The Blair Pug Project: A Vet Student’s Hysterical Synopsis of Trimming a Pug’s Nails

by pawbuzz on in Dogs 1,958

Trimming nails on your Pug is not always a fun job. Some pugs are reluctant, even terrified of getting their nails trimmed.

Some even starts screaming, yelping, and moving around constantly. You fight tooth and nails (no pun intended) to get their nails cut… the ultimate challenge of grit and persistence.

Have you ever experienced the pleasure of trimming a pug's (or any reluctant dog's / animal's) nails?

Well, this 2nd year veterinary student, Roberta who's studying at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University sure can relate!

Check out her hysterical synopsis of trimming a pug's nails on the next page:

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  10. Frances Aiello-Rail

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    We gave up on the nightmare of trying to cut or grind down our sweet pug’s nails – we could no longer deal with either her battle scars or ours!!! Now she goes to the vet every 3 weeks and after trying various ways of handling this procedure, they came up with one that usually works quite well. They lay her on table on her side and drape a light cloth over her face so she can’t see what happening. One person (or sometimes two people) holds her and gently rubs and talks to her while another one cuts her nails. She no longer yelps and cries — its quick and it works great for her and us!!!!

  19. Julie P. Harney

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    We take our 11 year old to the Vet to get hers trimmed as well… it’s like trying to wrestle a 1,500 lb alligator in a death roll, trying to do it… we have up a long time ago!!! It’s seriously a huge undertaking… our 2 year old pug does ok with it… thankfully!

  20. Karen L. Gordon

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    We have to have one of ours sedated to get her nails clipped. Groomer can’t do it, vet can’t do it without her being sedated, we can’t. I’ve even tried when she’s sleeping. It is impossible. Our other pug, he will let the groomer only and he’s an angel for them. For us, he’s next to impossible.

  21. Ava Linhart

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    Pugs definitely HATE having their nails clipped. I start my puppies early with a dremel tool to slowly trim their nails. When they’re adults, they aren’t bothered by it at all.

  49. Pugster Ahh

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    I have to have my pug put under sedation it’s a worry for me as not good to sedate but she was so bad trying to do it while awake was worrying she going to have heart attack it costs £90 every time I take her but I couldn’t put her thru or me thru holding her down and watching her screaming

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