How To Cut Kittens Nails At Home

Gently squeeze the top and bottom of one toe to extend the nail.

How to cut kittens nails at home. This is the area you want to avoid when trimming nails. Here is how i cut marsha s kitten nails. And then cut a couple while giving the same verbal or food rewards and encouragement as before. In the below image you can see the area that is safe to cut below the yellow line.

In cats simply trim the hook off the end. The clippers we use and love. 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.

Your cat should be at ease with the sound of the clippers before you attempt to trim her nails. Mike will walk you through steps and tell yo. You ll see the pink tissue sometimes referred to as the quick in the middle of the nail. Position the trimmers halfway between the end of the quick and the claw.

There are plenty of ultra close up view. Try to orient the clippers so that when the nail is cut the blade cuts from bottom to top. Don t try to cut them extremely short just cut the tip off. Cut the nails with the trimmers.

The quick is the pink area within the nail where the nerves and blood vessels are similar to the area underneath our nails. You don t have to do all of them in one sitting. Because she s so young her nails are tiny and incredibly sharp. Once you and your kitten are used to feet and toes being handled try cutting a couple of nails.

In how to trim your cat s nails video we learn how to trim or cut your cats nails and why this is important.