Peticure, professional dremmel or high quality nail clippers?

[mbfrench]

Thank you for posting that link OntarioSheltie, I actually printed it off,to put in my ever growing folder!

As I plan to also use a dremal on Trapp. Unfortunately I can't get near Earnhardt with one,mainly because (1) I never thought about using one for nails~
His nails are so tough,& thick,that we do let a groomer do them,but he fights the whole time,and really they need to be much shorter than they are. When he gets a bath here at home,I do them myself,as the bath water softens them,so I can do them like nothing.

 

[BarbV]

I bought the Peticure- professional- the plug-in one. have had way too many rechargeable things die an early death. I also bought the bag of replacement sanders so when it starts looking/working less efficiently- I have plenty to choose a new one. Callie will let me use it but no way on Happy. I still use clippers on him so I second Barb's plea:
"Can anyone recommend a good quality but not over the top expensive nail clipper?"

Yeah, I've got the professional one as well, but I still find it too slow. And yes, I just changed the drum.

 

[BarbV]

You shouldn't have to push as you grind at all. Pushing will cause the nail to heat up quickly. Definitely time to get something else. Let us know what you decide to go with.

I really like this web site for instructions, lots of great info. For long haired dogs she suggests using an old pair of panty hose on the paw to keep the hair out of the way. I thought that was ingenious.

http://homepages.udayton.edu/~merensjp/doberdawn/dremel/dremel.html

The dremel I used was identical to this one (My husbands, he wanted it back). My $10.00 Job Mate that I now use is also corded and works in exactly the same way, but I use the attachements the Dremel came with, as this kit didn't come with the correct heads.

Thanks for the link. I'd had it bookmarked before, but lost it and forgot about it.

Thanks everyone for the dremmel suggestions. I've got some homework now to investigate and choose!

Now back to the clippers - is there any value in investing, or just buy cheap and discard as was suggested? And which style: Guillotine or regular?

Calliesmom....of course, I'll let you know what I end up with. If it doesn't fit in the bag, though, it's a non-starter!

I'm building quite the shopping list:
- new thinning shears
- grooming arm
- Pause Bowl for Indy
- Salmon Oil for both their coats
- New dremmel
- New clippers
- Toys, toys, toys! Love the Tetherball idea that I think Chris (?) put out there
- etc. etc. etc.

Sure I hope I get my bonus this year!

 

[Lovely]

I use the guillotine style of these:

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2751498&lmdn=Category

I like it because it has the emergency styptic stuff right in the handle (though thank goodness I've never had to use it!). I use it on all three cats nails and now the two pups. (I use it sideways, though, it just makes sense to me and I get better control on it.) It doesn't show signs of wear and I've had it over a year.

 

[Calliesmom]

Whoa Nellie!! It is very dangerous to use the plug in kind on dogs with long hair. If it catches the hair, IT WILL NOT STOP! The RPMs are very high. I know of a Llapso Apso (sp?) that died when the dremel caught the fur on it's neck (the dog bent too close). My friend's friend, couldn't stop it quick enough or get the hair released. Even with the rechargable kind, sometimes it will grab the leg furnishings.........but at least it stops. Maybe this Peticure has some way of instantly stopping, but the regular plug in kind don't. I would think that a tool marketed for dogs, would mention the hazzard to dogs with long hair.

As far as nail clippers, the inexpensive ones with the red rubber handles for about $6 work great. Now, they don't last forever, and get dull after about a year, depending on how many dogs. Since they are not meant to be sharpened, just toss them and get a new pair.

thanks for posting the warning for rotary tools. I don't have a pic of the peticure so I'm posting the peticure link (http://www.peticure.com/) so you can see it. It has a guard to prevent hair from being caught by the turning mechanism. there are various sized holes for smaller and larger breeds so if you need to change the size of the hole to smooth all around the nail- you can. I round off Callie's with no issues.

 

[BarbV]

thanks for posting the warning for rotary tools. I don't have a pic of the peticure so I'm posting the peticure link (http://www.peticure.com/) so you can see it. It has a guard to prevent hair from being caught by the turning mechanism. there are various sized holes for smaller and larger breeds so if you need to change the size of the hole to smooth all around the nail- you can. I round off Callie's with no issues.

