Pet Taxi

Today Alex needed his annual shots, and the dogs really needed their nails trimmed.  We used to be able to trim Terrence's nails when he was a puppy, but when he grew up, it became impossible.  He hates it and protests so much it's not possible to hold him down and then also hold his paw to be able to clip the nails.  Plus he has black nails, so you can't tell where the quick is, which makes it hard not to cut into the quick and have him bleed.  When we used to do it, we had styptic pads handy in case we cut too close.  I had never even heard of styptic pads until then.  Anyway, once it became too much of an ordeal, we decided to have the vet do it.  I don't know how they do it, but they do.  The other problem was that clipping the nails leaves them sharp, and they can snag fabric.  But the vet grinds them instead of clips them, so they are smooth and don't snag.  Natalie probably would be easier than Terrence, but since we have his done at the vet, we have hers done there too.  We also have their anal glands expressed while we're there, but that's probably too gross to discuss here.  So today I brought Terrence and Natalie with me so they could have their nails ground down (and their glands done) while Alex was at his appointment.