Hello everybody,
Irrespective of you probably have a canine, cat or small furry reminiscent of a rabbit, preserving your pet’s nails in good condition is a vital a part of being a pet guardian. And naturally with many people nonetheless in lockdown around the globe this isn’t all the time a simple activity!
Are you a type of pet guardians that really feel like they merely must take their pet to a vet or a groomer in an effort to trim their nails? If the reply is sure, don’t concern as this was us as soon as as nicely!
For the sake of decreasing stress for our little Oliver and hurt to our wellbeing we all the time used to take him to our native vet. An costly journey for a 5 minutes job however we thought it was value it to cut back stress and cease him getting in grown nails.
However what makes it such a demanding course of? Why do our cats refuse to have their claws clipped? Many cat lovers will declare that cats mustn’t have their claws clipped as they want them for protection and to have the ability to climb up objects that are advantageous for out of doors cats that always use their claws and thus shed the skin sheet whereas loosing a number of the sharpness of their claws. Sadly relating to indoor cats, even these with entry to loads of scratch bushes and pads, not clipping their nails can result in issues reminiscent of overgrown claws and even these rising into their gentle pads which isn’t simply painful however can probably result in harmful infections.
So what you probably have an indoor cat and your cat merely “refuses” to have their nails clipped?
Nicely as talked about… now we have been in the identical scenario with our moggie Oliver, ever since we adopted him as a kitten merely wouldn’t tolerate having his nails clipped with standard clippers. To make issues worse his claws are genetically predisposed to develop inwards in the direction of his pads thus resulting in a bi-monthly go to to the vet or our groomer good friend to have them trimmed, normally a 3 folks job EVEN with the help of an expert however definitely much less harmful than doing it at house. 😉
Our assumption was that he should have had a horrible expertise earlier than we adopted him and almost certainly that’s appropriate!
Fortunately for us, certainly one of our companions PerAnimal began distributing a singular clipper known as ZenClipper which isn’t simply fully silent however encompasses a distinctive round design that stops pet guardians from reducing the fast so long as the suitable dimension of the clipper is bought. As with all new product I’m sceptical till we get to strive it out however have been pleasantly shocked as to how silent and straightforward to make use of the clipper was after we initially trialled it with our simple cats (Rennie & Freya will truly sit and push their claws out throughout caticure!)
So the subsequent stage was Mr Oliver, the destroyer of stable oak wooden tables (the final time we tried to do it at house, previous to having certainly one of these clippers he truly managed to shred the stable wooden desk!). We obtained him onto Iain’s lap and I obtained prepared to chop his claws after all accompanied by some low-level growling as he assumed it was going to be one of many conventional clippers!
A lot to our shock we obtained via the primary couple of claw ideas with a little bit of growling and one hiss, ready for the second he’d flip and outright assault… however that second by no means got here! As a substitute, we managed to clip all of his claw tips about each the back and front legs. It was nonetheless a 2 folks job, therefore why now we have no photographs BUT coming from NOT having the ability to minimize his claws at house in any respect to have the ability to clip ALL of his claws in a single session was a HUGE and surprising enchancment.
So how does ZenClipper work?
ZenClipper a revolutionary new pet nail clipper that’s designed to clip simply the tip of the nail. Zen Clipper has a patent-pending conical blade that solely permits the tip of the pet’s nail into the reducing space, it’s like placing the tip of the nail right into a small funnel. You clip simply the tip and keep away from the fast. Initially invented for cats, Zen Clipper may also be used on canines, birds, reptiles and small animals like ferrets and rabbits.
All nails are barely totally different on each pet, though most are comparable in dimension and form for a particular sort pet. The primary time you utilize ZenClipper, observe that the fast of the nail, the crimson half that has the blood provide, gained’t be minimize by the blade. Only a few tries and also you’ll be utilizing the ZenClipper assured that it “Clips the Tip and Not the Fast”. ZenClipper is very useful for pet house owners with restricted close to imaginative and prescient since it would forestall you from reducing off an excessive amount of of the nail, even in case you can’t see up shut.
There are 7 sizes of Zen Clipper and beneath are some tips for choosing the proper dimension on your pet.
Zen Clipper Measurement XXS – 1.5mm gap. This dimension is for smaller birds, kittens, ferrets, smaller reptiles and small animals like guinea pigs.
Zen Clipper Measurement XS – 2mm gap. The XS is for many grownup cats.
Zen Clipper Measurement S – 2.5mm gap. That is for bigger cats, bigger birds, puppies, giant reptiles and really small canines.
Zen Clipper Measurement M – 3mm gap. For small canines and bigger puppies. A Dachshund can be an excellent match.
Zen Clipper Measurement L – 3.5mm gap. For canines roughly 20lbs to 40lbs | 9 – 18kg.
Zen Clipper Measurement XL – 4mm gap. For canines roughly 25lbs to 50lbs | 11- 23kg.
Zen Clipper Measurement XXL – 5mm gap. For medium to bigger canines, roughly 25lbs to 60lbs | 23 – 30kg.
The overwhelming majority of grownup cats use a dimension XS. However it not unusual to wish 2 totally different sizes to cater for back and front claws.
A helpful sizing card may be ordered or downloaded in our Store.
Why does ZenClipper make such a distinction to pet behaviour?
From our trials on Mr Oliver we predict that is down to a couple causes. For starters most of conventional clippers make a loud noise while you attempt to clip your pets claws there as these are fully silent. The second purpose is almost certainly right down to cheaper clippers typically crushig the nail and inflicting discomfort as a substitute of really reducing it. As there isn’t a approach for you a human finger to get into the clippers the blades on these are extremely sharp and thus simply clip even more durable nails!
And naturally figuring out that there isn’t a likelihood to by accident minimize the fast it means us people are rather more assured in clipping our pets nails which suggests we’re faster at doing it and almost certainly our pets learn that our physique language has modified.
The ZenClipper is on the market immediately in our weblog store.
Thanks,
Marc
