted by ocean_brez This is a great thread. I was thinking about posting a question about trimming and possibly buying the pedi-paw (they are down to $9.99 ), but now I see some of my answers already answered here. Yeah! BTW, I know what you mean by wuss pets, my big and little dog are total wusses and my kitten is a freak when it comes to cutting their nails! LOL!

I posted in the Petco thread that they are selling the Pedi Paws online for $2.99. If you lived near me, I'd just give you mine, lol.

[ocean_brez]

Originally Posted by kval07 I posted in the Petco thread that they are selling the Pedi Paws online for $2.99. If you lived near me, I'd just give you mine, lol.

Thanks for reminding me about the Petco thread. I totally forgot about it as well as the Petsmart thread. DUH! LOL! So many fun threads, so little time to read them all.