How to Trim a Cat's Nails by Yourself (3 Step Tutorial) | The Cat Butler
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- How to cut cat nails? Today I am going to show you how to trim a cat’s nails by yourself in a 3 step tutorial!
Cutting your cat’s nails at home is often a stressful experience for you and your cat, but it doesn’t have to be. Cats can be trained to tolerate and even enjoy their nail trims.
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I always cut my cat’s nails when she is sleeping and she doesn’t care usually 🤣🤣
haha brilliant!
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Same but then she woke up 😂 it was so hard!
wow ok awesome
Same
I always start the 2nd week after I get the kitten. The time lets us get to know each other and see if a bond of trust has built. Then I introduce them to the clippers and treats, lots of rubs and praises. Dont always get all four paws in the first session, and I let them go until the following week. By clipping each week, they get use to it pretty fast. Eventually the sessions are every other week or whenever I feel they need trimming (like when their digging into my shoulder as the cat dives across my desk and me to the bed). Ive had one yell at me for being too slow in getting the treat afterward.
Thanks for sharing some great tips!
I clip my cat's nails yesterday for the first time,
but usually someone else does it.
it's becoming very costly so I decided to do it myself.
I put the cat in my lap, talked to her very calmly and I took clipped her nails and it was fine .
I'm glad I saw your video because it gives me a few more tips on what to do with my cat
I am glad the video was helpful :). Wish you the very best!
Thank you for posting this video. Four months ago I adopted a 6 yr old calico cat from a rescue organization, and we are still getting used to one another. It's been 18 years since I've had a cat, and this one is now living with a dog for the first time. She doesn't like to be touched very much although she likes to sit next to me at times, occasionally on my lap, and now wants to sleep on the bed at night (but not too close after an initial hello). If I try to touch her to trim a few nails or groom her, she spits at me, howls, bites in a non-playful way (my forearm as she runs away), or even smacks me in the face. Needless to say, trimming her nails is stressful for ME too. I've trimmed dog nails for years, and had one rescue dog that took many years to fully accept the clippers, so I hope I'm up to this challenge. I'm going to spend more time on steps one and two. Wish me luck!
I hope she figures out she can trust you more fully very soon. It is a marathon, not a sprint. Cats will adjust at their speed, not ours. I wish you the best luck in that process, and hope the major struggle and objections abate soon.
Love the kitty. So sweet and calm. My current boy isn't super fond of that process, but is very slowly starting to accept that it must be done. I have made it a point to gently handle paws and pads during normal petting/cuddle sessions, and it does make a huge difference in the reaction when the time comes to actually trim his claws.
Glad it is working!
How about back claws
I have owned 58 cats over a lifetime... starting when I was a child and ... well, I am 77 years old now. I always cut my own cat's nails without problems... As you say, most cats can actually be very relaxed and even seem to like it... I recently got a kitty after not having one for the past 15 years... I can't even get him to come onto my lap, never mind lay upside-down. I got him at 8 months old and he is now nearing a year old and I still can't cut all his nails though I have little by little done a few now on the front feet as they were extremely long and sharp, catching on everything and even me. Now, at 11 months old he weighs nearly 14 pounds... I think he is going to be a big cat by the time he is full grown. He is very strong... I will keep trying to cut his nails.
at first i thought you were going to say that they all died-
yea i wish you good luck trimming the cat's nails :)
I I got a 6 year old about 6 months ago. IT Took this long for him trust that hes safe although he a still has a lot of quirks.
Today I trimmed one nail before being bit and clawed and forced to stop.
Thank you for these tips! Your cats are beautiful! And, you are too, simply, for putting this video up to help others. I'm planning on (trying) cutting my cat's nails for the first time. I'll see how it goes. Thank you! 😎👍
Glad the video helped! Wish you and your cat the best
Best left for vet one wrong move could be life treating to your cat you really need to know what your doing
I don't even have a cat but I really enjoy watching your tutorials just so I can get more exposure to your gorgeous babies!
Aww thanks I am glad you enjoy the videos!
Great video! :)
I adopted two kittens from a rescue shelter many years ago and my vet convinced me and my GF to remove their claws through laser surgery. Neither of them had pain afterwards, but they would always hiss if we touched their back paws. I am on my third cat raised from a kitten with her claws and trimming is really easy to do. You have to buck up and keep relaxed on both ends to accomplish an easy trim. It takes me a minute to use a side clipper to do all 18 claws. My trick is wet food as a reward...the dew claws are still the worst but keep confident. The first time I tried clipping, my hand was shaking. These cats really do need their claws intact and I still feel sick to this day realizing how much of my previous cat's bones have been removed from declawing. :(
Aww it was in the past! Glad you are such a natural at trimming your cats claws :). They trust you!
