Nail Clipping Tip! Works awesome!

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- 02/26/2015 at 2:56 PM
  Toni
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  RabbitPam wrote a fantastic post about nail clipping and I realized that a technique I developed with my rabbits doesn’t seem to be known, so I wanted to share it with all of you. One of the biggest challenges to cutting your rabbit’s nails is clipping in correct proximity to the quick. I always panicked that I was cutting too close/into the quick. While letting your bun be your guide in making sure they don’t jerk their paw away when you apply pressure is a good mthod for most… I have had some buns that simply don’t react at all when I clip, and others that act like I am trying to saw off their whole arm even when I am clipping nowhere near the quick (drama-buns).
  
  Here’s another great technique. Purchase a small but very bright flashlight (LED flashlights are great). Moisten the nails a bit before you do this, then hold the flashlight directly under the nail before you clip and the light will “illuminate” the inside of the nail and you will be able to see exactly where the quick is and where it ends. Most of my rabbits have had dark nails….. this technique works wonders for me. Hope this comes in handy for you!
- 02/26/2015 at 3:57 PM
  MoxieMeadows
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  I have heard of the technique before (never about wetting their nails first though.) But have never tried it. I normally like to just let my vets do the dirty work. BUT I may have to try it. My bun has black nails and struggles whenever I try to clip her nails, jerking her foot away if I even come near her with the clippers, so I can never know how close I am getting to the quick.
  
  Will let you know how it works out though if I try it!
- 02/26/2015 at 4:53 PM
  JackRabbit
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  Moxie – wetting the nails gets the fur wet so it stays out of the way so you can see the whole nail better.
- 02/26/2015 at 5:20 PM
  MoxieMeadows
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  OHHHHH…… So the water doesn’t have any magic powers that makes the nail more see through when the light shines through it?
- 02/26/2015 at 5:45 PM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  I’ve heard this method is particularly helpful for dark nails.
- 02/26/2015 at 6:12 PM
  JackRabbit
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  Nope, no magic powers from the water!
- 02/26/2015 at 6:43 PM
  MoxieMeadows
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  Dang…
- 02/26/2015 at 10:11 PM
  Toni
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  Lol, I HAVE found that some rabbits, esp those who dig a lot, have very scuffed nail surfaces and that the water DOES make it easier to see through in these cases!
- 02/27/2015 at 7:06 AM
  MoxieMeadows
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  I knew it! LOL!
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