Nail Trim - which way
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Lol, I can't dremel my Pap's nails. His feet are too hairy, my one attempt to dremel his nails resulted in having some hair between his toes ripped out (I keep his feet trimmed as hare feet should be, which leaves some hair hanging off the toes) and I haven't attempted it since.
I clip the nails either way, it depends on which the dog is more comfortable with. (Ex: My Border Collie has very wide nails so I trim those vertically. My papillon has very narrow but 'steep' nails so I trim them horizontally.) My clippers do fine either way.I have scissors type, I couldn't ever get used to the guillotine type.
I clip the nails either way, it depends on which the dog is more comfortable with. (Ex: My Border Collie has very wide nails so I trim those vertically. My papillon has very narrow but 'steep' nails so I trim them horizontally.) My clippers do fine either way.I have scissors type, I couldn't ever get used to the guillotine type.
I've always used the scissor type nail clippers horizontally also. It's the most comfortable way to clip the nail, I find.
Edit to add - Cutting them horizontally would probably clip alot easier then vertically. If the clippers aren’t sharp enough, cutting them vertically may cause the nail to pinch before it gets cut. Does that make sense?
Edit to add - Cutting them horizontally would probably clip alot easier then vertically. If the clippers aren’t sharp enough, cutting them vertically may cause the nail to pinch before it gets cut. Does that make sense?
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i am curious that no one has had a prob with nail cutters because i have found that the cause the nail bed to be forced away from the nail for a split secone, this is only visiable in white nails though, and before anyone aks no ai am not cutting the quick its the base that bleeds not the tip and the clippers are fine I have tried loads, also you cant see the blood untill a coupple of days later, and even in a smooth coated dog you need to pull the hair back to see it
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You should never cut from the sides, always cut from top and bottom (get what I am saying) if you but from the sides it squishes the nail which in turn squishes the nerve making it more uncomforteable (or painful) for the dog. So if you have the quilotine type you want to hold the verticly and if it's the scissor type you hold them horizontally. Of course dremels are best b/c they do not squishe the nail at all plus you can get the nails much shorter
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I just have to say that nearly everyone cuts a quick at some point in time or the other. I cut my poodle pups quick when he was little. i felt bad but I took no crap from him and he is a very good dog now (not that he was bad before) and is fine having his nails done. my other dog, I have never personally quicked him but i am sure it has happened he doesn't like it but I take no crap from him either and I can do him by myself on the floor (or anywhere but the floor with no holder is a harder place to do it than a table usually)
When I was a proffesional groomer we had to make sure that we got the dogs nails down right to just before the quick b/c people wouldn't bring there dogs in for months at a time or would complain that they weren't short enough so of course sometimes we did get a quick or 2. u feel bad but you just stop the bleeding and keep going. Some dogs never like it other dogs don't give a crap but you can't say a vet is a bad vet b/c he quicked a squermy puppy.
When I was a proffesional groomer we had to make sure that we got the dogs nails down right to just before the quick b/c people wouldn't bring there dogs in for months at a time or would complain that they weren't short enough so of course sometimes we did get a quick or 2. u feel bad but you just stop the bleeding and keep going. Some dogs never like it other dogs don't give a crap but you can't say a vet is a bad vet b/c he quicked a squermy puppy.
If you are ever interested in getting into dremeling, a neat trick is to take a pair of pantyhose and put your pap's foot in the end of one, which would poke the sharp toenails through. Then you can dremel away with no concern of catching any hair.
I trim two calvies, and this is what I do to keep the hair out of the way. Like I said, each to their own, if you're fine with your clippers then stick with them, I just thought this was a useful trick for anyone with the hair problem.
To the OP, I only use a dremel, you can get so much closer with much less discomfort of a clipper. Here is a useful link that gives some info on how to do it... http://homepages.udayton.edu/~merensjp/doberdawn/dremel/dremel.html
My dogs are so acclimated to it, and it is such a positive experience for them, when I get the dremel out, I have three dogs climbing all over me to go first!