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Originally Posted by florencelisa  I honestly wish there was a reasonable solution for this because I have the same exact issue. She freaks out like she is going to die. Which is so hilarious because she doesn't even show half amount of that emotion when she's getting shots or even blood extracted from the vets. 
It takes so much patience out of me just to clip the nails from one paw.
And I honestly don't get why she's scared either because she's never had an traumatic incident dealing with her paws.
When I asked the vet, he said maybe she just doesn't like the sound of her nails being clipped. 
The only thing that seems to help me (other then simply taking them to the groomers) is to clip her nails when I can tell she's sleepy so she'll be less fussy.
Other then that, I just spread the clipping sessions. Like two paws one day, a few hours apart, and the back paws the next day, few hours apart also. Patience.
oh and sometimes I massage her paws every now and then so she tries to get more desensitized to paw handling. |
Yes, I've done this also. She pulls away from me..
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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly I have to use the Pedipaws on Tibbe as I would rather be beaten than use nail clippers on dogs - just freaks me out for fear I will get a cuticle and hurt my baby. So we grind a little every 3 or 4 days for about 2 - 2 1/2 minutes total, most of which time is taken in positioning the tiny toe so I have a good hold over the pad so the grinder won't touch it and just get the nail. If I get too near the cuticle using it, he'll start to pull back with his paw and I stop on that nail. |
I have the Pedipaws too, she's ok with it sometimes but it just take forever to make a difference. I have even tried to use my sisters dermal and she still freaks out.
Im going to try again, and see what kind of prgress I can make. Maybe if I do her paws before her bath it may be less stressful for her.