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04-14-2012, 09:19 AM | #1 |
Donating YT 18K Club Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Yorkie Zoo
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| Bought a DREMEL and LOVE it!!! We received our Dremel tool for nail filing in the mail a few days ago! I was waiting to bring it to my vet for instruction on how to safely use it(she offered) but had to TRY IT OUT I have to say we it!!! I did all 4 of Sugar's paws in about 60 seconds!! I did not go very short or use it for very long bursts of time and used it only on low speed. I basically wanted to see how well she would tolerate it. She fell asleep (or at least had her eyes closed )
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04-14-2012, 09:43 AM | #2 |
Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas
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| Wow! I'm impressed. I think my lil girl would have run for the hills.
__________________ Karen Kacee Muffin 1991-2005 Rest in Peace My Little Angel |
04-14-2012, 09:49 AM | #3 | |
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She had absolutely no problem at all and she does NOT like her feet messed with as a rule
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04-14-2012, 10:16 AM | #4 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| I have a Dremel for pets which is a little too forceful for me on a dog Tibbe's size so I got the Pedipaws (without the plastic housing over the head because Tibbe's toes are so small) which is easier for me to control than the pet Dremel. It takes about 2 minutes to do all ten nails, much of that time just isolating each toenail and repositioning him, etc. If the file comes off the nail, you file the little pad below the toenail so I am very cautious to be sure I put my thumb in place over each pad so I can't accidentally hurt a pad. It doesn't cause it to bleed or split or anything but you can see a roughened spot. Anyway, it is just the ticket for Tibbe and me and so much less scary than the nail clipper!
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |
04-14-2012, 10:29 AM | #5 |
I ♥ my girls! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: With My Yorkies
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| Wow! She fell asleep!! She must of thought she was having a manicure and it was relaxing!
__________________ Momma to three sweet Yorkie girls Rosie Marie, Mikki Leigh , and Lily Mae Grace! |
04-14-2012, 10:35 AM | #6 | |
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I'm glad I did!!! It was quiet and gentle (on low) and cheaper than the pet Dremel!! Pedipaws was a PITA for me.......
__________________ Lisa, Mom to Curri Bee Vindi Loo Tikka Masala Sugar Baby | |
04-14-2012, 10:38 AM | #7 | |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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LOL - what is a PITA? Sounds bad!!!
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis | |
04-14-2012, 10:38 AM | #8 |
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| Well it only took about a minute, so I doubt she was actually asleep but she was 100% relaxed and didn't kick at me like she usually does to get me off her feet
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04-14-2012, 11:11 AM | #9 |
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| I've been wanting to try one of these w/ Jackson... I HATE clipping his nails. He's actually gotten a lot better at tolerating me messing with his feet but others doing it, he STILL hates!! And it sucks cuz I really like a dog to have short nails, but I always end up not keeping up with them because I dread clipping them and think I am going to mess up and cut them too short, etc. So is Dremel the brand name?? Does it make it so that it's not as easy to cut into the quick?
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04-14-2012, 11:14 AM | #10 |
I ♥ my girls! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: With My Yorkies
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| I don't cut my girls. I send them to the groomers. That way SHE is the bad guy! Not me!!!
__________________ Momma to three sweet Yorkie girls Rosie Marie, Mikki Leigh , and Lily Mae Grace! |
04-14-2012, 11:18 AM | #11 | |
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I tried that but Sugar's nails grow fast. To the point of curling when they get a little too long. She got stuck in her KB bag when we first got it and also in my suitcase mesh LAST WEEK!!
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04-14-2012, 11:22 AM | #12 |
I ♥ my girls! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: With My Yorkies
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| Oh my!! I guess my girls don't grow that fast. Maybe something to be thankful for!
__________________ Momma to three sweet Yorkie girls Rosie Marie, Mikki Leigh , and Lily Mae Grace! |
04-14-2012, 11:31 AM | #13 |
Donating YT 18K Club Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Yorkie Zoo
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| Sugar's were long when I rescued her.....and getting them to a short length and KEEPING them there is difficult. This tool will make it painless for both of us
__________________ Lisa, Mom to Curri Bee Vindi Loo Tikka Masala Sugar Baby |
04-14-2012, 11:43 AM | #14 |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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| When I used to do sculptured nails, they used to shape them with a thing like a Dremel...they used to be very careful because your nail will heat up while they are grinding it to the shape you are wanting....they have to grind a little and stop, then start again...I am reading all these posts and your pets all seem to be tolerating it so I dont guess this is an issue with these grinders and dog nails....you might just want to be aware of that happening with sculptured nails so if your baby is pulling her foot away, it may be heating up on her too. |
04-14-2012, 11:43 AM | #15 |
Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas
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| I may have to try that.
__________________ Karen Kacee Muffin 1991-2005 Rest in Peace My Little Angel |
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