Feral Stuffed up Today! ...

Although never an easy task for me I clip all my critters nails myself. I use to take them to vet every time they needed it done, but after watching the vet so many years I learned how to do it myself. Cheaper on the ol' pocketbook as well, since I have six cats and a dog, that all need their nails trimmed around the same time. And usually the vet just can't stop at clipping the nails gotta check them out thoroughly and that usually adds onto the bill after he is done.

Awwwww Feral, I bet that made you feel really bad. I don't have a dog but if I did, I think I would leave it to the vet. He's never going to trust you to cut his nails again, anyway, so I would think that's your best bet. Ooooo, makes me cringe to think about it. It hurts when we cut our own nails back too far, so it can't be nice for pets. A big (((((HUG))))) for both you and your doggie! Brightest Blessings, my friend. x

Ouch, poor pup. I hope he's feeling a bit happier now and that his claws ae all neat and tidy. I have only ever once tried to clip a dog's claws, and that one time was a nightmare. After that it was up to the vet every time. :-)

I have the dog go to the vet or groomer to get their nails cut, I am alway concerned that I will do just what you did, and cut to far. Actually where I used to live the dogs spent a great deal of time walking in areas where there was concrete, it wasn't until I lived where I do now that I have even had to get a dogs nails trimmed, since walking on hard surfaces seems to help keep them shorter. But where we live now, the dogs spend most of their time in the grassy areas, so not alot of time spent where they are running and walking and can have their nails stay trim naturally. Once when I just let time get away from me, I forgot to get the dogs nails trimmed when they were due poor thing was walking badly they got to long. It seems if you let them get to long then there are many problems that can come up so I am more careful about this now. though it is easy, my partner works next door to a dog groomer, and works at half day on saturday so if the weather is good he can just take the dog into work with him, drop the dog off, and then leave the dog out back until it is time to come home. Since it is a neighborhing business we are not charged that much.

Feral you did make me laugh, did you really think that it is going to be that easy? I remember that time when i thought just like you, it is an easy thing. First of all, he knew what was going to happen, so i ran after him fifteen minutes before i managed to catch him, and the minute that i started to cut his nails, i knew that it is going to be the last time that i will be doing that. He is so sensitive and he was so affraid that i will hurt him, that the whole story became a nightmare. But it is good you reminded me, i have to take him to his hairdresser, which also cuts his nails. :)

We have special nail cutters that we use on the dogs and I am always so afraid of theblack coloured nails because as I am sure you know you can't see the vein at all. Have you ever heard of Styptic? You can get it at pharmacies and pet shops and it is made for just what happened to you (not to restrain the pup, but to stop the bleeding). I guess it also helps reduce the risk of infection so it is handy to have around for any little nick or cut your pets may get.

ouchh... that must really hurt him... i really feel for your pup... i think he won't ever let you clip his nails anymore in the future... (just kidding) :-) anyway, he will get over the incident soon... just give him a big hug and in no time he will stick to you again... :-)

Rotflmao poor pup and poor you. My dog has finally gotten use to me clipping her toenails. But at first it was a struggle and yes she bled a few times before I learned where to clip. A vet told me to get those little pencils men use to stop the bleeding on nicks when shaving and apply it to the nails, that stops the bleeding. She is a Jack Russel and has short hair so I could not see paying a groomer to do it for me. I just had to learn how. There are nail clippers for dogs that help prevent that, but given every dog is a different size there is still room for error.

I do them myself. The best way is to have someone hold the dog and talk to him and give him treats. When you cut the nail only go to where you can see the red vein. Dont go anyfarther. If you have to do a couple them leave him for a while. Come back and do a few more. Ease into it. You dont want him to think of this as a bad situation or yuoll never ba able to do it. If you dont feel comfortable enough then have the vet do it.

We have two dogs and a cat. We round them all up at once and close them in the bathroom. Then they know it's trouble. The cat gets in the bathtub and tries to hide behind the curtain. The small dog curls up between the toilet and the sink. And the big dog goes first. My husband clips while I hold onto her. She whines and cries most of the time, but she sits pretty still. When it's the small dog's turn, she cries and yelps the entire time, even when my husband isn't actually clipping her nails! He cut one too short one time and she never really forgave him for it. He didn't even cut it all that short, it barely bled. It didn't do the squirting that I've seen lots of dogs do. When it's the cat's turn, she sounds like a little baby screaming and crying. She growls and whines. Right after my son was born, my mom and sister came up to see him. He was in bed when my husband decided the cat needed her nails clipped to keep her from scratching the baby. We had her in the bathroom upstairs clipping away. My mom and sister were downstairs, and came upstairs, because they thought it was the baby, and we were ignoring him!

Ouch that hurt! I always cut my puppies nails,so far i have been very lucky and no blood..My puppy is so happy to get attention,which she gets plenty of because she will not let you alone..When I clip her nails she thinks im playing with her,she loves it.I did have a dog like yours at one time but i always took him to get groomed because i could not handle him he was so jumpy...

LOL. I So know the feeling with this! I have a Cat, not a Dog, and trying to clip her claws is next to impossible. It takes the two of us lol. One to hold her, and the other to actually clip the claws. She sits and hisses and growls the entire way through, a real grumpy kitty LOL. However, I'd rather do it myself at home with my partner's help, rather than spend $20 in gas going to the vets and then another $20 for having the vet do it for us. I actually bought some clippers that have a guard underneath them so that we don't cut too far. I find they're extremely useful and handy knowing that I won't cut too far. Maybe you could get some like that for your puppy. I don't think he'll be sulking for long lol. Pups always forgive in record time when they want attention LOL.

Well, my friend, I must admit that I too attempted this once...that was all it took....now I have it done at the vet's...it is so less of a strain on both me and my dogs... I remember that day....it was horrible...I thought the bleeding would never stop and then I ended up taking him to the vet anyways because I would not finish the rest of them...I was worried that I would cause further damage... I have to tell you, my friend, I can see you attempting this...I got a real good viual image from your description and I laughed out loud...my husband thought that I had completely lost it for sure......*grin*

Aww, poor thing. I wonder who was crying more, you or the puppy? We usually will cut our dog's nail but there is have been different occasions when we have to get a groomer or the vet to do it because they simply will not let us do it. Thankfully, most of our dogs will wear their own nails down by normal excercise and play time. I've found that it is easier to trim the dog's nails if you have a helper. Someone to be the "bad" guy by cutting the nails and other to be the "good" guy by holding them and petting them. I'm usually the "good" guy, I'll get my dad or husband be the "bad" guy. LOL.