How To Cut My Kitten S Claws

If you accidentally nick the claw s quick this is likely to bleed a lot and really put your cat off letting you do it again so be very careful.

How to cut my kitten s claws. It s better to be cautious and cut. The quick contains blood vessels and nerve endings so cutting it would cause your kitten to protest in pain. This video will show you how easy it is to safely trim or cut your cats claws at home using a regular nail clipper. Try to orient the clippers so that when the nail is cut the blade cuts from bottom to top.

Your cat may protest meow and try to scratch you but don t yell at your cat or rush through the process or you may end up hurting it and scaring it away having its. Snip only the white part of the claw. The pink part of a cat s nail called the quick is where the nerves and blood vessels are. Hold the trimmers in one hand and the cat s paw in the other.

Use your thumb and forefinger to gently press on the cats toes so that the claws extend one at a time. There are plenty of ultra close up view. Cut off the very tip of the nail and avoid the pinkish area called the quick. Try to avoid getting frustrated.

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. For now just cut off the very tip of each nail. Gently push the toe to extend the claw and then just nip off the very end of it so that the tip is blunted without being cut overly short. This will help prevent splitting.

Christianne schelling and charlie the cat show you how to trim your cat s claws. Once the claw is out have a look at it. Do not cut this sensitive area. Cut the nails with the trimmers.

Just make sure they re sharp as dull clippers can crush the nail which may be painful. For a kitten you can use human fingernail clippers or small nail trimmers made for pets. Position the trimmers halfway between the end of the quick and the claw. If you do accidentally cut the quick don t worry your kitten will be fine.

The quick contains both blood and nerve supplies to the nail so be prepared for a bit of bleeding and protesting if you cut it.