Top positive review
5.0 out of 5 starsQuiet, sturdy, sharp, and a great time saver.
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2015
Finding a good pair of nail clippers is a harder task than I thought it'd be. I read many reviews, called around to local shops, and then found these.
These clippers work really well on our Boston Terrier & two cats. They're very sturdy/well-constructed, they don't wobble, and they're quiet. They're weighted-well; they kind of have the feeling of a good pair of gardening tools or something that has a certain amount of heft to them that just makes them feel substantial enough to do the job, but not too heavy.
I picked up a pair of guillotine-style clippers years ago and these new ones from GoPets are much better. The guillotine ones made quite a loud "ka-chunk" sound every time I trimmed my dog's nails, and due to the style, trimming her nails took longer. With these, I can clearly see where I'm about to clip and my view isn't obstructed. The GoPets clippers are sharp and the built-in file is a nice added bonus. I found the file to be pretty small, and I use a separate, bigger, permanent file, but the built-in one was handy with the cats.
Taking into account everything I've said, it all adds up to a much better experience. It takes far less time to trim my dog's nails now. It used to take 45 minutes (she flinches when I'm about to clip a nail), now it takes 10, maybe 15.
As for the cats, we adopted a kitten a few months back (he's now 5 months old), and have a 7-year old cat, too. The kitten isn't declawed and the older one tends to scratch his head. I don't want the dog to catch a nail from the kitten, who just wants to play, we aren't getting the kitten declawed, and it'd be great if the older cat wouldn't scratch his head so bad. So given all these things, I tried clipping their nails, too, and found it to be a very easy thing to do. Trimming their nails with these clippers has turned out to be an amazingly cheaper and more pleasant alternative to getting them declawed. The kitten tends to be kind of a drama queen, but because the clippers are so easy to use, it's all over in a few minutes. The big guy is pretty laid back and just went with it. I'm sure, had I tried clipping their nails with the older, guillotine ones, it wouldn't have been such an easy thing to do.
Bottom line: They're worth every penny. They're the best clippers I've found & I'd buy them again.
