[NAGDU] Clipping dogs nails

[Dani Pagador]

Hi, Janine.
I need to learn to clip Peg's nails. She's retired now, so I can't use
paratransit to take her to the vet, and D.H. and I don't own a car.

What size dowel do I need, and how do I go about practicing?

Thanks,
Dani

On 4/9/17, Jenine Stanley via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Jordan,
>
> I have done the nails for both of our dogs for a while now, since the late
> ’90’s in fact.
>
> Right now I’m using a set of Miller’s Forge clippers with a guard but I
> don’t like the guard because I can’t feel how much nail is in the clipping
> area or in what position/angle that nail is.
>
> The key is to be confident about this. If you are anxious that you will trim
> too much and cut into the vein, you probably eventually will and your dog
> will sense it.
>
> I like clippers with a scissor action rather than a guillotine action. this
> means that both blades move past each other slightly to cut the nail. It
> just gives you more flexibility in positioning.
>
> I have used the Dremel and the PediPaws tools and if the PediPaws had a
> corded version, I’d buy it in a heartbeat. The larger grinding area and
> nicely designed guard really allow you to sculpt the nail. This is good for
> dewclaws that sometimes grow oddly. The PediPaws takes 2 C batteries I think
> and just doesn’t have enough power for really thick hard nails.
>
> My current guy has not had his nails ground yet and despite clipping him
> once and drawing blood, we got past that and he now sits on my lap to have
> all 4 nails clipped. I wish my husband’s dog was that easy.
>
> If you want to try this though, get a dowel rod and a pair of Miller’s Forge
> clippers, get 2 pairs, they’r not expensive, and practice on the dowel rod
> first.
>
> Do not try to clip nails when in a hurry or in a bad mood, she says from
> experience.
>> On Apr 9, 2017, at 12:32 PM, Jordan Gallacher via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> How do blind people go about clipping their dogs nails?  Belto's dewclaws
>> especially grow like weeds, and I would like to know how to go about
>> clipping his nails and what tools people are using to do so.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jordan
>>
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