How To Cut Kittens Nails At Home

Watch as i demonstrate a secret technique of trimming a kitten s sharp claws without any help or need to restrain the kitten.

How to cut kittens nails at home. You ll see the pink tissue sometimes referred to as the quick in the middle of the nail. This is the area you want to avoid when trimming nails. This video will show you how easy it is to safely trim or cut your cats claws at home using a regular nail clipper. Tire the kitten out.

Because she s so young her nails are tiny and incredibly sharp. Here is how i cut marsha s kitten nails. Sit her on your lap put a piece of uncooked spaghetti into the clippers and hold them near your cat. Hold the cat as described earlier and cut the nails one by one.

Position the trimmers halfway between the end of the quick and the claw. In cats simply trim the hook off the end. Your cat should be at ease with the sound of the clippers before you attempt to trim her nails. The clippers we use and love.

Gently squeeze the top and bottom of one toe to extend the nail. In the below image you can see the area that is safe to cut below the yellow line. Don t try to cut them extremely short just cut the tip off. You must cut below that or you will cause pain and bleeding.

The quick is the pink area within the nail where the nerves and blood vessels are similar to the area underneath our nails. And then cut a couple while giving the same verbal or food rewards and encouragement as before. Try to orient the clippers so that when the nail is cut the blade cuts from bottom to top. You don t have to do all of them in one sitting.

Once you and your kitten are used to feet and toes being handled try cutting a couple of nails.