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08-04-2011, 07:00 PM
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Trimming toenails. . .
When trimming toenails that have gotten too long, how often do you trim them to avoid hitting the quick? I want to allow the quick time to retreat in between trimmings.
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08-04-2011, 07:04 PM
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Good question. Also, if you keep up on nail clipping how often do you usually clip the nails? Once every week or two?
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08-04-2011, 07:46 PM
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With a dremel I've done it as often as every 3 or 4 days with nails that had gotten too long. But you can take a lot less off with a dremel than you can with clippers, and it doesn't bleed or hurt as much if you do accidentally hit the quick, so you don't need to be as careful with a dremel either. If you're determined to try it with clippers, maybe take a tiny bit off twice a week.
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08-04-2011, 07:49 PM
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With Zeus, I was able to cut his nails with no problem because his nails were not as black as Odin's. I gave up the clippers on Odin, I just can't see the quick so I ended getting a dremel for him. His nails were done in under 10 minutes and no blood involved.
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08-04-2011, 10:44 PM
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I guess I'll try the dremel with Rocky. We'll see how he takes it. At his age I'm not inclined to force anything on him that he objects to, but maybe he won't mind.
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08-04-2011, 10:47 PM
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I clip them about once every 3 weeks. Just take off a few tiny slivers at a time for each nail. If you cut a big piece of the nail... you've got a better chance of hitting the quick. I've yet to hit a quick once using this method.
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08-04-2011, 10:48 PM
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I hope you're right Emoore. I tried with Pimg (5.5yrs old) and she wanted NOTHING to do with it! I'd love to be able to use the dremel on her, but it's not going to happen. Good luck!
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08-04-2011, 10:50 PM
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I usually try and do it at least once every two weeks but for some reason in the summer, their nails grow faster so i've had to do it at least once a week. Took them to petco and had them do both dogs nails for $20 and they got them shorter than i would have had the guts to try at home...
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08-04-2011, 10:58 PM
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08-04-2011, 11:00 PM
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I have "done" them weekly since he was a puppy. Done is in quotes because they don't always need trimming since I do it weekly. If that is the case I just pretend to cut them and give treats anyway. When they do need cut it is only the tiniest sliver.
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