Ok, now officially my worst nightmare!
Yesterday I tried trimming Arnie's claws as they are getting quite long but I wasn't able to hold him down without him wriggling away, it doesn't help he has tickelish feet either.
As I couldn't do it on my own I asked my mum to come over today, we tried her holding him down whilst I grabbed his paw but he kept pulling it away, so then we wrapped him in a towel and he still kept wriggling free, at this point the closest I have got to cutting his claws is once lining the clippers up with the claw nearest to me!
I have to take Kira for a check up tomorrow but the vets couldn't fit him in at the same time, it would of cost £7 if I booked double appt. I cant go back at any other time so my mum is taking him at 4:35 tomorrow which is costing us £14 :roll:
Why do rabbits have to be so awkward He has never liked being picked up so I respect his wishes but with something like this I wish he would just sit still and let us get on with it :?
Is anyone on here an expert at cutting rabbit claws, maybe there are some special tricks to keep him calm so he doesn't care we are doing it?
Last time he had his claws trimmed was just under a year ago at our other vets and he didn't like it much then although they got most done as they are used to doing it :roll: However I noticed that they did leave a few a little long which although isn't long enough to bother him effects his stability on the laminate downstairs which effectively leads out to the garden which then means he is too scared to go to the garden to wear his claws down on his own :shock: :lol:
We only moved in in may and have no funds left for the house and there are still parts of the garden (bottom panel of fence missing) which they might be able to squeeze through, Kira is fine out there as she lets me pick her up if I need to but usually comes running back in when I call her name.
Rabbits..... Who'd have them :lol: :lol:
Yesterday I tried trimming Arnie's claws as they are getting quite long but I wasn't able to hold him down without him wriggling away, it doesn't help he has tickelish feet either.
As I couldn't do it on my own I asked my mum to come over today, we tried her holding him down whilst I grabbed his paw but he kept pulling it away, so then we wrapped him in a towel and he still kept wriggling free, at this point the closest I have got to cutting his claws is once lining the clippers up with the claw nearest to me!
I have to take Kira for a check up tomorrow but the vets couldn't fit him in at the same time, it would of cost £7 if I booked double appt. I cant go back at any other time so my mum is taking him at 4:35 tomorrow which is costing us £14 :roll:
Why do rabbits have to be so awkward He has never liked being picked up so I respect his wishes but with something like this I wish he would just sit still and let us get on with it :?
Is anyone on here an expert at cutting rabbit claws, maybe there are some special tricks to keep him calm so he doesn't care we are doing it?
Last time he had his claws trimmed was just under a year ago at our other vets and he didn't like it much then although they got most done as they are used to doing it :roll: However I noticed that they did leave a few a little long which although isn't long enough to bother him effects his stability on the laminate downstairs which effectively leads out to the garden which then means he is too scared to go to the garden to wear his claws down on his own :shock: :lol:
We only moved in in may and have no funds left for the house and there are still parts of the garden (bottom panel of fence missing) which they might be able to squeeze through, Kira is fine out there as she lets me pick her up if I need to but usually comes running back in when I call her name.
Rabbits..... Who'd have them :lol: :lol: