Pedi Paws * Anyone use this?

[SonshineLearner]

My husband bought one of these machines for our dog's Christmas present this year. Does anyone have one of these that they successfully use? I saw some bad reviews, so I decided not to buy it, but buy a regular dremmel. But, he didn't know...

It was a sweet present, but will it work??

 

Merry Christmas!

Carrie:-)

[Perry]

I have both a PediPaws and a Peticure, and the Peticure is much better. What kind of dog do you have? The PediPaws might be okay for a smaller dog, but I have a very large dog with thick, tough nails, and the PediPaws just didn't have enough power.

 

I have also tried a regular Dremel, but I find that the plastic guard makes it much easier to use.

[SonshineLearner]

I have a 70 lb dog. SO, where did you get the Peticure one? Is it rechargeable or does it have a cord? I'm thinking that I could go through alot of batteries!

 

Thanks!

Carrie:-)

[Perry]

I ordered the Peticure Power from their website. It was way backordered (3 months wait, I think), so in my impatience I bought the PediPaws when I saw it at Bed, Bath, and Beyond. I quickly realized the same thing- I'd be going through a lot of batteries, and it just didn't have enough power.

 

The Peticure Power has a cord- the other models use batteries. It's a step up from the Peticure Elite and well worth the additional $10.

[Perry]

Also, you can use a regular Dremel and just buy the guard.

[nukeswife]

I actually just bought a dremel for $18 at walmart and that works just fine. It's a 5000/10000 RPM one with a rechargable battery. It doesn't have a guard but my dogs are both short haired (shar pei lab mix and a pug) so that isn't an issue for us. We've been slowly grinding their nails down once a week becasue they were pretty overgrown. My dogs have no problems with it. I'm amazed at how quickly they adjusted to it. My older one (the Shar-pei mix) justs lays there sleeping while you do it, and she's 11 years old, so you can teach an old dog new tricks. My pug is a bit tougher to do, but he's so squirmy all the time it's just hard to get him to sit still.

 

I think it's a great investment and so much easier than when I tried to clip their nails.

[jg_puppy]

My husband and I have been considering getting one of these. Then today we noticed another brand on Amazon. It was one of their deals today. It has very good reviews. Has anyone used the Oster Nail Grinder?

 

Jan

[Perry]

I'd be hesitant to use the grinding stones because they heat up faster than the sandpaper and can burn the dog. There is a good article here.

Edited December 26, 2008 by Perry
wrong link

[Ailaena]

I'd be hesitant to use the grinding stones because they heat up faster than the sandpaper and can burn the dog. There is a good article here.

 

 

It's one of the warnings on the Pedi Paws' package. Along with, "do not insert into any body cavity.":blushing: I really wanted to take a picture of that warning but never got around to it:lol:

 

Seriously, though, you have to work it in short bursts or else it does get too hot. If your dog's nails are overgrown, you will be using it every day a little bit at a time and eventually, they will be normal length and you can just maintain them. Although, fwiw we have a 125 lb dog with huge nails, so a smaller animal may take much less time.