Peticure

Patt

I don't know if the Peticure will eliminate the hair getting in the way, since you put the nail in the "hole" to dremel, I use a regular dremel. Catching the fur is easy to do and if your not watching the fur on the tail can get caught too. This is from Dawn Garrett's article (page one http://homepages.udayton.edu/~merens...el/dremel.html) on how to dremel nails.

You can keep the dog's fur from getting in the way and getting caught in the Dremel by using an old pair of pantyhose over the paw. Then, you just push the nail through the hose to work on it. The hose will hold the fur back out of the way. Some folks say that the hose run too easily. They prefer using trouser socks or surgical hose. I have tried this technique on my parents' toy poodle, and I was pleased with it. Though, I agree that the more durable sock is probably better than the pantyhose. I will have to try that next.

Konfetti

I just purchased a pedi-paws from wal-mart today for about $22. I does not come with batteries so I needed to buy 2 C size batteries. So far my pom was afraid of the sound and small vibration but I tried the trick with placing her treats across the bed and it worked. Being that was her first session, I think she did great. I was able to hold the tool on her without her freaking out. I need to keep doing this until I'm able to cut her first nail. I hope this works. I will post again to let you know her progress.

eupolis

Just a note to say that I am amazed at how quickly I received my peticure. I ordered it on Saturday and received it on Thursday following. Clearly someone has been listening to some of the complaints!

exspecialagentstarling

Has anyone attempted using this product on dewclaws? My dog has all four dewclaws and they are a real problem. They grow super fast and curl very tightly against her pad. I have to pay 20 bucks every month to get them trimmed, otherwise they grow so much they dig into the pad. The other problem is she has long fur on her paws. I'd love to get this product or a dremel, but there's no point if it won't work on her dewclaws. If anyone has had success, please let me know. Thanks!

Patt

Welcome to DF.

I have a small Dremel and it works on the dew claws just fine. For the long hair (see my post #81) cover the paws with a sock or nylon (push the nails through) this keeps the hair down and exposes the nails to clip or dremel.

kirstiboo

DON'T DO IT!!! Save your money. Got one in July (ordered in May!). Used it once a month til it quit on me in November. Piece of crap/scrap now.
Last time I went to use it, I turned it on, sander wouldn't move, made a weird stalling sound then started smoking. WTF!
Seriously, don't waste your time/money with this thing
Better off going to your local Sally's or WalMart and buying the $20 Pedipaws or whatever it's called (plus $4? for batteries).

Patt

Some are pleased, some are not.
I bought my Dremel at Target (I think Walmart sells the same). Brand name is Dremel 4.8v it is a small one b/c I wanted it quiet. I believe I paid around $20 and it's was a fabulous deal. You can find them in the small electrical appliance dept not in the pet section.

kine97

We bought the Peticure head/guard attachment for a Dremel. We lucked out and had the right series of corded Dremel to use with it.

It works very well with the corded Dremel. It is noisy, but using it isn't a long chore, so it is quite doable. It has all the power we need for our dogs. The dogs (both Rott/Black Lab mix @ approx. 95 lbs. each) were a bit leary of the noise at first, but tolerate it now. It took a couple of times, and they know we won't hurt them. I would, and do recommend it to everyone who has a dog.

I have always been squeamish about trimming the dogs nails with normal trimmers. It literally made me sick to my stomach. My husband never remembered to trim their nails often enough, and the nails got a bit long on both dogs. But now I use the Peticure with no problem, and the dogs nails are where they should be in length.

My nephew bought another brand, Petipaw, cordless, I think, and he said it didn't have enough power to do a good job on his dog. He's going to get a dremel and buy the attachment, as we did, after he saw the job ours did on our big girls.

I hope this helps others.

mastiffmom67

just thought i would throw out my 2 cents, i have used a dremel on my mastiff since he was a pup, but a dremel from a manicure salon is quieter.

my kids recieved the cheap version of petipaws as a gift ( i saw them at target too) we have not tried them much on the shih tzus yet we are still giving them treats while they sit next to it so they get used to the vibrations and noise.... but i still think a human metal nail file works safer and easier on the long hair dogs and you dont have to worry about the noise or hair getting caught. might take a bit more time but neither you nor the puppies are stressed out so it goes pretty easy. And they are pretty cheap. lol

christine

MacRoss

My wife and I are severely disappointed in the Peticure so far. The sanding band keeps slipping down the dremel head after a second of use making it impossible to do anything to our puppy's nails. It literally slides right off the bottom of the head. They're dachshunds and their nails aren't particularly hard, so there's really no excuse. I'm going to try and convince her to return it so we can buy a "real" dremel.

It's a complete waste of cash IMHO.

bucket1

Do yourself a favor, buy a dremmel.I purchase a peticure in oct. 2008 used it twice before it started to smoke and stopped working. (I only used the unit 2 times) I contacted peticure in Jan.12,2009.They were good enough to send a replacement which I got Jan.23,2009 I was happy to get a new one because the idea of sanding down the nails was great, that part worked well,the peticure elite not so well.The new unit worked the first time I needed it,the second time it DID NOT work.I contacted peticure again,an ask for a refund they told me sorry no refunds.They will send me a new unit after I send them the broken unit.I would rather use a dremmel tool.the peticure elite cost 60.00 plus shiping two units back I could of had a dremmmel.

Wait till it stops working and starts smoking

cshellenberger

Bucket, I haven't had that problem, I've had mine for nearly a year nad use it regularly on both my pug and my Dobie (who had VERY hard black nails).

If yu have a dremmel, get the Dremmel attachment, it works the same, just with the more powerful dremmel. Be carful with the remmel though, it can burn your pets nail bed more easily, so use int on one of hte lower settings.

Will Peticure send you just the Dremmel attachment?

bucket1

you may be one of the lucky ones,but i have had no luck with peticure.whats the chances of me getting two defective units in four months.

MacRoss

Just a quick update:

I found that putting scotch tape around the head adds enough thickness to hold the sanding belt in place. With two small dogs, we use up about one and a half heads doing all their claws. Not too terrible, but the fact that I had to jerry-rig the thing to get it to work properly is disappointing.