How Low To Cut Kittens Nails
Get the right supplies trimming a kitten s claws is just as easy as trimming your own nails but you will need a special cat nail trimmer you want to make sure that you are using cat nail trimmers and not a human nail trimmer as using the wrong tool may result in an injury to the kitten.
How low to cut kittens nails. Cutting down on your cat s claws takes practice patience and maybe even some old uncooked spaghetti you have lying around. How to trim kitten claws. Avoid the pinkish quick you can see within the nail. For now just cut off the very tip of each nail.
The claws or nails tend to grow out straight horizontally at first and then naturally curve down toward the ground and taper toward a point. Cutting down on your cat s claws takes practice patience and maybe even some old uncooked spaghetti you have lying around. Shadow lets you clip his nails with ease. Here s how to trim your cat s nails at home.
If you need help in restraining your cat as you cut his nails it is best to ask someone your kitty is familiar with. For a kitten you can use human fingernail clippers or small nail trimmers made for pets. Getting someone whom your kitty deems a stranger may make kitty anxious and jeopardize the process. Regular nail trims are a requirement of cat ownership but are frequently dreaded by cats and humans alike.
Too many times nail trims end with a scratched and bloody owner and a frightened cat in fact veterinarian and applied animal behaviorist dr. Sophia yin dvm the author of low stress handling restraint and behavior modification of dogs and cats estimates that fewer than one in five of. Observe your kitten s nails before you cut them while you are getting your kitten used to having her feet and nails handled look at the anatomy of her toenails. Here s how to trim your cat s nails at home.
Just make sure they re sharp as dull clippers can crush the nail which may be painful. I have three cats they give three different responses to nail trimming.