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BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

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- 12/08/2011 at 9:31 AM
  Eepster
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  I’m having a hard time keeping up with Porky’s claw trimming needs.
  
  I didn’t have these issues with other bunnies’ claws I’ve done in the past, but Porky is different. First off, he doesn’t go into a very deep trance. he only sort of trances and will rouse from it as soon as he notices that I’m doing his claws. My other bunnies have always stayed completely still when tranced.
  
  Second, he has very darkly pigmented claws. All pervious bunnies have had light claws so I could see the quick. I was able to do the light colored claws much faster since I could clearly see I wasn’t past the quick. Also, I could cut the claws as short as possible making the need to do it less freaquent, which I can’t do with Porky since I have to leave a safety margin since I can’t actually see the quick.
  
  Finally, to make it extra complicated, Porky has the thickest fur on his feet of any pet bunny I’ve ever seen. It’s like the stuff you see on pictures of snowshoe hares. Getting all the fluff parted so I can get at the claws make it take that much longer.
  
  I’m lucky if with everything I manage to get half his toes done per session. I’d love to pass this chore along to someone who could do it faster, more efficiently and with less stress for Porky (he is unusually out going and doesn’t mind meeting new people and travel so going would add stress.) If I lived in San Francisco I would very gladdly take Porky to Save-A-Bunny for the mani-pedi services, but I live in Northern NJ just outside of NYC.
  
  I’m not sure taking him to a regular pet groomer would be a good idea. There would be dogs there, and generally dogs see bunnies as a yummy snack. Plus, would any of the groomers be likely to have much more bunny experience than I do? It’s not like I’m generally inexperience at clipping bunny claws, I have experience, Porky is just extra difficult.
  
  Anyone know of a bunny day spa in NJ?
- 12/08/2011 at 9:41 AM
  Bumblebunny
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  Mine hates to be held, it is almost impossible for us to deal with him at home. The vet we use has a couple of excellent techs and the office charges us $13 for a nail trim. If you have a good rabbit vet you might check and see if they can do it for you. We take him in about 4-6 times a year and have found it to be well worth it.
- 12/08/2011 at 9:43 AM
  Sam and Lady's Human
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  Take him to your vet, they will do it and usually free or cheap. Groomers don’t know what they are doing when it comes to rabbits.
  
  I use a flashlight to see the quick in Ladys black nails
- 12/08/2011 at 9:45 AM
  Stickerbunny
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  Your vet will do them, usually for not that much money.
- 12/08/2011 at 1:23 PM
  tobyluv
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  I agree that you should take Porky to the vet to have his nails trimmed, not to a groomer.
- 12/08/2011 at 9:56 PM
  KatnipCrzy
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  Unless someone is experienced in holding and restraining bunnies then I would not opt to use them for nail trims. It is not the nail trimming part that is hard- it is the restraining. At the vet clinic I worked at and here at home I never trance the bunnies- one person hold the bunny to their chest while the other trims the nails. Though in all fairness they are WAY out of their element at the vet clinic- so rabbits that are awful to hold at home can be perfect angels at the vet clinic. You could try trimming your bunnies nails somewhere else in the house- like bathroom, laundryroom or somewhere else that is new to them and that might make them more compliant.
- 12/09/2011 at 5:53 AM
  Elrohwen
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  Just take him to the vet – they’ll trim nails for $15 or so.
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