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Cutting nails

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bunny babe

Wise Old Thumper
Do you cut them straight across a couple of mm away from the blood bit in nail?

What do you use to cut them - clipper type or scissor type nail clippers.

I normally get my vet to do my buns but a friend has asked me to help her. I was shown a couple of years ago but just want to double chekc I have it right.
 
You need to not cut them into the quick (the blood bit) because otherwise it will bleed a lot (if that does happen just put a bit of flour or cornflour on it). If you have not done it before I would suggest cutting the nail down bit by bit, so that you don't do anything drastic. They seem to have nerve endings just past their quick, so I tend to try and stop just before those.

I use whatever is there, for my buns its a scissor type, but I cut nails when I do post adoption visits and do it with whatever people have, human nail clippers, scissors, anything really.

If the bun has black nails you can use a torch to see where the quick is.

There are plenty of ways to hold a bun when cutting nails so experiement and see what works best for this bun. Remember to be and stay calm because if you are anxious he will pick up on that and struggle.
 
I cut it a tiny bit away from the blood vessel, but sometimes if they move i have nicked it slightly, but don't worry, just put a bit of cornflour on it, it shouldn't cause any harm to the bunnies.
I have dog nail clippers and i use it from the dog down to the guinea pigs!
 
:wave: Thank you. I have the dog nail clippers but my vet said he uses the clippy ones. I think I will stick the the scissor type. It is quite a laid back bunny (about 14 weeks old now) but the ends are sharp and is cutting the owners so i will just take a bit off. Will let you know how I get on.:p
 
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