I just find it too weak which is why I'm considering switching over to another brand, like the Oster Nail Grinder. I liked the Peticure originally because of the shield, but since I always trim the feet before I grind anyway, I would rather a more powerful dremmel overall.

btw - Somewhere in my research last evening, I found a note that said that "to help reduce the nail's quick (i.e. draw it back) apply hemorrid cream to the nail. I honestly don't know where I saw this. I was in heavy research mode and just jotted it down on my notepad. If I find it again, I'll post it.

 

[BarbV]

A few decent tutorials on nail grinding...

http://www.itsfortheanimals.com/NAILS.HTM

http://gomestic.com/pets/grind-your-dogs-nails/

The second one is the one that mentions hemorrhid cream as a way to pull back the quick. Welcome anyones thoughts on this!

 

[BarbV]

Still struggling here.....

I just can't decide on what to replace my Peticure with. I've checked all kinds of reviews online and all my choices have pros and cons.

I'm down to the following choices:

- Dremel 1100 Stylus
- Dremel Multi-Pro (quite expensive and probably overkill)
- Dremel MiniMite
- Oster Nail Grinding Kit

What I'm concerned about is replacing my Peticure with another underpowered machine. I don't need the guard...in fact, I think the guard is a hindrance, not a help.

Any last minute advice anyone?

 

[BarbV]

This from the Dremel company....

I've still not decided but here you go.

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Hello Barbara,

Thank you for your letter.

We do have a tool similar to what you're describing for doing exactly this. It is the Cordless Pet Nail Grooming Tool (see link below). This is a small lightweight two speed cordless tool - 6,000 Rpm & 12,000 Rpm.


Cordless Pet Nail Grooming Tool (link below)
http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Tools/Pages/ToolDetail.aspx?pid=761



We also have the 4.8V Cordless MiniMite Model 750 that you could use with the 1/4" #430 drum sander and bands for grooming pet nails with appropriate usage instructions.

4.8V MiniMite Cordless (link below)
http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Tools/Pages/ToolDetail.aspx?pid=4.8V+MiniMit
e+Cordless


Pet Nail Grooming instructions for the Cordless Rotary Tool can be
downloaded at:
http://www.dremel.com/en-us/customerservice/ManualsAndLiterature/Documen
ts/DogNailGroomingInstructions.pdf



Hope this helps. Feel free to contact us again, Barbara. We will gladly
help you out. Email or call Dremel customer service @1-888-285-3476.

 

[OntarioSheltie]

I've still not decided but here you go.

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Hello Barbara,

Thank you for your letter.

We do have a tool similar to what you're describing for doing exactly this. It is the Cordless Pet Nail Grooming Tool (see link below). This is a small lightweight two speed cordless tool - 6,000 Rpm & 12,000 Rpm.


Cordless Pet Nail Grooming Tool (link below)
http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Tools/Pages/ToolDetail.aspx?pid=761



We also have the 4.8V Cordless MiniMite Model 750 that you could use with the 1/4" #430 drum sander and bands for grooming pet nails with appropriate usage instructions.

4.8V MiniMite Cordless (link below)
http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Tools/Pages/ToolDetail.aspx?pid=4.8V+MiniMit
e+Cordless


Pet Nail Grooming instructions for the Cordless Rotary Tool can be
downloaded at:
http://www.dremel.com/en-us/customerservice/ManualsAndLiterature/Documen
ts/DogNailGroomingInstructions.pdf



Hope this helps. Feel free to contact us again, Barbara. We will gladly
help you out. Email or call Dremel customer service @1-888-285-3476.

The last two links do not work for me....

I haven't looked into these products as you have, so my line of thinking may be wrong. But unless they've improved batteries for products such as these, I'd stay way from them. In general, cordless tools have less power than corded tools and the batteries tend to die quickly. I'm sure there must be something out there that have better batteries, and probably sold by Dremel, but are probably much more expensive.

Its too bad there's not someway you could try them all first!

Let me know what you go with and how you like it!