I did Graham's nails last week. What I thought would be an easy thing turned into a nightmare of stress (and scratches).
The first time we had him trimmed, the vet did it at his check up past adoption. He seemed to handle it very well. She didn't use a guillotine style, but the kind with the two blades. So, come last week I tried to do his nails with the same style of clips. He wasn't a happy camper. His nails are clear enough I could see the quick so all I did was trim the tips, far enough away so as not to cause sensitivity. He did two nails okay, but flinched away every time. Then he started to squirm and yelp when I did the other nails, still doing the tips and not going for any length. They weren't terribly long, but I wanted to keep up in them as they were getting sharp.
He wouldn't even let me use the Emory board on his nails to find them down as the blade left them even sharper.
Graham is great about us looking at his paws, handling them, and what not. I'm not sure why he reacted why he did. Giving him treats during it did very little to soothe him.
The first time we had him trimmed, the vet did it at his check up past adoption. He seemed to handle it very well. She didn't use a guillotine style, but the kind with the two blades. So, come last week I tried to do his nails with the same style of clips. He wasn't a happy camper. His nails are clear enough I could see the quick so all I did was trim the tips, far enough away so as not to cause sensitivity. He did two nails okay, but flinched away every time. Then he started to squirm and yelp when I did the other nails, still doing the tips and not going for any length. They weren't terribly long, but I wanted to keep up in them as they were getting sharp.
He wouldn't even let me use the Emory board on his nails to find them down as the blade left them even sharper.
Graham is great about us looking at his paws, handling them, and what not. I'm not sure why he reacted why he did. Giving him treats during it did very little to soothe him.