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Originally Posted by Donna Jean  I have my husband hold them, and use my own nail clippers, and just cut the tips, your nail clipper will catch under their nail where it curves, and you clip where the curve catches the clipper. Better to have a person holding the puppy so you can focus on clipping the nails, it is quite easy, you just clip off the white growth, it is better to clip to little than to much and make them bleed. Good Luck!!! It's really not that hard. Just be careful not to go past the curve, your clipper will catch the nail right at the curve and you just clip. Wish i were their to help you! |
Thank you for your help. I finally did it last night, well almost finished. Out of 80 puppy nails (their dew claws are already removed, 5 x 16) I only have 24 left. The hind feet of one, all feet of the littlest little girl and 1 toenail left on the biggest male!
I tried to take your advice and have my husband hold them, but he had to leave the room. When they squirmed and looked at him, he felt so bad to be "hurting them" that he wouldn't even stay in the house! Grandpas are such wimps!
I only had blood on 2 nails, one on the biggest boy, and that's why I quit on him with one nail left, and I caught the 8th nail on the littlest boy and I quit without doing his back feet. BAD GRANDMA!
But, I had the septic stick (the coagulant) so not much blood!
I HATED IT, but Mommy is much happier. So, if Grandma suffered a little, I can take it for her!