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How often do you trim your baby's nails? Just wondering what the best time frame is to have this done? I groom Taycie myself and I can do everything except her feet. She does not like it at all and I get to nervous I'm going to get her quick. I had a groomer today do a nail trim and shave down the hair around her pads. She was excellent with Taycie and she did a great job. How often should I be doing this? Is going every 4 or 6 weeks ok? |
I go about every 6 weeks with my girls. But I know others say the nails grow faster for them. But it does work for me going every 6 - 8 weeks. I can always tell when the nails are too long. Just keep an eye on them. You will know when it needs to be done. :) |
I use the Pedipaws on Tibbe & do them once every 4 - 7 days. Takes about 2 minutes or so - no longer than 5 even if it's been 10 days since last done. I hated using the nail clippers & this filing method is fast and keeps the nails nice & short and it isn't scary for either of us. Until I got his nails good & short, I did them once every other day in short & sweet sessions and finally when they were good & short, I then went on the longer time in between. |
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I have four girls and find that their nails all seem to grow at different rates. I clip some of them weekly, biweekly or monthly depending upon how they look at different times of the year. Also, I find that often times their front nails seem to grow much faster than the back ones. Has anyone else found this? Don't you also think that their nails grow faster in the summer than the winter just like ours do? I use little cat clippers on my girls which seem to work the best because I can see the nail so much better. I've never had a problem with nicking the quick so far, thank goodness for that. I'm always very careful and I know this can be very unnerving to worry about while clipping the nails too. :eek: Lindi hates having her nails clipped so I have my husband give her a favorite treat while I clip her nails. She focuses on the treat and pays no attention what so ever to the fact that I'm clipping her nails. It helps me get it done in minutes which is great!:) |
I am lucky, the local petstore/grooming place offers nail cutting and glands for $2.00 each, like 4 different times a week. I take my two every 4 weeks at the end of the month so it is easy for me to remember. As a matter of fact, I just had Maggie done and I'm takng Hot Rod in the morning. Normally I take them both at the same time but I hadn't groomed him yet. It's a great savings as I groom my 2 myself. |
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But for the life of me she will not let me touch her feet. So I would rather pay someone then I'm not the bad guy:) |
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One time I cut one of Hot Rod's nail too short and he was bleeding and would not let me put the powder on him. I felt so sick to my stomach and terrible. I haven't tried doing it since!!! |
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I give ZoE a bath once per week and clip her nails every other week, after bathtime. It seems like her front nails grow faster than her back nails, as sometimes her back nails don't need to be trimmed. |
Agree! Tibbe's front nails grow far faster than his back nails or he wears his back nails down more than the front. There is always more to trim on the front paws. |
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I've always been REALLY bad at keeping up w/ Jackson's nails... I always say I am going to keep up but I HATE using nail clippers on him. He gets professionally groomed every 10 weeks or so when they do it, but it's not enough. He got groomed about 2 weeks ago, and I think I'm going to purchase one of the Gentle Paws things, just to try. I feel like the grinder will be easier for him and I. |
Im not sure what is recommended, but we just do it once a week after their bath. Took a few weeks to get used to it, as their nails are so tiny. Dickie absolutely dislikes it, while Dillon( 2 months younger) just sits there, calm as can be. |
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