How Do You Cut Kittens Nails

Cutting the quick will be painful and cause bleeding.

How do you cut kittens nails. Try to orient the clippers so that when the nail is cut the blade cuts from bottom to top. Check to see how much of a trim her nails need and notice where. Position the trimmers halfway between the end of the quick and the claw. Hold the cat as described earlier and cut the nails one by one.

Basically you should hold each paw and then each individual toe toenail giving your kitten positive reinforcement either verbally or with tiny bits of treats for being tolerant of the manipulations without actually trying to cut her nails. Do not cut the quick. Cut the nails with the trimmers. The soap will plug the vessel and stop the bleeding.

First you might need to just get the nail trimmers out show them to your cat then give a very high value treat. If you accidentally cut the quick apply a small amount of styptic powder to quickly stop the bleeding. Be patient with your cat and don t punish her if she resists the nail trim. If your cat continually refuses your attempts to trim her nails take her to your.

If you accidentally cut the nails too short you can use styptic powder or simply use a clean bar of soap and run it under the damaged nail. Cut only the sharp tip of the nail. Usually if you have made your cat bleed they will be a bit nervous next time so make sure you have lots of treats at the ready and take it slow the next time you try trimming those nails. Since cats can retract and extend their claws you will also need to become comfortable pushing up on the last bit of toe sort of lightly pinch it top to bottom in order to extend the nail out to it full length.

There are plenty of ultra close up views in this video showing exactly how to.