Peticure Elite - nail trimmer for pets

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the Peticure Elite, a rotary tool designed for pet nail trimming, and its effectiveness compared to traditional methods. Participants explore the tool's features, potential benefits, and concerns regarding its use, particularly focusing on noise, vibration, and maintenance requirements.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Debate/contested, Technical explanation

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express interest in the Peticure Elite and its innovations, suggesting it may provide a safer and more efficient way to trim pet nails.
  • Concerns are raised about the noise produced by the tool, with some participants questioning whether certain animals would react negatively to it.
  • There are inquiries about the amount of nail that can be removed at one time and whether regular maintenance would require frequent trimmings or extended grinding sessions.
  • One participant shares a negative experience with a similar tool, noting that the vibration was more problematic than the noise for their dogs.
  • Another participant compares the experience of using a Dremel tool for nail filing, highlighting issues with noise, vibration, and heat, suggesting that traditional clipping may be less stressful for pets.
  • One participant asserts that regular pet nail trimmers can be effective when used properly, sharing a positive experience with their puppy.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the effectiveness or suitability of the Peticure Elite, with multiple competing views regarding its noise, vibration, and overall usability for different pets.

Contextual Notes

Participants express varying assumptions about pet sensitivity to noise and vibration, as well as differing experiences with nail trimming tools. The discussion does not resolve these uncertainties.

Who May Find This Useful

Pet owners considering different methods for nail trimming, particularly those with pets sensitive to traditional clipping methods.

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Introducing the peticure elite and the peticure safe guard
The use of the rotary tool for pet nail filing has evolved with patent pending peticure safe guard. peticure provides today's pet professionals with what they are looking for — safe, efficient, and effective tools to perform at their best. peticure is the next level in nail care. The innovations of the peticure safe guard take all of the positive features of "rotary tool filing" and eliminate all of the negatives.

Here's why . . .
http://www.peticure.com/professional.html

These look pretty cool to me. We had two dogs that were incredibly sensitive to nail clipping, which was a real pain for us and painful for the dogs. But I wonder if some animals wouldn't still react to the noise. And I wonder how much nail can be removed at one time. Does maintenance require either weekly trimmings or extended grinding times?
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
http://www.peticure.com/professional.html

These look pretty cool to me. We had two dogs that were incredibly sensitive to nail clipping, which was a real pain for us and painful for the dogs. But I wonder if some animals wouldn't still react to the noise. And I wonder how much nail can be removed at one time. Does maintenance require either weekly trimmings or extended grinding times?

My secretary bought this (or something similar), and the dogs would have none of it. It wasn't the noise, it was the vibration. She tried it on herself and she couldn't stand it either!
 
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Try filing your nails with a Dremel tool, and you'll get some perspective on this. The noise would likely freak out most animals. We have a hard enough time with the noise of electric clippers to shave wool on sheep...they always startle when the clippers are first turned on. And, with a grinder type attachment, you not only have noise and vibration, but heat from the friction...OUCH! I clip my cat's nails about every other week to keep them maintained, and I think a quick clip is much less stressful than taking the time to file them down (and if you grind them down faster, the heat produced would be painful too).
 
Regular pet nail trimmers work just fine when used correctly. Just clipped my puppies and he didn't squirm one bit.