Do you trim your cats claws?

emma4772

shjo558 wrote: »

I very occassionally used to snip the end off my cat's dew claw as they don't wear them down as much.

He used to see me coming with the nail clippers and fold his feet underneath him:rotfl:

Haha, that made me giggle!

SpikyHedgehog

Fridaycat wrote: »

Interesting! I've never heard of these! How do you put them on? (sorry if that's a silly question :eek: )

I followed the tips on the site I got them from and started by just playing with her paws, then trimming her claws, then started to put them on.

You trim the tip off the claw, get the claw cover ready and put a drop of the glue provided in the end of the claw cover, then hold cat still and 'pop' her claw as though you are going to clip it and put the claw cover over, then give her some treats and tell her how good she was while watching for 5 minutes to make sure she doesn't push it off.

Scary at first as you need to get the hang of them, the glue is a superglue type and I have got it on my fingers though never on her.

purple.sarah

I trim my cats claws, they're indoor so don't wear them down as much and our 16 year old cat Tiggy in particular seems to have given up on using the scratching post. It doesn't hurt them any more than cutting our nails hurts us! Just be careful not to stress them. I just settle them on my lap, make a fuss of them then trim a few claws at a time, best not to do them all at once or the cat can get overwhelmed, do a few one day, take a break and do more the next day. I use human nail clippers. Be careful not to cut into the dark part of the claw as that's where the blood vessels are. It's better to cut off too little than too much. Have some flour ready in case you do accidentally cut the quick and dab it on to stop the bleeding. But that's never happened to me, it's quite easy.

puppy999

well I hav seen it all now false nails for cats and dogs lol
I clip my 3 hav done since they were 12wks as they are all indoor cats but the siamese does not like it and it ends in a battle I hav to put the clippers on the side the day befor as if he see's me going in the draw he's gone and he as the best hiding place as I cant find him .............. but to show the nails hav to be very neat and not all cats like to be shown as I found out with my ragdoll his first show was the ragdoll champ show at stoneligh he won 5 classes out of 6 and would hav take the kitten champ if he had not hiss at the judge and tried to bit her we put it down to nerves it being his first show his 2nd show he became a common alley cat from hell and I used that spary to calm him I had to ask the stuard if I could remove him as he was that bad, as soon as he got in the car he was fine lol no more shows for him ............... hope you dont have this prob as its fun to show you meet lots of people........... not a bengal fan but got to say the white spotted one is stunnning

Fridaycat

Thanks for your thoughts, puppy999! I will see how they go with the showing and won't push them if they don't like it. You never know, I might see you at the Supreme one day

Azmataz

I have had to keep a close eye on a couple of cats over the years, as their back claws tended to curl around into their pads if left untrimmed. In my experience, even indoor cats that use scratching posts need a monthly trim, or there-abouts. The actions of tree-climbing and padding around on abrasive concrete surfaces provide kitty manicures, but sore paws could still ensue for poor old indoor cats!