My dog is terribly terribly death defied when it comes to his feet. His claws are so long because it is such a fight to get them cut. I do not like tranquilizing him to do it because for the whole day he is walking into things and falling down. What should I do?
2006-12-11 02:32:01 · 21 answers · asked by g0nz0_127 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Would you like your finger nails pulled because they are getting too long?
Take hime to a vet and have them cut properly and then give him plenty of exercise on hard surfaces like tarmac or concrete to keep them short.
Running on hard surfaces will wear them down, if he is not allowed out on his own you will need to walk him every day to keep them short.
2006-12-11 02:43:01 · answer #1 · answered by stevehart53 6 · 5⤊ 2⤋
You should take him to a professional groomer. A lot of times, they know tricks to cut claws. It also may be possible to give him a light sedative instead of putting him all the way down.
But, NO, by all means, do not attempt to get your dog declawed! Did you know that declawing takes place by cutting off the toe below the top knuckle. This makes sure that the nail has no possibility of growing back, but is very painful for the animal. Imagine if all of your fingers were cut off below the top knuckle. Wouldn't be a pretty sight, would it?
2006-12-11 02:43:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get some "happy traveler" and take him to a groomer. It's not a heavy sedative and will just keep him calm. If you must do it yourself, keep him on a sedative and be sure to give him a treat after you trim his nails. After a while, he will come to associate the treat with getting his nails trimmed and will calm down.
Declawing is a horrible process, in my opinion, as it more often than not necessitates removing a knuckle from the cat. I don't think you can do that to dogs, because they're built different, but it would be painful for him to have to walk on the wounds after they cut off the ends of his "fingers" and "toes", don't you think?
2006-12-11 02:41:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is really not recommended to declaw a dog. It's a traumatic enough procedure on a cat. There are ways to possibly train your dog to not be as afraid of getting his nails trimmed. I had two italian greyhounds that I had to desensitize for a few weeks before I could trim their nails. This requires playing with their feet every day and giving them rewards for being calm about it. Then you bring in the clipper without using it, again, give him treats for being calm around them.
After the dog is not freaking out when the clippers are around him try cutting one nail, and give him a treat if he does not freak out. This might be easier to do with a second person.
This is a process of patience. It can take several weeks. The key is to reward him when he calms down about something.
good luck.
2006-12-11 02:45:56 · answer #4 · answered by Celok 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes, its not nice but you can. It's not as dramatic as "ripping the nails out" a declaw IS how ever the equivalent of having the tip of your fingers removed surgically. The image shows what they remove on a cat. Its nearly the same for dog. This being said, it'll be hard to find a vet that will do it with out any medical need to do so.
2014-04-08 12:18:59 · answer #5 · answered by ? 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i wouldnt. just get the dogs nails trimmed once and a while, without tranq.ing the dog. declawing the dog causes him/her alot of pain. they usually cant walk or stand for 2 weeks. it hurts much worse than declawing a cat.
or, take your dog to an abandoned concrete parking lot and play fetch. the concrete is a natural way of trimming the nails. remebember::this doesnt happen in a day. you have to giv the dog alot of outsid time on floor other than grass.
(be lucky you dont have wood floors)
2006-12-11 03:52:58 · answer #6 · answered by jessica_stay 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A good vet and vet tech will not need tranquilizers to trim a dog's nails... Get them trimmed and keep him on a regular trim schedule.
I can't believe anyone would even consider declawing a dog... jeeeesh
2006-12-11 02:43:48 · answer #7 · answered by Pam 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take your dog to the groomer's. Tell your groomer you have a hard time cutting your dog's nails. They'll know what to do.
If you can't find a groomer near you or you don't know of any, go to yahoo's yellow pages, type in your zip-code and type in "groomer" and see what shows up. Most often, good groomers don't charge much on clipping nails.
I hope that helped.
2006-12-11 03:07:07 · answer #8 · answered by Mollie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had this problem with my first dog. We had to muzzle him and have people hold him down to trim his nails. His first owner clipped them (all) once a week and they bled every time. (I wonder why???@##%#)
Find a trainer and work on de-sensitizing him. It's too long to explain here, but I worked on giving him treats while holding the clippers, then touching them to his feet while treating, etc. until he wouldn't panic. This will take a LOOOOG time. So find a trainer to give you tips and help. In the meantime, take him to a groomer and have them GRIND his nails down so they are pretty short to give you time to work on this.
Best of luck.
2006-12-11 03:19:01 · answer #9 · answered by bookmom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could but it would hurt a lot! I know people who have their dogs dew claws removed so it is possible. Call your vet to see what else you could do to make it easier on you and your dog. Your vet may be able to cut the claws for you or a groomer may be able to do it to.
2006-12-11 03:19:37 · answer #10 · answered by kerrberr95 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A little bit of toenail is fine... but I agree along with you. Long nails are kinda low.
2017-01-27 15:57:08 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