I’m so happy I found your channel ! Your videos are to the point, simple and very helpful. I’m planning on getting a fur baby later this year 🥰 so I want to make sure I’m as educated as possible on their health, hygiene and wellbeing. I’m so happy that you have a rag doll as well, that’s the same breed I was planning on getting. I’ve heard they are so affectionate 🤗 You have a new subscriber 🙋🏽♀️
Congratulations on getting your new cat! Ragdolls are super affectionate and are like baby puppies most of the time. You will be so loved! I am glad the videos were helpful and easy to understand! Thank you for your support!
What an absolutely beautiful cat 😍
Thank you for the kind words!
thank you so much for linking everything you use in your videos, it helps so so much!
No problem! The goal of channel is to help cat owners like you :)
This was absolutely amazing. Thank you for posting such a realistic video.
glad the video was helpful!
PERFECT tutorial, super helpful 🙌🏽
Glad it was helpful!
Hi, thank you for your great videos.
Yes, I clip my cat’s nails every two weeks; it’s not his favorite but we come along!
Great video, well organized, easy to follow... Thank you.
TJ glad the video was helpful! Wish you and your cat the best!
I just came across your channel. It’s very helpful, you’re videos are awesome and your cats are absolutely beautiful! Thanks🥰
Thank you for the kind words and glad the videos have been helpful!
This was so helpful thank you sm
YOU ARE THE BEST !!!
This helped me a lot 😭🤍 thank you so much my cats first time cutting her nails and she was super calm only freaked out when I accidentally touched her stomach 😭. I love your channel definitely subscribing.
awwww I am glad you enjoyed the video and it worked for your cat! Thanks for the support!
@@TheCatButler im new to cat caring you’ve been a big help 👍🤍
You provided a clear & concise tutorial. I love it & will recommend. Thanks
Valerie thank you for your kind comment!
GREAT video!!! Thank you 🤞🏻
This is very helpful thx!
Appreciate your work☺️....your cats are adorable
Love them 💟💟
Thank you so much for the support!
Awesome video. You earned a subscription and alike! This is one of the best videos on the subject that I have seen.
Awww thanks for the support!
pawsitive outcomes
YES!
Best video ive seen on the subject!
Taylor thanks! glad you thought the video was helpful
Very helpful Video, thank you very much. And - most important - VERY VERY CUTE, SWEET BEAUTIFUL CAT ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you for the beautiful tutorial and for loving the cats!💜😺💜
Thank you for the kind words!
Thank you for such an insightful video! Been watching your vid since last night because we just adopted a 9 month old Persian cat into our fams. I've never been a cat person before (always w/ a dog), but I'm loving them now. Your vids definitely help me a lot to prepare everything.
Have a lovely day :)
Thanks for such a heart warming comment! I am glad the videos have been helpful. Congrats on your new persian cat!
I really love your videos thank you😃
Awww appreciate the support!
Most of my cats are very chill about nail trimming, especially if I have someone else to help me. However, I don't always get much help with the cats and one of them is really really not fond of being handled in any way and ESPECIALLY for nail trimming, so I'm going to try this method. Wish me luck!
Wish you the best of luck!
Thanks for that informal information , I just clip my cats
Nail was nervous. But only if the end of the nail, the information was very helpful for me to learn 😊😊
Glad the video helped :)
You have excellent tips!
Thanks so much!
Ok, I subscribed you do have great guides on how to. Thank you.
Thanks for the support and kind words!
Thank you. this gives me the tools to do well with my kitty, Ballet.
Glad the video was helpful!
Excellent tips
Thanks!
Thankyou for this helpful video. Our cat is 13 now and has never been a lap cat (she was adopted from a charity at 6 weeks without being properly socialised), but I am going to use tips from your video to give it a try.
Hey Jewel glad the video helped you! Wish you the best :)
1:45 why is your cat so chill? she looks like a puddle, it's so cute ☺ Arya is a beautiful lady
Beautiful Kitty's 🥰
Thank you!
Thank you! I’ll try these tips. My cat does not like her nails trimmed.
I love this video! So many useful tips! My cat is generally very calm but I am anxious about cutting her claws. Hopefully we will manage
Glad it was helpful!
