Thursday, January 21, 2010

How do you clip kitten toe nails?

we have 3 little kittens running around the house and there nails are really sharp and I have the things needed to cut them but I have no idea what to do..How do you clip kitten toe nails?
Get cat nail clippers (human ones work to). Grab their paw gently %26amp; push down above a claw to extend it. Cut where it curves, but not where you can see pink, that is their quick %26amp; it will bleed and hurt them if you cut it. How do you clip kitten toe nails?
I used to use regular nail clippers on my cats, and recently purchased special pet nail clippers. I wrap my cat up in a towel tightly so he can't claw his way away, and push on the paw to extend the nails, and clip, if you do happen to cut short enough to draw blood, just put flour on the tip of it and it will stop the bleeding. Try not to get that close though. It's always easier with a friend. Also, if you wait until the cat is relaxed and/or asleep, you can start playing with its paws until they get used to it, and then start clipping, that's the only way I can get my little guys nails clipped.
kittens are very easy to do because they are small.


Once you get a pretty good grip on the kittys paw and get the nail to come out, you clip to right above the quick. which with cats is pretty easy to see because most have white/clear nails. the quick is the red vien that runs down the center.


You may clip a little too much the first time or two but you can use peanut butter, mud, gum, or flour to help clot the quick.





hope this helps :)
what you have to do is get the cat really comfortable in your arms and have your clippers ready grab a paw and on the toes there kind of a lump (a knuckle) and softly press and it will move forward and the nail will come out. and clip the white clear part DO NOT CLIP THE PINK PART its called the quick its sensitive tissue if you have any questions feel free to contact me
You just push the claw out and snip it, but not too close to the paw cause then you'll hit a vein and it really hurts and it will bleed.
you can use a regular clipper since they are so small. Where the nail starts to curve clip there. be sure you stay away from the pink of their nail or they will bleed.

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