Can anyone help?

[mr.chiwawa]

I feel your pain Mister has some clear nails but mostly black. I purchased this pet nail trimmer prodcut and let me tell you it really really works AND gives me peace of mind. For you can't cut them too short. I will include the link for you. They have two different sizes one for big dogs and one for the littler guys. Best of luck and I hope she is feeling better soon.


http://www.peticure.com/index.html

[Ginger's Mom]

Just seeing this now. Poor Lacey and poor you. I am afraid to cut Ginger's nails, I know I will cut the quick. And Taz will need to go somewhere and be muzzled to have his done. So let me say I admire you for trying to make it less stressful for Lacey by doing it yourself. I bet it bothers you more than her. Now go get something to eat.

[chocolatepuppy]

Thanks for the link mr.chiwawa, that's interesting, something I will check into.
Joyce, we're all fed now. I got brave and took Lacey out. She's doing ok. I gave her an extra pill for her allergies to help keep her quiet through the night. Not to worry, she's only taking 1/2 of what she can take, an extra one won't hurt her.

[chocolatepuppy]

Just a morning update. Lacey seems to have cleaned her paw up overnight. Blood all over her sheet on her bed.(we had blood and flour everywhere yesterday) She has been out and ate and it is holding up. We're just watching she doesn't lick at it today and no running around. Thank you all for being there for this worried mom.

oh and Lacey says thanks Buster for the get well kiss, she's feeling better now.

[boomersooner]

I'm glad Lacey is better. I, too, am afraid to cut my dogs' nails....I even bought some trimmers, thinking I would start cutting Boomer's since he was a pup, but I had a dog when I was a kid who always bled, so I've always shied away from it. I have to take Cassie to the vet this week to get hers trimmed. Since she is not as active as she used to be, they are really, really long.....in her younger years, she used to go full bore after something, and she has ripped and/or shredded at least 2 or 3 in her life. Give Lacey a hug and a kiss from Texas.

[cloverfdx]

I am glad to hear miss Lacey is on the mend . Heres hoping the bleeding has stopped for good now.

{{hugs}}

[Giselle]

Aw, glad to hear she's getting better!




Note: I gave up clippers many moons ago. I now use a Dremel:

Most, if not all, vets use Dremels as you rarely "quick" a dog with these and you can get a dog's nail almost twice as short as you'd normally get with clippers.

[luvofallhorses]

Just a morning update. Lacey seems to have cleaned her paw up overnight. Blood all over her sheet on her bed.(we had blood and flour everywhere yesterday) She has been out and ate and it is holding up. We're just watching she doesn't lick at it today and no running around. Thank you all for being there for this worried mom.

oh and Lacey says thanks Buster for the get well kiss, she's feeling better now.

aww I am glad she's doing much better. so is Buster! He says she's very welcome.

[caseysmom]

I just saw this poor you it must have been stressful, I am glad Lacey is doing better.

[Pam]

Well I am arriving late to this thread but actually that is a good thing because Lacey seems to be doing better. I too have clipped nails into the quick. I use a guillotine type cutter and it is slowly, over time, getting dull. I was actually going to go to Petsmart this week and see about getting another one. I like this link from Mr. Chiwawa. I watched the video and feel pretty much sold on this product. In the video it says you can adjust it for different nail sizes so I am a little confused by your post Mr. Chiwawa. Do I need to purchase two? I guess I'd better go back to the site and listen again.

I feel your pain Mister has some clear nails but mostly black. I purchased this pet nail trimmer prodcut and let me tell you it really really works AND gives me peace of mind. For you can't cut them too short. I will include the link for you. They have two different sizes one for big dogs and one for the littler guys. Best of luck and I hope she is feeling better soon.


http://www.peticure.com/index.html

[chocolatepuppy]

Thanks everyone for your concern for Lacey and discussing ways to trim nails.

So Annette, What do you think about trying on of these? Lacey can be the official Pet Talk spokesdog for this product.

Ha, I don't know about Lacey being spokesdog for anything! She's probably the last dog I'd try it on!

Most of my dogs have the pink toenails

Lacey has one white nail.Layla has none. Jake has a couple.

I use a guillotine type cutter and it is slowly, over time, getting dull. I was actually going to go to Petsmart this week and see about getting another one

Pam, you do know they make replacement blades? In fact the clippers I was using had a new blade in it. I think I got a bad angle on her nail as it's not really that short. When I stop and think I've been clipping Lacey's nails for 8 years and only maybe 2 or 3 times of an oopsie, that's not bad,especially when she's not a happy camper when I clip them. Layla, I drew blood one time in two years and Jake, nothing yet. Right now I'm dreading clipping nails again but I guess that will fade, except for Lacey, I dread everytime I have to cut hers. Now it will be worse.

[Giselle]

The dremel does make noise, but it's not bad at all. It's a quiet hum.

Like all grooming, it's something you have to train a bit at first. But, seriously, after your first 3 Dremels, you become a pro.

Peticure is the same as Dremel, except you can change drill heads and use the Dremel for both wood AND doggy projects Plus, I personally don't like the guard on the Peticure. I prefer to file all sides of the nail rather than just the front. That's how you can really shave it down to small nubs (for visuals of what I mean, check out DoberDawn's tutorial on Dremels).