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Driver lever
FIGURE 4.11 Inside driver compartment – driver lever.
FIGURE 4.12 Blade wash, spray lube, spray disinfectant, blade oil, cleaning brush.
that are used by groomers to get different lengths of hair. scissor‐like trimmer which comes in four sizes to fit the
If a clipper has been dropped, check the clipper head size of pet you are trimming. The one shown is a medium
for missing teeth. Replace the clipper head because the size, with one size bigger and two sizes smaller available.
missing teeth will cause gouges in the skin when shaving. Figure 4.14b shows a guillotine trimmer; you place the
Check the clipper body housing and if cracked take it to toenail through the oval, then squeeze the handles
the inventory manager for repair. which pushes the blade forward slicing off the nail.
Figure 4.14c shows a White’s nail trimmer. It is used
Toenail Clippers when a toenail has overgrown in a complete circle and is
protruding into the pad. The hooked jaws can be placed
There are several types of toenail clippers available to around the nail to cut it short. These trimmers become
the veterinary staff (Figure 4.14). Figure 4.14a shows a dull and are hard to sharpen again and so they are
