Ok, so tonight was nail night at our house and Forrest FREAKS OUT when I touch his nails with my fingers, much-less with the clippers....so...I bet you can see where this is going with the Band Aid...

Front paws, #1, screamed like a banshee all 4 nails, #2, squirmed but stopped screaming.

Back paws, nail #1, pinkie nail - clip, scream, squirm, blood drop, CRAP! I tried to put a kleenex on it but that took too long so I just finished the rest of the paw and the other back paw while I had him used to the process. Even after the bleeder, he was calm and didn't struggle for the rest of the back paws while I kept looking at the bleeder...freaking myself out

Finished nails, called him into the kitchen for treats and he is back to happy Forrest. I noticed he was still spotting the floor when he walked about a minute after the clipping ended, not much blood but a mess for the carpet. Took him outside because it was about that time and I needed a minute to think about what to do....seal w/ super-glue...no, life threatening situations only, cauterize, no, there was no way I could manage holding him and applying the hot poker/flame - I've done it to myself and it hurts like $*^@!...but it works.

So, after our walk we come in, he hops in the bathtub for his foot washing and the claw is still bleeding...I washed it, dried it and looked...not bad, but still drop...drop...drop.

So I looked in the medicine cabinet - Ban Aid Clear Strips, multi-pack....hmmm....

What the heck, looked through the pack, found a band aid about the size of a stamp, wrapped it around the nail thinking that, #1, there is no way this will stick, and. #2, he won't leave it on there....WRONG! The band aid stuck really well and Forrest just walked away, didn't pay attention to it being on his toe/nail at all.

I examined it 30 minutes later and the bleeding stopped. I didn't get the padded part of the band aid over the tip of the nail but the adhesive part did the trick and I'm still amazed. I guess sometimes the simplest things work the best.

Good job. But get some Cut-stop to keep on hand for next time. It's a septic powder that is just for this purpose. It stops the bleeding right away.

Cornstarch will also work.

poor sweetheart. I dremel nails to avoid cutting the quick.

I chuckle when I think of 'lil Forrest hopping into the tub for his foot cleaning routine. Love it!

WeimsFTW wrote:poor sweetheart. I dremel nails to avoid cutting the quick.

That takes some skills! I have a dremmel but he wouldn't let me within 10 feet with it running...I've seen a tool with the same concept in the pet store and may try it, it's also on an infomercial but I can't think of what it's called....

BrittaBarrett wrote:I chuckle when I think of 'lil Forrest hopping into the tub for his foot cleaning routine. Love it!

Yeah, what's funny about it is that he's very fickle about it. He'll jump in the empty tub with no problems but if I've got the water running, it's one paw in to test if the temperature is warm enough for his satisfaction, if he's happy with it he'll proceed, if not he'll look at me and just stand there, one foot in the water, other held up like he's pointing, waiting for me to adjust the temperature. Oh, an he LOVES the soap, licks it off his front feet while I'm scrubbing....YUK!

Well, good for you for clipping his nails. Whiskey hates it so I wussed out and when he was recently at the vet I asked them to clip his nails...thinking that they'd do it for free. Turns out they charged $30 for it! With only 16 nails to cut, that's almost $2 a nail! I think I'll go back to doing it myself - ha ha.

We dremel Hannah's nails too. We started with that pedipaw thing and even though it did work, I am a girl that believes in more power The noise from it is a lot louder than the pedipaw one, but she was already used to us using that so the transition was just fine. Gets the job done a whole lot more quickly now.

I agree with getting a real dremel, preferable 7.2 volts at least. It takes some time desensitizing, but with treats and patience i think Forrest will accept/tolerate it.

Just remember to keep it on each nail for only 3 seconds, and keep rotating until done, otherwise u could burn them.

Alum is the main ingredient in the sticks to stop bleeding. I have a small jar of powder I keep for toes or any other bleeding. You buy it in the spice section or pharmacy.

PS- alum cures canker sores fast

The dremel is the way to go. much easier. Misty actually falls asleep during her 'manicures'!

Tip
Every night grab the clippers and touch each nail with them. Try and be quick about it - short and sweet and not the regular ordeal. Before you know it, they will tolerate the drill when it comes to cutting them without all the dramatics.

Symon wrote:Tip
Every night grab the clippers and touch each nail with them. Try and be quick about it - short and sweet and not the regular ordeal. Before you know it, they will tolerate the drill when it comes to cutting them without all the dramatics.

LMAO!!! you should meet Hooch Macalli Monster!!! he is unbreakable, my friend.. truly..
Dawn the vet tech is our best friend when it comes to his nails.. 2 years and we finally got a low hassle solution.. i can stick my fingers in his pads.. squeeze his nails with my fingers.. anything.. as soon as you assume the "i am going to clip your nails" position.. he pulls back and fights ya.. i used to wrestle him but i think Dawn is worth the $.. we tried the pedipaws.. hillarious..
man i love my weim.. he makes me laugh everyday.. every single day.. just because he is him.