Anyone try PediPaws?

[Mrs. Wallnut]

We have two labs, one black and one chocolate. And I don't ever remember clipping their nails. But then again we are outside with them quite a bit and with they way the run and play with each other I don't think they need to be trimmed by me. Plus I wouldn't do it because when I was a kid we had a little weiner dog that my dad clipped to close and so I don't do that.

As a side note, maybe people with cats can tell me why in the world would you trim a cats nails. I thought you would want to have a cats nails be sharp and long, isn't that why they claw everything?

[cgallery]

Well I was ordering a bunch of other stuff from the Pet Solutions web site (www.petsolutions.com), and they had one of the nail sanders for $20, and I figured "what the heck."

It uses two C-cells. The motor is pretty anemic, very low torque. To a degree, this is a good thing, as you really can't hurt the dog with it.

The dog (100lb black lab) doesn't mind it at all. He HATES nail clippers. He allows me to use the sander without fuss.

It would be nicer if it was just a little more powerful. But I'm still happy with it.

He's an old dog and really doesn't like clippers. He really finds the entire nail clipping thing quite traumatic. So I'm glad I gave it a shot.

http://www.petsolutions.com/PediPaws...C40001682.aspx

Also very happy with petsolutions.com. Their shipping is very reasonable. And I am in constant need of stuff because my kids keep a zoo in my house.

[MikeMcCoy]

Maybe a Rotozip would work better.

I don't have a Rotozip but I do use a Dremel to trim my parrots beak and claws. He doesn't seem to mind too awfully much but it usually proves painful for me.

[Adam_A]

Peticure over Pedipaws

After doing a bit of research online I found out that the Pedipaws tool is a knock-off of a much better one called Peticure. I bought a Peticure and my dog Able has adapted to it well. The guard that attaches to the dremel end really makes it alot safer to use in my opinion. Big ups for Peticure, and a big for Pedipaws.

Adam

[Ed62]

My daughter bought one of those PediPaws, and we used it. It's not very powerful at all. The dog wasn't bothered much by using it the first time. Haven't used it since, but it's about time for another trim. I don't think I would recommend buying one. The Dremel might be a better bet, if you don't like clippers.

I've always used clippers on her nails, and she tolerates it pretty well on the front feet. But when I get to the back feet, she doesn't like it at all. That doesn't mean it doesn't get done, just that she doesn't like it. If you trim your dog's nails regularly, I don't think you can expect to *never* draw blood. But being careful can reduce the chances of it happening.

Ed

[dlminehart]

I've got one of the Dremel (I think) battery operated kind made specifically for animal nails. Not much oomph. Takes forever. Works best as a smoother after clipping with the old style cutters. I haven't tried my regular Dremel yet, but expect I'll do so now that I've heard of others having success with it.

[walter_lars]

I use a more low tech solution I have a 8 foot leash and I let My golkden retiver pull me around the houseing tract for about 15 min every other day on My bike the aspault streets do a wonderful job and snice He is tired after out late night run he lets Me sleep all night