| Pinky94 | 05-03-2012 03:04 PM |
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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly
(Post 3899382)
You can get into the quick but only if you don't pay attention to the dog or the cuticle itself. When you are getting quite near the quick, the dog will start to squirm some or try to pull the foot away. Just look for the darkest spot in the center of the nail and how the dog reacts and just before that dark spot(the cuticle) in the center of the nail gets more than say 40% of the nail diameter, I stop. Or sooner if Tibbe is reacting sensitively by squirming or pulling his foot away. If the dog knows you will stop when you get close to the sensitive cuticle, they will start to trust you to stop the filing when they begin to react some. Usually they just lie there & let you grind away unless you are getting too close to the quick. Keep each session very short and under 2 minutes until your dog gets quite used to the whole process - then you can go a bit longer but if you do it often enough - say once every 4 - 7 days, you can keep each Pedipaws session about 2 mins. total. This method has never caused bleeding or anything like it unlike the nailclippers can if you slip & cut too short.
| Thanks so much! Looking forward to finally trimming her nails myself. | 