Quote:
Originally Posted by lizzieg  Two toenails on her back legs are so hard to get with the guard (because I'm too scared to remove it), and we tried it again this morning because the family is covered in scratches. I think we are going back to clippers as well, and just leaving a lot of give since her toenails are black. Even when she goes to the groomer for 'puppy cuts' and they cut her nails, it leaves two sharp end points instead of one sharp end point. I wish there was a solution to that as well. I'm thinking I'll have to manually dull the edges with an emery board that I use for my nails while she is taking a nap. Glad to know that I am not alone, and I'm glad I bought it from a store so that I can do a fast and easy return. |
I know what you mean about the sharp points. Honestly, I usually do her nails right before a walk (on pavement). The pavement helps file the sharp spots down, so I don't have to, lol!
BUT I have used an emery board on her too, I just don't do it every time. I found the emery boards that work best are the thicker ones (not the little thin revlon or whatever ones that come in a package and remind me of sand paper
). Also, I got good advice from a groomer about how to tell where to cut on black nails, so I'll pass it along. (I hadn't been cutting enough off because I was afraid to cut into the quick, BUT on dogs, if you dont cut their nails often enough or back far enough, their quick will actually grow out too, which means their nails will eventually keep getting longer!
) So, she told me to look at the nail in good light and you can see where the nail has grown out....sometimes there's a little line, but sometimes it's more subtle--there will be a portion of the nail that's shiny and a portion that's dull (I want to say the new growth is the dull portion, but I can't remember...just have to look at it, obviously you cut off the end
). Use that as your guide. I have only cut too far once since I started doing that!! Good luck!!!