Perhaps it's not your clippers that aren't holding up but, your blades. Dull blades of course won't work as well. You may want to just look at replacing the blades, or if battery operated it just may be the batteries aren't holding a charge any more.

I am going to be getting clippers that I can use on my dog also. I was told by someone who worked for a vet to get horse clippers they work better. What do you think?

i ordered some clippers. oster golden A5 off goodmans.net i dont recommend that website as of right now though because when i ordered my clippers it said in stock. then i get an email saying its on backorder. I cant get ahold of the company over the phone and they dont return emails.I looked up thier company at www.bbb.org and they are a legit company..just frustrating that i have to wait. it was 116.00 for these clippers that sell for nearly 200 elsewhere. it comes with a #10 blade and i ordered a #7 blade. I need clippers to do a sanitary clip on my some of my girls. i have some human clippers i have used, but it very difficult to do.