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FORUM DIET & CARE Nail trimming story

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    • Isabelle88
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        I feel played, I took Dude to get his nails cut, Dude is my oldest and has lots of attitude, bites when u try to grab his goof bowl, I have tricks to avoid his teeth at all times. Today for the first time in 6 yrs me and mom decided to go in and see him get his nails done, we were too chicken before and didnt want Dude mad at us.

         

        Dude the big mean rabbit was a little punk for them! The vet tech showed how she holds his ears and the scruff behind his neck, i thought ok cool I knew about the ears and now I have a trick to hold hilm down. The male tech cuts his front nails and then we ask ok how do we do his feet, she says you can do it the same way or lay him on his back like a baby and like nothing Dude allows her to lay him on his back!

         

        I did feel betrayed he didnt try to bite anybody and so eaily allowed her to do this, I am too chicken to try this myself but I figure I have 7 other rabbits and none nowhere as mean so i will try and cut their nails but this is some trippy stuff. I’m nervous because I dont want them to hurt themselves and I have no self confidance so I think i might go back and have her really show us again

         

        It’s been about 8 hours and I still cant believe he was such a sweetheart for them.


      • lancy
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          that’s so funny! In which month was Dude born? i heard people of Gemini would have double-personality


        • RabbitPam
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            Some buns are like children – they’ll give you a really hard time and fight all the way, then be docile as lambs for the vet. It may be the way they handle them (Very firmly confident) or just the total change of surroundings so they are as still and cooperative as possible. If your bunnies don’t cooperate as well, don’t blame yourself. Hopefully it will make it easier to do the others.


          • tabalab
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              I just clipped the boys nails. Thump trances super easy but black jack gave up a fight. All is well!

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