How Low To Cut Kittens Nails

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How low to cut kittens nails. Please let me know if you have any questions about trimming your kitten s nails and leave a comment if you have any funny stories about your kitties. Because she s so young her nails are tiny and incredibly sharp. 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. Tire the kitten out.

Your aim is to clip off only the sharp point. Avoid the pinkish quick you can see within the nail. For now just cut off the very tip of each nail. Just make sure they re sharp as dull clippers can crush the nail which may be painful.

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. Never cut to the quick. The quick contains both blood and nerve supplies to the nail so be prepared for a bit of bleeding and protesting. Here is a clip of a stray kitten who is still in the process of learning to trust people getting his nails trimmed.

Luckily cats tend to have clear white nails so you should be able to see the pink area or. Look carefully at where and how large each quick is through a clear nail it will look like a small pink triangle. Advice from the internet about how to hold your cat while trimming. If you accidentally cut the nails too short you can use styptic powder or simply use a clean bar of soap and run it under the damaged nail.

For a kitten you can use human fingernail clippers or small nail trimmers made for pets. Never cut a cat s nail close to or with flush with the toe. If you do accidentally cut the quick any bleeding can be stopped. That s how to cut kitten nails.

Watch as i demonstrate a secret technique of trimming a kitten s sharp claws without any help or need to restrain the kitten. Since he plays very aggressively i ve been meaning to clip his claws. The clippers we use and love. Snip only the white part of the claw.

Here is how i cut marsha s kitten nails. He s about twelve weeks old and does not like to be held for an extended period of time. The pink part of a cat s nail called the quick is where the nerves and blood vessels are. Get your cat comfortable.

Orion is a stray kitten that i found five days ago. Do not cut this sensitive area. The soap will plug the vessel and stop the bleeding.