I need to trim my SKooters nails. What can I feed him to mellow him out? He is too skidish normally.
Kitty needs nails trimmed. Need suggestions.
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My Kitty (that's her name) is semi-feral and would slice me like salami if I try it. Interested in suggestions.
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Pick up kitty, have a seat on a bed or comfortable chair.
Put kitty's rear into crook of your arm, like a football, using your non dominant side…
Curl your hand around, and grab a paw…
Use your dominant hand, and a pair of nail clippers, take the tips off,
(cat in left hand, take left claws off, right hand, right claws…)
Do NOT cut the white part, just the tips.
Switch sides to clip other side of cat…
You may get the entire cat, or just one or two claws.
If kitty has had enough, let go, and try again in an hour or two…
Bandage leg and arm if necessary…
Put kitty's rear into crook of your arm, like a football, using your non dominant side…
Curl your hand around, and grab a paw…
Use your dominant hand, and a pair of nail clippers, take the tips off,
(cat in left hand, take left claws off, right hand, right claws…)
Do NOT cut the white part, just the tips.
Switch sides to clip other side of cat…
You may get the entire cat, or just one or two claws.
If kitty has had enough, let go, and try again in an hour or two…
Bandage leg and arm if necessary…
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Lotsa band-aids.
Our three cats don't mind their nail trimming at all. We started when they were young and used a regular (human) nail clipper. (Try to clip the nail on it's flat side as to not twist it.) Actually helps to have another person hold the cat while the other is doing the work. Takes us maybe 5-10 mins to do all three of our cats.
We also take them outside and they seem to be very distracted by being "outside"... so they don't really care what we are doing as long as we're not hurting them.
We also take them outside and they seem to be very distracted by being "outside"... so they don't really care what we are doing as long as we're not hurting them.
Be extra careful not to cut too close to the pink part, where the blood vessel is. It will cause it to bleed and hurt, just like cutting too much off a human fingernail.
I use a clipper just like the one pictured. I found it on Amazon. It definitely helps to have one person hold the cat, while another clips.
I use a clipper just like the one pictured. I found it on Amazon. It definitely helps to have one person hold the cat, while another clips.
Provide scratching options for them and no need to trim nails.
That is the exact same place where all my cats over the years have shredded the couch. Guess what? The cats are more important to me than the couch.
"Scratching options" only serve to sharpen the nails. Study how a cat's nails grow and you will understand.
I use diagonal cutters on cat nails. The scissor-like nail trimmers impart a torque on the nail that I find will make a skittish cat more skittish.
Veterinarians can do this. The cat might need sedation to get the trimming done.
If the nails aren't trimmed, they can grow long enough to curve back into the paw. It's roughly the same as balling your fist with long fingernails digging into the palm of your hand, except the cat won't get any relief until the trimming is done.
If the nails aren't trimmed, they can grow long enough to curve back into the paw. It's roughly the same as balling your fist with long fingernails digging into the palm of your hand, except the cat won't get any relief until the trimming is done.
Cats do not have a medical reason for nail trimming.
It is easy to mess up and then really puts the animal in pain as well.
IMHO declawing is a form of mutilation.
Work with the animal with scratch trees and the like.
If that is no sufficient to protect furniture then thats the cost of doign business of owning one of these wonderful creatures
It is easy to mess up and then really puts the animal in pain as well.
IMHO declawing is a form of mutilation.
Work with the animal with scratch trees and the like.
If that is no sufficient to protect furniture then thats the cost of doign business of owning one of these wonderful creatures
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One day, our cat was on the terrace behind the house when my dad visited with his dog. When I let the dog out, the cat had a QRA scramble, He left marks on the concrete and cut about 1/6th of an inch of his claws.
The dog is playful so wants to check the cat out, but not angry, he wouldn't have done anything if he could catch up with our tommy. It was good exercise for both of them and although his nails didn't need trimming it was a side effect.
The dog is playful so wants to check the cat out, but not angry, he wouldn't have done anything if he could catch up with our tommy. It was good exercise for both of them and although his nails didn't need trimming it was a side effect.
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My elderly cat couldn’t use the scratching post anymore because of her arthritis and if I didn’t trim her claws on a regular basis they would grow and curl back into her little paws which was very painful. She wasn’t thrilled about me clipping them, but she allowed it and I only (most of the time) had to do the front paws and was done with in a minute or two.
If they can.t retract the claws enough so they don't tap on the floor, they're too long. curling all the way back into the paws, MUCH too long.
Lots of playtime to tire them out, then trim as many as you can.
Never, ever think of de-clawing. Its mutilation. How would you like to have your fingers chopped off at the first joint to eliminate your finger nails?
Never, ever think of de-clawing. Its mutilation. How would you like to have your fingers chopped off at the first joint to eliminate your finger nails?
I have four pups and one I can’t do her nails or even safely wash her. She is 50/50 border collie and blue heeler. That last part says it all as she is the most uptight, nervous in the service dog I’ve ever had. She looks more like a border collie, except for her ears that stick up like they were starched. She looks dainty like a border collie, but she can head-bump you into next Tuesday. When you go to pet her, it’s like stroking a piece of solid granite.
My wife and I do this together.
First you only do their fronts. Just a FYI in case you thought other wise.
Standing up I'll hold them in my arms with their font paws hanging over my arm. She'll use toe nail clippers (blade vertical) to just nip the tips.
First you only do their fronts. Just a FYI in case you thought other wise.
Standing up I'll hold them in my arms with their font paws hanging over my arm. She'll use toe nail clippers (blade vertical) to just nip the tips.
