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Arrrggghhhh!!! Claws

P

Phill

Wise Old Thumper
Right Bootz need sher claws cut and when she's on the ground she's very snuggely and friendly but if you hold on to her for to long she gets annoyed and nips. How on earth can i cut her claws with out stressing her or me out???
 
Can anyone else help hold her? When we get Phoebo's done, Rich and I take turns to hold him whilst our friend at the local pet shop does the clipping (I am way to scared to try it myself!). We also give him a good few minutes rest between each paw
Julie x
 
Joo & Phoebo said:
Can anyone else help hold her? When we get Phoebo's done, Rich and I take turns to hold him whilst our friend at the local pet shop does the clipping (I am way to scared to try it myself!). We also give him a good few minutes rest between each paw
Julie x
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Normally my mum holds the buns whilst i cut but she's had to have her leg broken so she can't stand up or sit she has to have her leg out all the time so it's very difficult for her to keep hold of bootz. I need to divise some kind of way for my mum to hold her whilst she sat in bed with neither of us getting bitten! mmmmmmmmmmmm
 
When doing my rexes i put them on my knee,the i lift one paw up,while i learn over them,put a towel underneath them though as they tend to nip my legs,and have nipped my boob! :lol:
 
bluebunny said:
When doing my rexes i put them on my knee,the i lift one paw up,while i learn over them,put a towel underneath them though as they tend to nip my legs,and have nipped my boob! :lol:
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ouch!!!! I will try that Marie, im just not sure she will sit still long enough!
 
I'm going to take Tia to the vets when the dreaded claw-clipping day comes (bonding AND claw clipping wuss...Well just a wuss really :lol: )
 
elve said:
I'm going to take Tia to the vets when the dreaded claw-clipping day comes (bonding AND claw clipping wuss...Well just a wuss really :lol: )
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I think i may have to take Bootz, all the others are fine with it they just sit and have it done but Bootzy gets stressed by it.
 
Could you do her claws when she has all but the paw you are doing on a flat surface, such as on a table, so someone can approach her from the opposite side to you. A bit like leaning over the vets table.

Janice
 
i havent tried myself yet but i need to soon before i have no arms left - have you tried wrapping bun up in a towel - i heard thats a good way stops them wriggling and do one paw at a time with a rest out of the towel after each one?

Interesting question they are always talking about trancing on rabbits only - does anyone here do that?
 
While Sophie lies on the floor having fuss, I clip them then! She lets me lift her paw and clip them... she's great cus she knows a yummy treat will follow :wink: If I try and pick Sophie up, Ive got no chance of anything!
 
loopylop said:
While Sophie lies on the floor having fuss, I clip them then! She lets me lift her paw and clip them... she's great cus she knows a yummy treat will follow :wink: If I try and pick Sophie up, Ive got no chance of anything!
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I've got no chance of that with Bootz!!!!! :lol:
 
Diddeen said:
what about wrapping her in a towel with just her foot you want showing ?
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I may well try that Chris it's really justthe picking her upand being held bit she doesn't like
 
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