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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / March 2004Trimming rear claws
I've been trimming the cat's front claws regularly, and it's fairly easy (although she's squirmy). But I can't get the rear done. She squirms and goes nuts, and finally starts biting and scratching.. What methods do you use to get this done? <Mitch@hotmail.com> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: > I've been trimming the cat's front claws regularly, and it's > fairly easy (although she's squirmy). > > But I can't get the rear done. She squirms and goes nuts, and > finally starts biting and scratching.. > What methods do you use to get this done? Tell me and we'll both know. It's like trying to put socks on a toddler. :)  SignatureBrandy??Alexandre? http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx Well, would you? > <Mitch@hotmail.com> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tell me and we'll both know. It's like trying to put socks on a > toddler. :) I pay the veterinarian to do it for me. Well worth it. WELL worth it. Signaturehttp://www.mindspring.com/~slywy/ http://slywy.diaryland.com/ 2004: > I pay the veterinarian to do it for me. Well worth it. WELL worth it. I was just thinking the same thing! I'm no help. I have clippers, but just for emergency cuts. The main clipping gets done at the vets, and it is far in between. I just can't do it. Definitely not Shadow, Bonnie is still too feral, and Shamrock squirms too much. :p Of our two cats, Delilah is the easiest to give a manicure/pedicure to. I usually wait until she is relaxing but not sleeping on the floor and go at it from there. She is a bit hesitant about her back claws being clipped, so Adam usually distracts her with petting or by brushing her. Stella is another story. I usually wait till she is asleep on my lap then attempt it from there. She makes the same fuss as your cat but as I read on a website on how to clip their claws, even if you get one done a day, it's something. If she gets too upset, I just stop and leave the others to another day. -- rach > I've been trimming the cat's front claws regularly, and it's fairly > easy (although she's squirmy). > > But I can't get the rear done. She squirms and goes nuts, and finally > starts biting and scratching.. > What methods do you use to get this done? > I've been trimming the cat's front claws regularly, and it's fairly > easy (although she's squirmy). > > But I can't get the rear done. She squirms and goes nuts, and finally > starts biting and scratching.. > What methods do you use to get this done? Speed, experience and a cat in a relaxed mood are the required ingredients. Signature"Its the bugs that keep it running." -Joe Canuck >rom: Mitch@hotmail.com >What methods do you use to get this done? I sit my cats on my lap like you would a child, then just trim. ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm >>rom: Mitch@hotmail.com > >>What methods do you use to get this done? > >I sit my cats on my lap like you would a child, then just trim. Me too. I do their front feet in a more sitting up position, so they don't spend much time in the kind of laid back position for the hind feet. I talk quietly and calmly and praise them for being so good. I start them young, so they get used to it. They rarely every squirm now. When I started them, I would only do one or two claws and then quit. That way, they were done before they got themselves worked up. It also helps to do it when they are in a sleepy mode. Find them when they are taking a nap, and just do a couple claws. They get used to it be no big deal, and then after awhile, you can do all 4 feet with no problem. I can do a cat in about a minute, and then call the next victim over to get done. And sometimes I have to push them out of my lap to make room for the next cat. Part of it is to be calm and relaxed yourself. Just like the discussion of the extremely frightened cat, if you act like it is a big deal, then the cat will think it is a big deal. Meghan & the Zoo Crew Equine and Pet Photography http://www.zoocrewphoto.com > >rom: Mitch@hotmail.com > > >What methods do you use to get this done? > > I sit my cats on my lap like you would a child, then just trim. > ________ That's how I do mine. The back claws don't seem to require trimming as often as the front ones. This is good as they are a little harder to get to without protest. W > >rom: Mitch@hotmail.com > > >What methods do you use to get this done? > > I sit my cats on my lap like you would a child, then just trim. I do the same with Matilda. Same goes for when I brush her tiny tot teeth. Judy See Matilda and Wumpy (rest her sweet soul) http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wumpygirl/my_photos > >rom: Mitch@hotmail.com > > >What methods do you use to get this done? > > I sit my cats on my lap like you would a child, then just trim. I also *always* give them treats afterwards..... Linda We just use 2 people. I hold the car by the back of the neck fur and the stomache by the back legs to basicallly stretch the cat out. Then my wife clips their nails. Works great because the cat can't move well when you hold their scruff tightly. >I've been trimming the cat's front claws regularly, and it's fairly >easy (although she's squirmy). > >But I can't get the rear done. She squirms and goes nuts, and finally >starts biting and scratching.. >What