The vet that we take our bun too, that does her nails, lets me or my fiancee hold our bun down instead of him trying to do it. This allows us to stroke and gives words of reassurance to our bun that everything is okay and in case of an accidental clip down into the quick, the vet doesn’t have to worry about the bun skeddaling to get away from him while he’s slowing down the bleeding.

I would honestly tell the vet that she might be a bit skittish and difficult but also that calming words and reassurance from you might help out the bun as well. All I know is that is what works with us, and while Laurana is pretty calm about the whole trip to the vet for a nail clip, each bunnie is different.

I cant explain this at all, but when we first got Bramble we could cut his nails no problem. For the first few months we could do them no problem with the other half holding and me clipping. Then something changed. I have no idea what changed nothing that I noticed, I never cut his quick or anything like that but he suddenly started absolutely hating getting his nails done. I eventually gave up and took him to the vet to have them do them. Bramble behaves impeccably at the vet! I cannot explain it at all but he just sits there and lets the vet do them no problem. It doesn’t even matter who at the vet it is that’s doing them, he just sits there quite the thing. If I try to do them he squirms, jumps and scratches like a bun possessed. Maybe your bun will be the same at the vet?

Most bunnies are more cooperative with the vet and vet techs than they are with their “parents”. Mine are the exception, and act crazy for the vet too. We warned our vet, and the vet warns everyone else about “wild woman Marlee”! I’ve had the vet tech trim bunny nails without me there, but have found that all of my bunnies do best with me holding them and the vet or vet tech trimming the nails.

I think most vets are prepared to deal with a difficult bun. That’s why we pay for the nail clipping, so we don’t have to deal with it lol. My vet charges $15 so we started doing it ourselves, just too expensive. I agree with Kirstyol, most pets behave when other people (not their owners) are handling them. With their own humans, they push us around because they know us and they can be jerks and we will still love them. Hopefully your rabbit doesn’t cause trouble for the vet =)

Chester hates having his nails cut. I usually have a friend help me, she burritos him and I clip. I always get grunts and plenty of foot flicks once the job is done.

A couple of weeks ago I had to take him to the vet to get his nails cut, since my friend had been really busy. He behaved so well! I picked him up, no problems, and the tech was impressed at how well behaved he was. Even when she clipped a quick he didn’t react too badly. Just squirmed a bit.

Bunnies can definitely act a lot more well behaved at the vet, but it’s worth say to them how he behaves at home, just in case.

Oh everyone at my vets always comments on how well behaved Bramble is, they all tell me how lucky I am, he is no trouble at all apparently! That is not how he behaves at home believe me, he sees the nail clippers coming and he freaks out.