Heinz and Betty
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Has anyone tried this tool (Petapaws) for filing a dogs nails. It looks like it would be a good deal but wonder how you know when to stop filing.
Would appreciate any information on it
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mpj
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My daughter has tried it on her cats - Not as easy as they make it look on TV. They must have given those pets a great meal or sedative to make them appear so calm. Her cats weren't and she was just trying to do the hind legs (front ones are declawed). Great idea if it works properly. Now we need to tell our pets that! She is going to let me try it on my zoo (2 cats, 2 dogs) as soon as she can get it to me. We both wondered if the replacement barrel (emery board) would be easy to find after the fact.
Hope this helps. Thanks for listening.
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CA POPPY
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My friend bought PediPaws recently and they had a deal if you got two so I split the purchase with her. So far, we are not too impressed and our girls are not liking it much. We just use it to take off the sharp edges after cutting their nails with a human toenail clipper. They let us do that just fine. We bought a package of the refills at the same time as the PediPaws. You only lightly go over the end of the nail so I don't see anybody taking off too much unless you stayed in one place and applied pressure. DD says the original Dremel company makes a pet version that is higher rated.
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jim87vette
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It's the same as my dremmal tool without the plastic sleeve protector (you can also buy an adapter for your tool if you already have one).I used my regular(dremmal) on my dogs, was actually easy cant imagine with a cat though lol.They look like a neat idea though.
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Kanyonkitty
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HERE is a link that will show you great information about using a "dremel" tool for filing your pets toenails. I have started to use a dremel on KD(my grey) and she could care less, now on moms weiner dog, well, that's gonna take some time for him to get used to it. I prefer using the dremel and no chance of cutting too short and no ruff edges.
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Heinz and Betty
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Thanks for the link kanyonkitty. DH has a dremel tool. it sounds like a good idea ill try it. I didn't think that petipaws was to good of an idea. And thanks all for the replys.
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BigJohnD
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I have 4 small dogs and 1 large one, and I use the Pedipaw on all of them. However, the secret is to aclimate the poochs slowly, like the instructions tell you. If you just start out grabbing the dog and turning on the filer, it will cause you a lot of wrestling with pooch. It took me initially about an hour per dog to get them comfortable with the apparatus. But once, they were use to it, they work really great and they don't heat up like a dremel does. Pedipaw runs at a slower RPM than a dremel. The guide will not allow you to go very deep, it will stop with pressure and depth. I used to use the dremel, but it goes very fast (I have an adjustable speed dremel) but it still ran hot. The pedipaw is a very nice tool to grooming your pet. I can't speak to cats cause I don't do cats.....JMHO
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Code2High
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I have a Peticure, which is the first one that came out, earlier this year.... I do like it and have used it on half a dozen dogs. They argue to begin with, and I haven't er... "followed the instructions" on acclimating any of them. I just overruled them and once they realized it wasn't going to remove their toes they got over it. The nice thing about sanding down the nails is you can get closer to the quick and do a better job shaping the nail. My dogs have nails like oak trees, so its a big benefit with them. With dogs with really overgrown nails, (as with my mom's chi when they got her) you can really get a lot done in one session if you're patient and careful.
I tried it briefly on one of my cats and didn't find it all that helpful. For a cat, a pair of human nail or toenail clippers is plenty high-tech for me. I guess they'd be nice on the back legs, but that's going to take some time to really do, and I'd have to be more motivated to put in the effort. I've considered using it on the bunnies... Wuzzy being black, it is hard to clip them because you can't see anything... and they aren't shaped like a cat, where you'd know where to cut to. But I haven't tried it yet.
You CAN quick the animal with a grinder, I've done that a couple times. No big deal, if it keeps bleeding, you put a little flour on it... no yelps when it happens like with the clippers. Uusally they start to pull back when you're getting close to the quick, though, so it doesn't happen too often. You do need to switch nail to nail as you go to avoid overheating and burning the nail.
The sanding bands for the peticure are apparently standard dremel bands.
Now, how all that information applies to the newer knock-off models, I've no idear. In particular, if the rpms are slower, are they still adjustable? Mine has a dial for the speed. I find that different dogs have different nails and with Hal I need a 6 to get anywhere, but with Tig, a 4 is more comfortable and works fast enough. I think it would not be so nice without adjustable rpms.
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lasparrot
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I just got mine last week and love it. Was using a dremel before - it was heavier and harder to control, and also the lowest speed was way fast! I find the dogs are more relaxed with the Peticure and because its so easy to manouvour its easy to switch between nails. I'm just using it on dogs though. But have looked at Grace (African Grey Parrot) and wonder about doing her nails!
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garyashley
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I use a Dremel tool that is made specifically for pets. You can take a look at it HERE.
A lady I know bought it for her dogs and they hated it. It was offered to me for free so I took it. I love it! I don't use the sanding bands; I use the grinding stone which can be purchased at your local home improvement store.
Just a little FYI, Walgreens now sells the PediPaws. I was buying a doggie bed the other day and saw them. PediPaws
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