methods do you use to get this done? I usually do it when he's in my lap in some position - that may be his favorite - on his back, all stretched out. I'll do one paw then wait a few minutes and do the other, with some petting in between. Janet Boss Best Friends Dog Obedience "Nice Manners for the Family Pet" Voted "Best of Baltimore 2001" - Baltimore Magazine www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com >I've been trimming the cat's front claws regularly, and it's fairly >easy (although she's squirmy). > >But I can't get the rear done. She squirms and goes nuts, and finally >starts biting and scratching.. >What methods do you use to get this done? I never cut my cats rear claws. I never thought they needed it. I clip the front ones because the grow long and dig into me, but just never did the rear ones. They don't get that long and sharp and they seem to need them to push off on jumps. Even on the flat scratching pads I've never seen them use it for their rear claws. > They don't get that long and sharp and they seem to >need them to push off on jumps. like my ankle, which is now in shreds and back claws are getting clipped regularly starting last weekend! ;-D Janet Boss Best Friends Dog Obedience "Nice Manners for the Family Pet" Voted "Best of Baltimore 2001" - Baltimore Magazine www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com circa Fri, 05 Mar 2004 08:41:39 -0500, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, dgk (sonicechoes-spamless@hot-nospamp-mail.com) said, > I never cut my cats rear claws. I never thought they needed it. I clip > the front ones because the grow long and dig into me, but just never > did the rear ones. They don't get that long and sharp and they seem to > need them to push off on jumps. Even on the flat scratching pads I've > never seen them use it for their rear claws. When Oscar plays "catch the mouse under the bedcovers", he steps forward until his back paws are on top of my hand or foot or whatever is being the "mouse" at that moment, kicks wildly at his prey with his rear feet and then grabs it with his front paws. It's hilarious, but it also means that I need to make sure he doesn't have much in the way of front *or* rear claws. :-) Laura SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. > >I've been trimming the cat's front claws regularly, and it's fairly > >easy (although she's squirmy). [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > need them to push off on jumps. Even on the flat scratching pads I've > never seen them use it for their rear claws. I do mine (eheh, the cats') infrequently... only after one of them pushes off from *me,* leaving gouges in my lap... and then, I only cut the very tip off.... Linda > I've been trimming the cat's front claws regularly, and it's fairly > easy (although she's squirmy). > > But I can't get the rear done. She squirms and goes nuts, and finally > starts biting and scratching.. > What methods do you use to get this done? I cradle them in my lap, facing me, like a baby. So, the kitty's head is on my arm and his or her butt is in my lap. The rear feet are facing up. I reach around with the hand that is cradling the head and grab a back foot, extend the claw, and clip with the free hand. Actually, I do all 4 this way. I can get all 4 paws in about a minute. Now, I've done this forever with my cats and they are used to being cradled and they feel safe when I cradle them (Isis and Jeffry even purr while I am doing this). They are also used to having me touch their feet when I am not going to clip nails. I wouldn't recommend this if your cat is not the type who likes to be held. You'd be missing flesh on your stomach and face. *heh* Signature-- ~kaeli~ What, me, normal? http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace > But I can't get the rear done. She squirms and goes nuts, and finally > starts biting and scratching.. > What methods do you use to get this done? I'm not going to be of much use here, because my cat who gets his claws clipped is the World's Most Handlable Cat. So I just flip him onto his back in my lap and do the biz. If he tries to leave, I just say 'oi' and he settles down pronto. This cat will actually extend his front claws for me when I do 'em. Most civilised. On the other hand, clipping claws seems quite futile for said cat. All that happens is that he leaves wider skin scrapes when he leaps from my shoulder or clips my hand when missing a mouse-pounce. One thing you could do is wrap the cat in a towel so that just the rear claws (and head) are visible - should cut down on the front paw action. My other cat never gets his claws clipped. If fact, it's only after a year or so of pad-prodding that he'll take even the tiniest amount of front-paw fondling before complaining. You wouldn't mess with his weapons; he'd split you like a kipper. Steve. circa 5 Mar 2004 07:37:25 -0800, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Steve G (news@stevethepsycho.co.uk) said, > On the other hand, clipping claws seems quite futile for said cat. All > that happens is that he leaves wider skin scrapes when he leaps from > my shoulder or clips my hand when missing a mouse-pounce. Sounds like he is a sharpener like my Oscar. I swear Oscar could turn a banana into a slicing implement. Laura SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated.
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