How To Cut My Kitten S Claws

Use your thumb and forefinger to gently press on the cats toes so that the claws extend one at a time.

How to cut my kitten s claws. Press your cat s paw between your finger and thumb to unsheathe the claw. Like your own nails the claws have a quick which is rich with nerves and blood vessels and that can be very painful if damaged and in cats with white claws the quick is usually easy to see if you shine a. A scissor type that cuts from two sides coming together. Keep them sharp and well maintained.

Have your tools ready before you cut your kitten s nails there are generally two types of pet nail clippers. The pink part of a cat s nail called the quick is where the nerves and blood vessels are. If you are inexperienced you can hurt your cat if you get it wrong and cut them too short. For now just cut off the very tip of each nail.

Snip only the white part of the claw. Avoid the pinkish quick you can see within the nail. Just make sure they re sharp as dull clippers can crush the nail which may be painful. Snip off just the transparent tip of the claw.

It will mostly be clear but a few millimeters into the claw right after the curve you will see it begin to get cloudly on the bottom side. Cats have retractable claws while dogs claws are always extended and so you may only see the full extent of your cat s claws when they are kneading or using their scratching post. For a kitten you can use human fingernail clippers or small nail trimmers made for pets. It s better to be cautious and cut.

This video will show you how easy it is to safely trim or cut your cats claws at home using a regular nail clipper. Once the claw is out have a look at it. Hold the trimmers in one hand and the cat s paw in the other.