I feel so bad....

I was grooming Milo on Sunday and cut one of his black nails too short (he doesn't like the sound of the dremel). I was surprised, he didn't yelp or jump and I was sure I wasn't close to the quick. My parents refuse to cut his nails so the quicks are quite long. It didn't bleed a lot but I felt SO bad. Didn't tell my Mom, she'd have been horrified.

It was my first time using Quik Stop and boy was it GREAT! Stopped the bleeding immediately! I'll never go without it again!
 
Last night I was trimming my 11 week old puppy's nails. I got the first two back too far, and I felt so bad. She squealed like I was killing her.... Poor baby... The rest I was more careful with, and she was fine with them. I have to trim Skipper's back past the quick because his quick grows with the nail. Once it's done, he feels better and runs off. Now I need to brush every one's teeth before I hit the hay. :)
 
OK!

This thread just reminds me of a few nail grooming basics 101...yeh, I started it, because I'm the one who was holding back on staying on top of the nails.

So back to basics....the quick will grow at the same rate as the nail. So if you leave nail trimming for a month or so (i.e. between vet or groomer visits), the quick will quickly grow to such a length that it is hard to trim back.

We're all squeamish about doing nails, but I highly encourage you to keep on top of this weekly or bi-weekly.

The longer you leave it, the harder it gets and the more quick theat you have to deal with.

For those whose pups can't stand to have their paws handled, never mind clipped, the only advice I have is lots of treats and fortitude.

Start by just handling the paws. Nothing more than touching and eventually squeeazing. Then progress to touching tools to the nails. And onwards


After clipping Indy's quick, I was loathe to get at his nails again. But I hauled out the torture tools and the treats. I pinned him down beneath my legs, and he managed a full pedicure this week

He was not at all happy at first, but he finally understood that if he succombed he would get treats, and he did...after each foot was finished.
 
Further on this....

With my forever pup, I never did learn to do his nails...and then one day, his nails got too long and started to curl back. It was almost impossible to fix then. I could never get them short enough after that

So stick tol a weekly or biweekly nail trimming and all will be good. Perservere and learn to do this. You can't wait 6 weeks for your groomer visit. That is too long
 
With my border collie/golden retriever cross, I had to treat after each nail when I first starting trimming them. It did get to the point that I went to treating after each foot and then finally when I had done all four of her paws.
 
BarbV said:
OK!

This thread just reminds me of a few nail grooming basics 101...yeh, I started it, because I'm the one who was holding back on staying on top of the nails.

So back to basics....the quick will grow at the same rate as the nail. So if you leave nail trimming for a month or so (i.e. between vet or groomer visits), the quick will quickly grow to such a length that it is hard to trim back.

We're all squeamish about doing nails, but I highly encourage you to keep on top of this weekly or bi-weekly.

The longer you leave it, the harder it gets and the more quick theat you have to deal with.

For those whose pups can't stand to have their paws handled, never mind clipped, the only advice I have is lots of treats and fortitude.

Start by just handling the paws. Nothing more than touching and eventually squeeazing. Then progress to touching tools to the nails. And onwards


After clipping Indy's quick, I was loathe to get at his nails again. But I hauled out the torture tools and the treats. I pinned him down beneath my legs, and he managed a full pedicure this week

He was not at all happy at first, but he finally understood that if he succombed he would get treats, and he did...after each foot was finished.
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We are too afraid to do this! :( How do I get over this fear- and the dog will sense it, they are so sensitive to us.
Karen
 
Baby steps - start by handling the paws and each toe for a day or two. Get yourself comfortable with them and then bring out the tools. Let your dog sniff them good for a time or two before, then place the clipper on the toe nail but don't cut. Do this for a couple of days until you feel comfortable. Then do one paw. The next do another paw. etc. Work your confidence back up slowly.
 
Barb-

What was the style and make of the Dremmel you have? There were two different ones, and there was the one that you and a few other people had that was the good one. Then there was a cheaper one (I think the one they have at Cherrybrook) and it was the one everybody said wasn't a good one.


I think. :lol:

Anyway, which one do you have again?
 
I think its the Dremmel 1100....it is shaped like a handgun (not a single shaft like most grinders). The ergonomic design allows me to swivel it around in my hand to any comfortable position.

Went back to the dremmel this week up at the cottage. It does take longer, but worth the effort. No bleeding quicks. But a reminder to all who dremmel....be sure that you trim the paws first. You certainly don't want to get fur snagged in the grinder. And pay attention to where you handle the dremmel.

Part of the reason I decided to clip the nails last week because the last time I dremmelled Indy's nails, I got careless with the dremmel and actually sucked in a bunch of his butt fur. He was not impressed.
 
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