How To Cut Kitten Nails At Home

If the nails aren t that long but are sharp you can simply file them or use a pumice stone to take off the tips.

How to cut kitten nails at home. The clippers we use and love. Gently squeeze the top and bottom of one toe to extend the nail. Cut the nails with the trimmers. Hold the cat as described earlier and cut the nails one by one.

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. They should be concave at the cutting edge to avoid crushing the nail. Play with a few.

And then cut a couple while giving the same verbal or food rewards and encouragement as before. You must cut below that or you will cause pain and bleeding. Because she s so young her nails are tiny and incredibly sharp. Our little boy foster kitten is 5 weeks old and desperately needs his first nail trim.

Buy good quality trimmers that are sharp and designed for cats. Sit her on your lap put a piece of uncooked spaghetti into the clippers and hold them near your cat. Your cat should be at ease with the sound of the clippers before you attempt to trim her nails. Here is how i cut marsha s kitten nails.

Https amzn to 2ltj5v3 check out https. The clippers we use and love. Position the trimmers halfway between the end of the quick and the claw. You don t have to do all of them in one sitting.

Mike will walk you through steps and tell yo. Blunt or poor quality trimmers will split and crush the nail.