How To Cut My Kitten S Claws

This video will show you how easy it is to safely trim or cut your cats claws at home using a regular nail clipper.

How to cut my kitten s claws. It will mostly be clear but a few millimeters into the claw right after the curve you will see it begin to get cloudly on the bottom side. Snip off just the transparent tip of the claw. Have your tools ready before you cut your kitten s nails there are generally two types of pet nail clippers. Snip only the white part of the claw.

Keep them sharp and well maintained. If you are inexperienced you can hurt your cat if you get it wrong and cut them too short. Like your own nails the claws have a quick which is rich with nerves and blood vessels and that can be very painful if damaged and in cats with white claws the quick is usually easy to see if you shine a. Once the claw is out have a look at it.

For a kitten you can use human fingernail clippers or small nail trimmers made for pets. Hold the trimmers in one hand and the cat s paw in the other. The guillotine type with a circle at the end that encloses the nail and a blade the moves into the circle to cut the nail tip. Avoid the pinkish quick you can see within the nail.

The pink part of a cat s nail called the quick is where the nerves and blood vessels are. 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. A scissor type that cuts from two sides coming together.

Do not cut this sensitive area. There are plenty of ultra close up view. It s better to be cautious and cut.