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Cat Forum / General Topics / December 2004clipping cat nails - suggestion
If your cat hates to have his/her nails clipped maybe you are doing the same thing I did, which is to grip harder on their paws just before clipping. It made me think she was pulling away from fear of the clippers when it was really discomfort from the tension I exerted in anticipation of cutting the nail. > If your cat hates to have his/her nails clipped maybe > you are doing the same thing I did, which is to grip > harder on their paws just before clipping. It made > me think she was pulling away from fear of the > clippers when it was really discomfort from the tension > I exerted in anticipation of cutting the nail. I may be being obtuse here, but why would a cat need its claws clipped?  SignatureZ 51? 37' 23" N, 3? 56' 27" W "Zythophile" <zythophile@thepub.co.uk> wrote in message > I may be being obtuse here, but why would a cat need its claws clipped? I clipped mine regularly cos they are mainly indoor cats and tho they do scratch the posts, they still don't wear out their nails enough (as if they would if they were outdoors), so their nails do become too long and too sharp thus requiring the clipping :) Otherwise them "making bread" on me becomes a bit too painful and they also keep getting stuck when they are playing too much. I do it at least once a month. Just like in humans its not painful to cat, providing you cut the nails before the blood vain which is going down to about half a nail- you can see it when extending the nail. :) >>If your cat hates to have his/her nails clipped maybe >>you are doing the same thing I did, which is to grip [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > I may be being obtuse here, but why would a cat need its claws clipped? Some cats need their nails clipped because they are indoor cats. Indoor cats have a tendency not to get the necessary scratching and walking on pavement etc. that helps to keep their nails trim. I have to trim my 2 cats nails at least every month, which means that I have to cut 41 different little nails each time. "Cat arranger" is correct in their response. People often "grip" the cats paws too tightly, and this does cause discomfort to the cat. Be gentle, talk to them in a soothing voice, and be careful not to cut too close to the "quick" of the nail. If you cut into the quick, and the cats toe starts to bleed, you will probably have to take a trip to the vet. Good luck and happy clipping. >> I may be being obtuse here, but why would a cat need its claws clipped? >> > Some cats need their nails clipped because they are indoor cats. Indoor > cats have a tendency not to get the necessary scratching and walking on > pavement etc. that helps to keep their nails trim. Aah, I see. Being a Brit, I'm not used to the concept of indoor cats. When I used to have dogs, we'd need to get their claws clipped by the vet about once a year because most of their walking was on soft ground - it rains a lot round here. I suppose if it had needed doing more often I'd have had to learn to do it myself, but as they had a checkup and booster jabs every year, it made sense to let the vet do it. SignatureZ 51? 37' 23" N, 3? 56' 27" W Mine are both senior indoor cats, and with different problems when I don't clip. One sharpens his claws regularly (not always on the scratching posts of course!), so he has these sharp talons that are no fun when you pick him up. For kitty #2, she doesn't really sharpen hers much at all. If I let them go, the claw will eventually curl around into the pad of her paw - causing discomfort for her, and vet bills for me! KD >>> I may be being obtuse here, but why would a cat need its claws clipped? >>> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > to learn to do it myself, but as they had a checkup and booster jabs every > year, it made sense to let the vet do it. >>>If your cat hates to have his/her nails clipped maybe >>>you are doing the same thing I did, which is to grip [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > If you cut into the quick, and the cats toe starts to bleed, you will > probably have to take a trip to the vet. Good luck and happy clipping. There is a powder available to stop the bleeding if you cut too close. Keeping a moistened stiptic pencil handy when you're clipping isn't a bad idea either. SignatureWayne in Phoenix *If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it. *A mind is a terrible thing to lose. > > If your cat hates to have his/her nails clipped maybe > > you are doing the same thing I did, which is to grip [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > > I may be being obtuse here, but why would a cat need its claws clipped? I have a violent 5 month old kitty who is scratching me up. She's an indoor cat. It is more humane than declawing which my sister does. My cat likes to climb and tear things apart, so she enjoys her claws. I bought things for her to climb in addition to the couch. For the past 3 months, I let the vet trim her claws. Today was the first time, I trimmed claws. I only got one paw before she got impatient. I've heard that if you cut the quick, the cat will never let you trim her claws again. <snip> > It is more humane than declawing which my sister does. Declawing? Is that legal? It sounds like mutilation to me, like docking dogs' tails or cropping their ears. Remember, I'm coming at this from a British viewpoint, so am totally unfamilar with indoor cats and the procedures necessary to care for them. SignatureZ 51? 37' 23" N, 3? 56' 27" W Declawing - mutilation, yes. Illegal, no. Clipping the claws works just fine for me. I do my kitties' claws by lying them down on their back on my lap, and holding their lower body down with my free arm if necessary as I snip with regular human nail clippers. They don't particularly care for it, sometimes I can only get one paw done at once, but they're usually not too bad about it. I can almost always get both front paws done, back ones don't need to be done as often. Maybe they're more cooperative because they're 13 and 14 years old. One of them hisses at me regularly as I clip (the one who doesn't sharpen hers). If you want to smell really bad breath, have a kitty hiss right in your face. Blech. KD > <snip> > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > British viewpoint, so am totally unfamilar with indoor cats and the > procedures necessary to care for them. > Declawing - mutilation, yes. Illegal, no. Clipping the claws works just > fine for me. Don't forget that the poster you were answering said he was in Britain. So your answer (which didn't specify any country) was therefore, AIUI, incorrect - declawing is illegal in a lot of places, and Britain is one of them. Amanda << > It is more humane than declawing which my sister does. Declawing? Is that legal? >> ----alas, it is legal and it also is mutilation. www.mimiforsyth.com > << > > It is more humane than declawing which my sister does. > > Declawing? Is that legal? >> > ----alas, it is legal and it also is mutilation. Luckily its illegal here in UK. >Subject: Re: clipping cat nails - suggestion >From: "Zythophile" zythophile@thepub.co.uk >Date: 12/19/2004 6:57 PM US Eastern Standard Time >Message-id: <Ezoxd.753$U_1.565@newsfe6-win.ntli.net> ><snip> >> It is more humane than declawing which my sister does. >Declawing? Is that legal? It sounds like mutilation to me, like docking >dogs' tails or cropping their ears. Remember, I'm coming at this from a >British viewpoint, so am totally unfamilar with indoor cats and the >procedures necessary to care for them. >Z >51° 37' 23" N, 3° 56' 27" W Unfortunately it is legal here inthe USA except in West Hollywood, California. In my opinion it definately is a form of cruelty and mutilation. Indoor cats can be trained to use scratching posts and litterboxes. Ed > For the past 3 months, I let the vet trim her claws. Today was the first > time, I trimmed claws. I only got one paw before she got impatient. I've > heard that if you cut the quick, the cat will never let you trim her claws > again. Yep, and the harder they struggle, the more likely you are to nick them. I start off my kittens young by cradling them on their back and scritching their head/belly/whatever makes them comfortable. When they are relaxed with you holding them like this, I will take a paw and gently pop a claw out (the position as if you were trimming them) then scritch some more. Continue till you can mess with all their feet. Then trimming, start off 1 claw at a time. One claw every day in rotation will still get them done. Eventually you get a cat who will lay still on their back while you clip all their paws ala: http://www.obviouspowerplay.net/tabbynation/cutekittypics/Sep08_07.jpg (picture taken immediately after trimming claws) I just brought a barn cat into the house a month ago and already I can trim 1 paw at a time before she gets upset. Just takes patience. Good luck, Charlotte |
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