I wanted to thank you for such an excellent video, as well as the recommendation for clippers! The breeder recommended a different one, but I bought the Necoichi clippers instead, and I’m so glad. My kittens had already had their nails trimmed before they came to me so I think the breeder must have done a lot of the initial hard work to get them used to paws being touched, because they’ve definitely been the most willing out of any cats I’ve known to have me touch or interact with their paws. I started doing as you suggested, gradually getting them used to me handling their paws and then moving on to retracting each claw when they’d got used to the handling, and yesterday, on the first attempt, I successfully trimmed all my ginger boy’s front claws! 🤗 (the back ones weren’t quite ready to be trimmed again yet, but I had a look at all of them too). I was expecting to do only one claw at a time over days, but he was an absolute angel. In fairness, he was also mostly asleep 😹 Very purry so not fully out, and not at the stage of having dreams and sudden twitches either, and he moved a paw away once or twice… but he was totally happy to have me there doing my thing, heaping tons of praise on him in a gentle voice, and I feel like I’m now the cat wizard 😸 I think those clippers being small, sharp, and quiet, were absolutely critical here - if there was a really loud cracking noise or the sound of springs putting the handles back into position, I think it would have been a very different story! Some of his claws were also splintered and fragile (which look really uncomfortable), presumably from previous trimmings, so it was definitely worth paying the extra for these to hopefully prevent that from happening again and give him a good experience.
I’m now looking for the opportunity to get his sister in a similar state to try the same trick again, because her claws are insanely long and pointy, and she’s getting stuck on things and accidentally casually lacerating my skin!
Grooming is weirdly a nut we haven’t yet cracked… I’ve tried a slicker brush with rounded ends, a Pet Teezer, and a Zoom Groom, and it was only the latter I managed to get anywhere near either of my cats, and again, she was mostly asleep 😹 She tolerated it for a good amount of time though, but I was being very gentle to try not to spook her, so it wasn’t amazingly “successful”… but hopefully we can work on that :) I tried my luck with the ginger boy last night, after he’d been such a perfect client at the nail bar, but he really seemed to object to how the Zoom Groom smelled, so that was a failed attempt! Work in progress :)
I am glad the recommendation worked! Yeah you nailed it! Nail clippers being small, sharp, and quiet is key to getting those claws clipped with out issues. Hopefully the sister will warm up to getting her nails done :)
Yeah sometimes they get attached to certain brushes. Or hate getting brushed in certain areas. It definitely requires some patience for them to get use to it! Wish you the best!
This is a very good video
Glad you found it helpful!
My cat hates getting his claws clipped so I will try this and get him more used to it even if he is going on 10 years now!
Michelle let me know how it goes!
I never had a problem but I never took the time to get him used the clippers themselves so as soon as he sees then he runs!! Any ideas? He would never sit on my lap like the cat in the video. That would never work.
Michelle maybe start with when he sits on your lap reward him with a treat. Do that for a week or two once he gets it down, and then next get him use to you holding his paw. when you hold his paw give him a treat. working gradually to a nail clip. Let me know if that works. I had to work with a difficult cat similar to that owned by a friend. And it worked after a month.
Great idea with the hard spaghetti!
thankk youuu finallyy
Glad the video was helpful :)
Thank you
Nina glad the video was helpful!
A good video.
Thanks!
My cat would never sit like this! She will scratch and bite for sure! I would love to try again but she makes me bleed when she struggles and scratches me!
I've moved out in 2019 and now, that I've got the feeling that I'm really settled in my lil' home, I'm starting to seriously look for a companion, to enjoy my spartime at home or in the garden with. I'm gravitating towards cats since quite a while, but I was honestly terrified about the responsibility. What if I don't life up to their expectations, what if me trying my best is just not good enough? Your vid's do help a looooot and I wanted to thank you so so so very much for each of them. Of course there is more research for me to do, to avoid making any grave mistakes, but I think I'm on a good way. :)
It was a pleasure reading your post! It touches my heart that you are so thoughtful and want to be a responsible owner. That is a positive quality in itself! Most people don't even think about it. I took me a very long time as well to finally get a cat. I am glad the videos have been helpful! I wish you the best :D
@@TheCatButler thank you so much for your kind answer, it means a lot! All the best for you & your cats too! :)
Rh first comment😊 And thanks for the information 😊😊😊
U beat me haha, been following this channel for a while now. Always been a cat lover and just adopted 2 kitties 2 weeks ago.
