How To Cut My Kitten S Nails

Position the trimmers halfway between the end of the quick and the claw.

How to cut my kitten s nails. Besides trimming their nails while they are asleep you can also try to feed them treats such as mayonnaise slather some on their nose they d be too busy licking off the treats to worry about having their nails trimmed. Tardis absolutely hates getting his nails trimmed so he was the perfect cat to u. However if your cat is as resistant as my kitty jackie the nail trimming while asleep technique should work the best. Cut the nails with the trimmers.

Try to orient the clippers so that when the nail is cut the blade cuts from bottom to top. Gently squeeze the top and bottom of one toe to extend the nail. Hold the cat as described earlier and cut the nails one by one. You must cut below that or you will cause pain and bleeding.

Sit her on your lap put a piece of uncooked spaghetti into the clippers and hold them near your cat. You ll see the pink tissue sometimes referred to as the quick in the middle of the nail. Your cat should be at ease with the sound of the clippers before you attempt to trim her nails. A scissor type that cuts from two sides coming together.

Have a question about your pet s health. Vet tech anne is back at it again this time with our resident cat tardis. 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.