Nail Clipping Dremel

[Guest mleekramer]

In the last week I've done some digging around about a sander type of nail tool due to the fact our pup HATES to have her nails trimmed. She has had a leg injury and even the vet wouldn't cut the nails on that leg and they were sooooo long. We've had PopTart since Oct and the 2 times she had her nails cut by a greyhound group, she made no noise, no problem. I tried to do it and it was like trying to get a cat in a bath. Crying, screeching, wrestling. With the leg injury, I didn't want to attempt it and tried the vet and was very disappointed. The last time we tried, I gave her some Melatonin to relax her before I did it. I was a little easier, but some had gotten so long, that the squealing started much sooner. I looked into the Peticure after hearing the infomercial. Some people loved it, but some were worried that with the guard you cant see what you are doing and that when ordering they were charged right away, but didn't receive it for 6 weeks or so. After further reading I decided on a Dremel. I went to target to get the one several people recommended ad they were out. I tried Walmart and they had one that has a rechargable battery for 19.99. It's very quiet. I know when people described them as loud, I was thinking belt sander, disc sander noise. To me this is very quiet. The package says 4.8 cordless. Model 754-04. My husband and I thought we died and went to heaven. It took a little for her to get used to it and kept pulling her leg away in the beginning. A couple of whines at the start, but our girl is a super whimp, and we got most of her nails shorter than ever before. She has super long nail beds, so we've always had problems before. Since the Vet charges $17 for a trim, what a steal! Just thought I'd pass on my info in case anyone else is having issues.

[patricia]

In the last week I've done some digging around about a sander type of nail tool due to the fact our pup HATES to have her nails trimmed. She has had a leg injury and even the vet wouldn't cut the nails on that leg and they were sooooo long. We've had PopTart since Oct and the 2 times she had her nails cut by a greyhound group, she made no noise, no problem. I tried to do it and it was like trying to get a cat in a bath. Crying, screeching, wrestling. With the leg injury, I didn't want to attempt it and tried the vet and was very disappointed. The last time we tried, I gave her some Melatonin to relax her before I did it. I was a little easier, but some had gotten so long, that the squealing started much sooner. I looked into the Peticure after hearing the infomercial. Some people loved it, but some were worried that with the guard you cant see what you are doing and that when ordering they were charged right away, but didn't receive it for 6 weeks or so. After further reading I decided on a Dremel. I went to target to get the one several people recommended ad they were out. I tried Walmart and they had one that has a rechargable battery for 19.99. It's very quiet. I know when people described them as loud, I was thinking belt sander, disc sander noise. To me this is very quiet. The package says 4.8 cordless. Model 754-04. My husband and I thought we died and went to heaven. It took a little for her to get used to it and kept pulling her leg away in the beginning. A couple of whines at the start, but our girl is a super whimp, and we got most of her nails shorter than ever before. She has super long nail beds, so we've always had problems before. Since the Vet charges $17 for a trim, what a steal! Just thought I'd pass on my info in case anyone else is having issues.

We use the same exact model with greyt progress!

[CaliforniaGreys]

I've always used a dremel, but just was told something I had never heard before. This is coming from a groomer. I have been having a problem with Misty ripping out nails and when I was telling this groomer about it, she asked if i used a dremel. Told her yes and she told me to be sure that I keep the speed high enough because when you don't the vibration causes hairline cracks and will damage the nail. Just thought I would pass this along as I had never heard that before

[seeh2o]

The dremel is a godsend in this household!

[Guest crazy4greys]

Since the Vet charges $17 for a trim, what a steal!

 

Holy cow!! That is a lot! Good thing you found a dremel that she can tolerate.

 

My vet only charges $8.50 for nail trimming.

[Guest FullMetalFrank]

I use a Craftsman cordless version of the dremel and we just love it, too. I also use it on slow speed to take down the calluses on DF's feet! Pedicures all around! Frank is a huge sissy about his nails and it's always a struggle; but I win out, he finally gives up. No screaming or drama, he just pulls away a lot unless I have another person to distract him. I am able to keep his nails reasonably short; he has those dark, heavy nails on the outside toes of his front feet and they like to grow to glamour length way too quickly, the dremel is the tool of choice for keeping them down, as the quick is really hard to see.

 

Edited to add, keep a fresh sanding drum on the tool and use at a high enough speed (batteries well charged) will help eliminate friction and heat.

Edited July 21, 2008 by FullMetalFrank