Trimming Your Senior Dog’s Nails is Necessary. Info on Purchasing a Senior Dog Nail Grinder

Dogs are sensitive. When clipping or trimming nails consider “whisper-quiet” electric grinders with nail protection covers.

I never really needed to clip my dog’s nails because our hiking kept theirs pretty trimmed. And, when we went to the vet for yearly physicals, the vet would trim them free of charge. Always ask for a trim when you visit your vet. So, for most of their lives, nail trimming wasn’t an issue.

However, as both my senior dogs got older, they needed their nails trimmed. Although they were still both active, they slowed down enough to where exercise alone wasn’t enough to file down their nails.

A trip to the vet wasn’t really necessary. I also was told by my vet that if I didn’t act in a timely manner and their nails grew too long, then the “quick” would also grow and you could accidentally cut their nails to where they would bleed, and then you would have to take them to the vet, immediately.

I didn’t like the thought of making this mistake of cutting into their quicks so I bought an Oster 078129-511-000 Gentle Paws Nail Grinder instead of a manual tool. The Oster 078129-511-000 Gentle Paws Nail Grinder was the perfect purchase as the plastic guard covering the Grinder has various hole sizes for each dog and prevents one from trimming the dog’s nail too short. It was also quiet, not silent, but not a loud buzzing noise either, so both my senior dogs did not mind me trimming their nails. The batteries lasted long, there are 2 speeds and I didn’t need to worry about a cord.

There is also Casfuy Dog Nail Grinder Upgraded – Professional 2-Speed Electric Rechargeable Pet Nail Trimmer Painless Paws Grooming & Smoothing for Small Medium Large Dogs & Cats which is charged by USB. If you are traveling, this might be the one for you since it charges without batteries and easily from your computer or phone, or wall adapter.

P.S. Links within my posts are affiliated. I do get a commission on the products I’ve suggested above. What is fantastic is that you will get these products at no extra cost. I have personally used these products and had the pleasure of having two healthy, senior dogs for 18 years.