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| onwego | Nov 18 2012, 09:07 AM Post #46 |
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You're BANNED!
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I have to take my dog to the vet for her nails to be done. She flails, kicks, and screams over them and it's impossible to do them by myself. I tried giving her ace and that helped a little but I still need somebody else to hold her while I trim them. So then I took her to Petco and Petsmart for them. They won't accept her anymore due to the flailing and kicking. As one woman put it, "she kicks like a horse!". She managed to get loose one of the times and took off running in the store. I also witnessed one time, the girl doing it ended up screaming at her, which I was pissed about. So now she gets them done at the vet. It's not the cheapest but they are really, really patient and she gets lots of treats and they try to make it as good of an experience as possible for her. She gets them done about once a month when I have to go there anyways to pick up cat food. Abby claims that she's so good about everything else, she's allowed to have this one issue.
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| goodhors | Nov 18 2012, 08:43 PM Post #47 |
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We're on a bridge, Chaaaaaaaaarlie!
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You might try just using the sanding blocks in a coarse size. Just rub the nails shorter with the block, which won't feel like the nail clippers can. Might take longer, but dog gets lots more food handling, more often, and often settles down for nail work. You also might try just massaging the feet, as dog gets used to it, they often calm down quite a bit. If you only touch the feet to clip nails once a month, dog doesn't get used to that. Feet are extremely sensitive, maybe ticklish too, so be careful with the feet and massaging them. Dog should be good about feet, like any horse should be. You need to check feet for dirt, things that get stuck in between the toes like gum or burrs, so like cleaning hooves, dog needs to be accepting of foot handling. Start small, work up to the nail cleaning and clipping after you have put in some "foot handling" time with the dog. I use a scissors type nail clipper which is very sharp, cuts easily. I never use those clamping nail clippers anymore. Dogs ALL seem to find them very painful, along with the clamping action making the nail ragged with dull cutting blades. I am picky about any cutting implements, so sharp nail cutters are easier to use for me and the dogs, leave no ragged edges or split nails. I cut nails a bit long, then use the sanding blocks to smooth edges neatly and shorten nails a bit more. Prevents me hitting that vein inside. I get sanding blocks or nail boards at Sally Beauty Supply, where they are fairly cheap and come in a big variety of coarse to very smooth grits. |
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