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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / February 2008Kitty Toes?
Do any of your cats like to have their toes manicured? Nikki does - hind tootsies only please. If she hears me using an emery board, she comes running to have her hind claws rubbed a bit. And if she hears the electric manicure set running, she is SO eager to have her back claws filed gently. The very best part seems to be me rubbing the web between the toesies - kitty bliss. No - I haven't applied polish yet............Lorna (Chessie & Nikki) PS - Wish she were this eager to have her claws clipped - she's good about it but it's not a pleasure. No kitties in this house have an interest in us doing ANYTHING with or to their toes with the exception of leaving said toes ALONE! That must be a really nice feeling experience for both of you.  SignatureCharleen Aggie Marble, Victor Velcro The Spirit of Mr. Pumpkin St. Cloud, Florida USA > Do any of your cats like to have their toes manicured? Nikki does - hind > tootsies only please. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > PS - Wish she were this eager to have her claws clipped - she's good about > it but it's not a pleasure. > No kitties in this house have an interest in us doing ANYTHING with or to > their toes with the exception of leaving said toes ALONE! That must be a > really nice feeling experience for both of you. Jake will go to sleep at night with a paw tucked into one of my hands. And he lets me rub and play with his feet. Molly has learned that I'm a good cure for cold toes. But no nail clipping, etc is allowed. Of course since they both go outside and are still fairly active their claws don't need clipped anyway. Full grown maple trees make great scratching posts. Jo > But no nail clipping, etc is allowed. Of course since they both go outside > and are still fairly active their claws don't need clipped anyway. Full > grown maple trees make great scratching posts. Wait - don't cats use scratching posts, or trees when they can, to *sharpen* their claws? Confused... Joyce SignatureTo send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. > > But no nail clipping, etc is allowed. Of course since they both go > > outside [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Confused... Cats claws "shed". They use posts or trees to pull the outer dead layers off. Then the new claw underneath is nice and sharp and not worn down. Jo > <bastXXXette@sonic.net> wrote in message >> Wait - don't cats use scratching posts, or trees when they can, to >> *sharpen* their claws? > Cats claws "shed". They use posts or trees to pull the outer dead layers > off. Then the new claw underneath is nice and sharp and not worn down. OK, but the key word here is still "sharp". They would still need clipping, at least from your point of view! Joyce SignatureTo send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. > > <bastXXXette@sonic.net> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Joyce I've found when my cats stay in, and especially when they get older and less active, their claws grow a lot longer. Probably they just don't get worn down. When they are like that I clip them, otherwise they get caught on things. Jo > Cats claws "shed". They use posts or trees to pull the outer dead layers > off. Then the new claw underneath is nice and sharp and not worn down. or they do like my nikki used to do - 'bite their nails.' she would put a claw between her teeth and puuuuuull over and over until the old sheath came off. she used to look like she was going mad with anxiety, biting her nails like that. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. >> Cats claws "shed". They use posts or trees to pull the outer dead >> layers off. Then the new claw underneath is nice and sharp and not worn [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > came off. she used to look like she was going mad with anxiety, biting her > nails like that. When I first had Princess (Siamese RB 16) she used to bite her nails. I was able later on to cut her nails a couple at a time. TuTu will not allow me to cut her nails. However, she likes me to play with the toes on her back feet. MLB >> Cats claws "shed". They use posts or trees to pull the outer dead >> layers off. Then the new claw underneath is nice and sharp and not [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > sheath came off. she used to look like she was going mad with anxiety, > biting her nails like that. Snoopy does that. What I don't like is when she's on my lap and something startles her, more than once she's leapt off leaving the claw sheath imbeded in my thigh. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > Do any of your cats like to have their toes manicured? Nikki does - hind > tootsies only please. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > PS - Wish she were this eager to have her claws clipped - she's good about > it but it's not a pleasure. Hah....no way. All they -any one of them - have to see is me with the special cat-claw clippers in my hand and in a furry cloud of dust they are all under beds hiding from the approaching menace! The only thing that will generate more reactions of horror and fear is The Thing That Will Noisily Consume Us: the Dyson Animal vac....even before it is plugged in and turned on. And you can't tell me they can/t/don't communicate between each other - the panic spreads from room to room. > Do any of your cats like to have their toes manicured? Nikki does - hind > tootsies only please. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > PS - Wish she were this eager to have her claws clipped - she's good about > it but it's not a pleasure. mine are not interested in manicures, but i think most cats i've known have liked to have their toes and especially the 'webbing' rubbed. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. > Do any of your cats like to have their toes manicured? Nikki does - hind > tootsies only please. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > PS - Wish she were this eager to have her claws clipped - she's good about > it but it's not a pleasure. My boys both love having their paws massaged-- back and front. But they HATE having their claws clipped. |
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