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02-28-2007, 06:41 PM | #1 |
I heart Hootie & Hobbs Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: USA
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| How often do you cut their nails?? Well, I did it! I cut Hootie & Hobbs nails 2nite all by myself!!!!!! I was SO nervous clipping that first nail, but when I got going, I wasn't nervous anymore. Rest assured I had the Kwick Stop sitting at an arm's length! Anyway, now that I am confident that I can clip their nails myself, how often should it be done?? |
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02-28-2007, 06:45 PM | #2 |
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| I never know how short to clip. I don't think I am clipping short enough. How short did you clip. Is there any way I can see a pic? |
02-28-2007, 06:59 PM | #3 |
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| I seriously don't cut hardly any off. Like, I cut the very tip and that's it. I have watched the vet cut their nails ever since I got them and she only cuts the very tips off, too. Each time you cut them the kwick will move down so even if you just clip a tiny bit off every week, they'll keep getting shorter but you won't hit the kwick. |
02-28-2007, 07:38 PM | #4 |
Loves Hannah & Gracie Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: washington
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| Thanks, so I guess I am doing it right. I think I will do a little after ever other bath unless they look like they don't need it. |
02-28-2007, 08:19 PM | #6 |
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| I have Jaden and Jewelina's done by the vet once every two weeks, if they go in for grooming before then I also have them trimmed then. I find it's easier to just nip them like you said rather than letting them grow really long and having to have a lot cut off. Sometimes theirs gets done once a week, sometimes it's once every two weeks depending on how they are wearing down. I'd go with whatever you feel comfortable doing and on doing their nails all by yourself! Jaden had a bleeder one time a long time ago when he was getting his nails trimmed by my cousin and after I saw that I was like...I can never do that! Sometimes I think I'm more afraid of trimming their nails than they are of having it done! Maybe one day I'll be brave like yourself and overcome my fear of getting a bleeder |
03-01-2007, 07:20 AM | #7 | |
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03-01-2007, 08:05 PM | #8 |
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| WOW....I am hearing a lot of week and two weeks. I have been doing it like monthly or bi-monthly - is that too long? I do not find them growing out too much - maybe it is because they shorten from walks and running around my pool deck. I dunno....what do you all think? Should I be doing it more?
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03-01-2007, 08:10 PM | #9 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North eastern Illinois Suburbs
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| I cut my dogs nails once every three to four weeks, but I use a dremel tool on them EVERY week. If they're just pups or the Yorkies, then I cut them once a week and skip the dremel tool all together. |
03-01-2007, 08:11 PM | #10 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North eastern Illinois Suburbs
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| Caren, you may just have dogs w/ longer nails and think that's normal. A good rule of thumb is that if you can hear them walking on a hard surface, like your kitchen floor, they're too long. Or if they're standing and the nail touches the ground they're certainly too long. |
03-02-2007, 08:05 PM | #11 |
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| Once a month is fine if you are going to have to pay someone to do it for you. However, if you do it yourself you might as well just do a little bit every week or two. As far as how much to cut off...cut off a little bit and look at the cut surface. If it is the same color all the way through (whitish) cut another little bit. Continue taking little slices until you see a black dot appear in the middle. Then stop. Don't stress, you are still a little ways away from the quick but you are getting close. Use this nail as a guide for cutting the rest of the nails. Cut just a touch less on the rest of them. If you make a mistake and cut one too short don't get upset. Put a little quickstop on it (if you have some) or some cornstarch, or cinnamon and move on to the next nail. Your little one will be fine, really.
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03-05-2007, 12:32 PM | #12 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Florida
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| Summerlin's nails were clipped just before I got her three weeks ago. I finally got up the nerve last night to clip her nails myself. It took me forever! But only because I was afraid of cutting too much and hurting her. She sat still for me to do just about the whole time. I am so proud of myself - at least I don't have to pay someone to do this.... |
03-05-2007, 12:36 PM | #13 |
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| I clip mine once a week, just a bit each time. It costs $15 for someone to do it here. $15 every week is kinda expensive. His nails are still pretty long though and I certainly hear him when he walks on the kitchen tiles.
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03-05-2007, 12:39 PM | #14 |
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03-05-2007, 12:49 PM | #15 | |
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