Re: Trimming toenails

[Linda Shipman <Linda.Shipman@chezor.alaska.com>]

At 10:24 AM 6/15/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Linda,  I suppose you would still have to have that paw very still so as not
>to cut into the quick.

With a dremel, you make a pass over the toenail instead of staying in one spot.
There's not as much danger this way of cutting into the quick.

And yes, our girls do move their feet around occasionally, especially
the back paws, but we're patient and quick at catching the moments
when they're still <s>

We can have both girls on and off the grooming table in less than two
minutes when there is one of us giving them treats as they're worked
on! :-)

Also...you all may already know, but I haven't heard it mentioned yet.....the
quick grows out with the length of the nail.  If the toenails are very 
long, the
quick will be out there almost as long.  You want to take small amounts of
nail off each time.  As you do, the quick will recede back from the end of
the toenail.  So if you miss doing the toenails and have to catch up, just
do a little bit every few days, allowing the quick to pull back deeper into
the toenail.

Probably more than you ever wanted to hear about toenails :-)

Linda

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Linda Shipman
Juneau, Alaska
Linda.Shipman@chezor.alaska.com
http://www.chezor.alaska.com
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