nails, big problem

LoppyLugz · Sep 5, 2005

I have a rabbit, he is 15 months old.

My problem is his nails.
They are very long and begining to curl quite badly, but i cant cut them.

What should i do?

I have asked someone to restrain him but he jumps away.
I tried a towel but he struggles out.

I cannot afford to get a vet to do them, and have no garden so he cant get him to ware them down on slabs.

Help!

elve · Sep 5, 2005

hi

I don't think a vet charges much for this, just a few £'s - the vet nurse could probably do it in fact - have you asked the receptionist how much it costs? Also you could look for a local rabbit breeder that's used to handling bunnies and she may only charge a few £'s to do it too - Have you tried backing him up between your legs as you kneel on the floor, with a towel wrapped around him? If his back's towards you then it's easier to get a firm grip and your legs stop the bunny flailing out sideways and away...But I wouldn't like to do it :?

Rallybunny · Sep 6, 2005

I found it a lot easier to do my bunny's nails with a "guillotine" style clipper, rather than the scissor style. I just disctract him, and do one at a time, when i get the chance. Sometimes it takes a week to get them all done....but it means he's not stressed out when I do it. It sounds like your bunny's nails are very long, so for the 1st cut, you could probably get away with cutting them in line with the fur, so then you won't have to worry about catching the quick if you and the bunny are a bit nervous about doing it.

Diddeen · Sep 9, 2005

where do u live? maybe one of us is close enough to give you a hand. or how about asking your local rescue centre if they clip nails?

taylor v 109 · Sep 10, 2005

Hi , were do u live i could do them for u

im in london. If to far im sure theres someone near u that can. val

L McGreig · Sep 10, 2005

I think it only costs about £5 to have them cut.

But it does concern me if you cant afford this how will you cover any other vet costs or vaccinations?

Happy Hopping · Sep 11, 2005

The best way is to cut it youself. Most rabbits that I know hate to have me holding their paw to cut their nail. I use a large size nail clipper and cut one paw at a time, usually do two paws on one day and the other 2 on 2nd day.

You must cut them or else if they are too curled, they can break at the root of the nail and blood will come out and there may very well be an baterical infection and no douct causes even more money.

In my very first rabbit, I didn't cut the thumb nail because the thumb nail itself is short in comparison to the other nails, but the truth is, it is long in relative to the size of the thumb nail itself. In the end, in one incident, it broke at the root, and I feel bad when that happened.

Make sure you cut it under the sun so you see the blood vain under the nail, you can't cut too deep, the right thing to do is just cut a little bit at a time, DO NOT cut too close to the end of the blood vain.

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