How Do You Cut Kittens Nails

For now just cut off the very tip of each nail.

How do you cut kittens nails. For a kitten you can use human fingernail clippers or small nail trimmers made for pets. Orion is a stray kitten that i. Get the cat comfortable. 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.

Besides trimming their nails while they are asleep you can also try to feed them treats such as mayonnaise slather some on their nose they d be too busy licking off the treats to worry about having their nails trimmed. You can do that by using a piece of uncooked spaghetti. Here is a clip of a stray kitten who is still in the process of learning to trust people getting his nails trimmed. The guillotine type with a circle at the end that encloses the nail and a blade the moves into the circle to cut the nail tip.

With your cat in your lap facing away from you take one of her toes in your hand massage and press the pad until the nail extends. Hold the cat as described earlier and cut the nails one by one. Hold the trimmers in one hand and the cat s paw in the other. Just make sure they re sharp as dull clippers can crush the nail which may be painful.

In this video he shows you how to properly rest. This video will show you how easy it is to safely trim or cut your cats claws at home using a regular nail clipper. Do not clip the nail instead cut the spaghetti with the clipper. Give the cat a treat and repeat.

There are plenty of ultra close up view. Once the claw is out have a look at it. Use your thumb and forefinger to gently press on the cats toes so that the claws extend one at a time. However if your cat is as resistant as my kitty jackie the nail trimming while asleep technique should work the best.

Massage one of the toes and press to extend the nail. Here s how to do it. Position the trimmers halfway between the end of the quick and the claw. Avoid the pinkish quick you can see within the nail.

Cut the nails with the trimmers. There are generally two types of pet nail clippers. So you want kitty to get used to its sound before attempting to cut the nails. Have your tools ready before you cut your kitten s nails.