BlueBird
Junior Guinea Pig
So I have a piggy who's a bit of a princess. Food never comes quick enough resulting in chewed bars; She only likes cuddles on her terms (and on four paws in the cage) and she's very fickle with what food she will eat.
When it comes to cutting her nails she's a nightmare! All you have to do is touch her paws and she knows what's going on and squeaks whipping said paw away. I have fought against her previously but that ended up with her getting so worked up that when I let go she looked exhausted, and just sat there breathing heavily. I thought I'd given her a heart attack. It was AWFUL!
I don't want to do that to her again but neither do I want to cough up £20 for the vet to do it either. She just plain keeps struggling until I stop. I don't even get a chance to quickly clip between struggles.
Any advice?
When it comes to cutting her nails she's a nightmare! All you have to do is touch her paws and she knows what's going on and squeaks whipping said paw away. I have fought against her previously but that ended up with her getting so worked up that when I let go she looked exhausted, and just sat there breathing heavily. I thought I'd given her a heart attack. It was AWFUL!
I don't want to do that to her again but neither do I want to cough up £20 for the vet to do it either. She just plain keeps struggling until I stop. I don't even get a chance to quickly clip between struggles.
Any advice?