Hellobee Boards Topic: How do you cut your pet's nails?

Hellobee Boards Topic: How do you cut your pet's nails? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:06:31 +0000 NCSUchick27 on "How do you cut your pet's nails?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-cut-your-pets-nails#post-2127079 Mon, 30 Mar 2015 15:15:03 +0000 NCSUchick27 2127079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I have the groomers do it. She has to be groomed about every 6-8 weeks, and it is included in the grooming package. She has black nails, and I am afraid to do it myself. She acted like I was killing her when I tried to clip them myself when she was a puppy. stiletto_mom on "How do you cut your pet's nails?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-cut-your-pets-nails#post-2127067 Mon, 30 Mar 2015 15:06:20 +0000 stiletto_mom 2127067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I do it myself. I've clipped both of my cat's claws since they were kittens, so they're used to it now. I actually hold them like a baby on my lap (belly up LOL) to do it. Then they get a treat after, so they're always well behaved. alphagam84 on "How do you cut your pet's nails?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-cut-your-pets-nails#post-2126985 Mon, 30 Mar 2015 14:04:36 +0000 alphagam84 2126985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My dog didn't mind it 'til I cut her quick one time. I felt so guilty. She tolerates it now but visibly flinches while I'm cutting the nails. I put a treat in front of her and tell her to "leave it". She focuses on the treat which helps. After doing her front paws she gets the treat. Then we repeat the process for the back paws. Not too hard but she's well behaved too. I cut our friends dogs nails sometimes as he freaks out and I'm the only person besides the vet/groomer who can do it. msplatypus on "How do you cut your pet's nails?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-cut-your-pets-nails#post-2126809 Mon, 30 Mar 2015 11:45:36 +0000 msplatypus 2126809@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I do them myself, my cat is pretty good about it. But it's hard because he has extra toes! He's a Polydactyl cat. Eko on "How do you cut your pet's nails?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-cut-your-pets-nails#post-2126792 Mon, 30 Mar 2015 11:33:58 +0000 Eko 2126792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We clip our pets nails, but it does take both DH and I. Our dog didn't mind it so much when we tried to block him from watching. The noise is what mostly startled him. One of our cats doesn't mind as long as we pet him in the process. Our other cat hates it, but we will wrap her in a blanket to restrain her. youboots on "How do you cut your pet's nails?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-cut-your-pets-nails#post-2126730 Mon, 30 Mar 2015 10:43:44 +0000 youboots 2126730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've never done it. They go to the vet/groomers often enough that their nails are trimmed there. mrsjyw on "How do you cut your pet's nails?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-cut-your-pets-nails#post-2126606 Mon, 30 Mar 2015 09:56:17 +0000 mrsjyw 2126606@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nail grinding at the groomers. I used to clip them at home. We have smaller-ish dogs (a beagler terrier and a yorkie). The beagle was always harder to wrangle to get them done, but they were both usually pretty good about it. I just got lazy and it's so much easier and less sharper with the nail grinding! BSB on "How do you cut your pet's nails?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-cut-your-pets-nails#post-2126595 Mon, 30 Mar 2015 09:51:35 +0000 BSB 2126595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'll ask the groomers to do it. I'm afraid of hurting them. My one dog has front paw sensitivity so she hates it. I have a dremel grinder but I didn't do a good job sensitizing her with it. I should try again. I think my other dog is probably fine with us doing it to him but he needs to be groomed so it's easier to have the groomers do it. Though, I don't think they cut his nails as short, so we might have to take him somewhere else or do it ourselves. CakeLady on "How do you cut your pet's nails?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-cut-your-pets-nails#post-2126594 Mon, 30 Mar 2015 09:51:04 +0000 CakeLady 2126594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ For one of our dogs, DH holds her and feeds her kibble while I cut her nails. The other dog does not like having her paws touched at all, and will snap, growl and bite when we try to cut her nails. So we get them done at the vet or when we take her to doggy daycare, for some reason she is fine when others do it. Mamaof2 on "How do you cut your pet's nails?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-cut-your-pets-nails#post-2126588 Mon, 30 Mar 2015 09:48:39 +0000 Mamaof2 2126588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Clippers - my dog doesn't like it but once I get her to lay down she is fine. DH is allowed to do it anymore - he cut her :crying: snowjewelz on "How do you cut your pet's nails?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-cut-your-pets-nails#post-2126571 Mon, 30 Mar 2015 09:35:24 +0000 snowjewelz 2126571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I have the dog nail cutter and I just hold her firmly and do it... She is 9 so she's used to be doing this altho she hates it and struggles here & there. Luckily she's not a big dog so I can just hold onto her. MapleMoose on "How do you cut your pet's nails?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-cut-your-pets-nails#post-2126317 Mon, 30 Mar 2015 06:23:02 +0000 MapleMoose 2126317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Our vet told us to Dremel her nails regularly starting when she was a pup. The first few times she hated it and it took two of us (one to hold and bribe with treats). Now she doesn't mind at all and looks forward to a nice treat after. We alternate between the Dremel and clippers. FunnyBunny87 on "How do you cut your pet's nails?