Clipper Blades

RE: Clipper Blades

shelly jefferies — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 09:33:19 GMT

This is great Ben and definitely something we in the profession can do better, and maybe instigating a SOP like this in practice is the way forward. Thanks

RE: Clipper Blades

Erica Huggins — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 13:08:45 GMT

FYI - We at Pioneer have a Clipper care guide available for our customer's email Sales@pioneervet.co.uk

RE: Clipper Blades

Ben Ogden — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 12:18:51 GMT

After a number of new members of staff joined and mixed ideas on how to care for clippers, combined with the usual rushed lack of care I sent out the following to the whole team. This info came from minimal literature availible and from a quick email to a couple of companies.

We do get the blades sharpened once they do go blunt and they generally are as sharp as new.

Care of Blades
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¤ Blades need to be brushed and lightly sprayed with clippersol after each use. Clippersol and a brush should be in each room that contains clippers (if this is not the case, let me know).

¤ Clogged or soiled blades, need to be cleaned with anigene and then washed in blade wash to (a) remove all hair etc from between the blades and (b) reduce instances of blunting and rusting.

¤ Clippers not used for an extended period of time can stick or appear blunt. A quick brush and spray will rapidly remedy this.

¤ Only after brushing and lubricating blades should you consider replacing if still not clipping.

¤ The small clippers (Aesculap) are designed for small areas and cats, thats why they struggle with your 50kg long haired exlap clip!!

Caring for the clippers is everyones duty as it's everyone that uses them.

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Since this message went out (2017), the clippers have been living a quite happy, long life

RE: Clipper Blades

Nick Shackleton — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 15:52:18 GMT

We use blade wash and tend to change them between patients to ensure fresh blades are used per patient. Particularly important for surgical clipping

RE: Clipper Blades

bumble bee — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 14:55:09 GMT

Depends on your clippers. Oster blades are fine to be sharpened and a good instrument company will assess any damage / length of life left in them. Aesculap clipper blades cannot be sharpened so we just replace these as necessary.