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-cut-your-pets-nails#post-2126286 Mon, 30 Mar 2015 04:02:16 +0000 FunnyBunny87 2126286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ In order to cu my dog's nails, I distract him by pretending I am just sitting there next to him and petting him. sorrycharlie on "How do you cut your pet's nails?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-cut-your-pets-nails#post-2126279 Mon, 30 Mar 2015 02:27:13 +0000 sorrycharlie 2126279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've never tried. Always groomer or vet but admittedly we don't as often as we should. Shrug. It's worth the $11 to me! He's very good for them. Mrs.Pinecone316 on "How do you cut your pet's nails?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-cut-your-pets-nails#post-2126259 Sun, 29 Mar 2015 23:56:25 +0000 Mrs.Pinecone316 2126259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We don't. My Dogs nails are black which makes it really hard trimming it without knowing where the quick is and once I made him bleed. The groomer even made him bleed once cutting too far so now we only have the groomers do the sander on him. MenagerieMama on "How do you cut your pet's nails?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-cut-your-pets-nails#post-2126135 Sun, 29 Mar 2015 20:06:57 +0000 MenagerieMama 2126135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Both our dogs are pretty well trained so I can do them myself - although the younger one gets too excited and is squirmy and the older one starts to get nervous because I've cut his quick a couple times (over the course of 5 years!) and he never forgot. So its easier when DH helps. We keep peanut butter jars that we've used up but still have some residue for them to lick. Keeps them focused for long enough without giving them a pound of treats! Mrs.KMM on "How do you cut your pet's nails?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-cut-your-pets-nails#post-2126032 Sun, 29 Mar 2015 16:53:25 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2126032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We take her to PetsMart and have them do it. Even with DH and I working together, she fights too much for us to do it. Torchwood on "How do you cut your pet's nails?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-cut-your-pets-nails#post-2125998 Sun, 29 Mar 2015 15:52:24 +0000 Torchwood 2125998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We just have the groomer do the dogs' nails. I don't know how, and I don't really care to learn since they can do it so much more easily. The littler one especially hates to be restrained, so better to have it all done at once when he's already dealing with it at the groomer. The cat used to have to be wrapped in a towel, and I'd pull out one paw at a time. These days she's old and just doesn't care, so I just clip them, no problems. lady baltimore on "How do you cut your pet's nails?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-cut-your-pets-nails#post-2125990 Sun, 29 Mar 2015 15:43:47 +0000 lady baltimore 2125990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We used the Dremel grinder. He didn't like it, but he put up with it if I wrapped him in a big bear hug while DH attacked the nails. mediagirl on "How do you cut your pet's nails?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-cut-your-pets-nails#post-2125944 Sun, 29 Mar 2015 14:04:11 +0000 mediagirl 2125944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Shutterbug: we tried that once on our dog and she freaked out! I jammed giant ounce of jerkey in her mouth last night which kept her calm enough while I did her nails. Haha. regberadaisy on "How do you cut your pet's nails?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-cut-your-pets-nails#post-2125939 Sun, 29 Mar 2015 14:01:06 +0000 regberadaisy 2125939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have a pit bull mutt so regular nail scissors don't cut through them. We use a dremel and it takes both of us. DH holds her and I grind. WinterBee on "How do you cut your pet's nails?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-cut-your-pets-nails#post-2125924 Sun, 29 Mar 2015 13:41:11 +0000 WinterBee 2125924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mediagirl: My husband does our dogs nails. She's really relaxed about it, just lays there and he cuts them. Works out better than taking her to the vet. Shutterbug on "How do you cut your pet's nails?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-cut-your-pets-nails#post-2125578 Sat, 28 Mar 2015 23:16:45 +0000 Shutterbug 2125578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My dog HATED getting his nails cut. Then we got one of those dremel grinder things and it's seriously magic. He sleeps through it now, no more battles. abbydabbydoodlebug on "How do you cut your pet's nails?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-cut-your-pets-nails#post-2125570 Sat, 28 Mar 2015 22:43:23 +0000 abbydabbydoodlebug 2125570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I hate cutting my dog's nails! They are black and I cut her quick accidentally one time and she's been horrible ever since. Don't blame her, though. The vet said that they use canned spray cheese on the floor to get her to stay still. But last time it didn't work as well. :( My cats are fairly easy though, except my bigger one likes to bite me if I take too long. Lol. Synchronicity on "How do you cut your pet's nails?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-cut-your-pets-nails#post-2125539 Sat, 28 Mar 2015 21:19:39 +0000 Synchronicity 2125539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My dog is a million times better behaved when we have the groomer or the vet do it. We can take her in to the vet at any time and they will do it for free, or we have the groomer do it for 5 bucks... so worth it. mediagirl on "How do you cut your pet's nails?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-cut-your-pets-nails#post-2125527 Sat, 28 Mar 2015 21:07:27 +0000 mediagirl 2125527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We do them ourselves but when we visit the vet, we sometimes ask them to do it for us. She haaaates it.