@@alcalc7428 congratulations that is SO exciting!
Thanks for the kind words and support!
Mine hates it and only lets me get the front ones. I have to trap him in a blanket and he’s just a kitty so he’ll likely grow up kinda hating it but at least he kinda let me does it. Cute little shredder he is
Your videos are so helpful thank you! How do you know if the clippers you got are not sharp enough? I bought my first pair (Pet Republique which seemed to have great reviews) and tried them but was terrified because it felt like I really had to apply force to get it to cut which was not pleasant for me or kitty.
Hey I am glad you find the videos helpful! The clippers are indeed sharp enough! You don’t have to apply much force to have it be cut. Hope that helps!
The spaghetti trick is genius!
yes!
Great advice. My cat hates to have her nails clipped so I'm going to try this advice.
Glad it was helpful!
Every time I try to cut my fur babies nails she immediately freaks out even if i try to just trim one delicately while she's asleep. She will screech and scratch me instantly. Idk what to do honestly because I even tried distraction with her favorite treats. She won't even let me touch her paws at all!! She is the only one who is very touchy about this.
Hmm have you tried cutting your nails in front of your cat? What is her reaction usually and is she a kitten or adult?
@@TheCatButler No I have not cut my own nails in front of her but i have demonstrated and shown her what they are when I was cutting her sibling nails. She is about 4 years old but has always been like this about her paws. I got my two fur baby girls when they were kittens and they were not feral I got them at the pet store years ago they are spayed/vaccinated. For some reason she has always been very touchy about her nails being touched. Any advice you have would be much appreciated thank you!!
@@TheCatButler I did try a electric nail filer for cats but to no avail she won't accept that either.
@@GamingKittie786 hmm does she scratch you if you touch her paw?
one of my cats was very protective of her paws too, but I was persistent and would give her treat after she let me touch her paws. she eventually after a long while warmed up to it.
In addition to treats another thing she liked was being brushed. She would purr with excitement when I brushed her hair. So I would also do this right before a nail trim too.
So in summary I tried to link positive things to a nail trim. Your cat may like other things that make her happy. So maybe try to do those things around a nail trim. It won't be easy, but slow and steady she may eventually let you trim her nails.
@@GamingKittie786 yeah the cat may be scared of the noise
Thanks for this video! I hope you can make a video on how to wash their face and clean their ears too! It's so hard to make them stay still >
Great suggestion! I will add it to my list of videos to do
@The Cat Butler I just found you and I absolutely love your videos! Simple and straight to the point. Your voice is so soothing and those kitties are absolutely beautiful! I wanted to get your opinion on using human nail clippers for trimming the cat's nails. I used them for years with other cats I've had, and it always worked so well. The pet nail trimmers make me nervous because you have to put the entire nail through the hole and then gauge if you have the sharp part of the trimmer on the right spot of the nail. Do you see any drawbacks to using human nail clippers instead? I have 2 teenage cats and I'll be working on this training before I attempt to trim their nails!
Patti thanks for the kind words! So I’m not as experienced with human nail clippers but I find the cat nail trimmer very easy to use and easy to spot when you are cutting too deep. They are also fast and quick for a stubborn cat. Hope that helps! The key is you need high quality clippers. The cheap ones make it a lot harder to cut their nails
@@TheCatButler I never spent on a high quality, cat nail trimmer before and I agree with you that it might make all the difference! I'll have to give that a try! Thank you! :)
I swear your cat was smiling during this hehe
My cat does allow me to touch her paws, she's totally fine with the clipper itself and also the sound it makes. The only thing she doesn't like is me actually clipping. She may allow me to do one nail occasionally, but that's it. I feel like she is ticklish, cause whenever I go to close the clipper that's already holding her claw, she kinda pulls away. I don't think that it's got anything to do with her expecting pain as I've never clipped too much or anything. I really think she's just ticklish. Her sister does it, too. They're also both inside outside cats, so naturally they don't like to lay on my lap like that with their belly exposed. I have to come as near as they let me and then stay there and do it. I wish they could just sharpen their own claws on trees or something, but they don't
I started trimming my Edward & Bella's nails when they were only 7 weeks old..now they are like teddy bears and lets me do anything... big time bonus points with your feline if you have temptation sea food treats near you
I do love these clippers and my little nudist loves to have her nails clipped she actually asks for me to do it lol true … but I still struggle with them because of cutting edges is very thin but the overall blade is actually thick so we’re tiny little cubby tight going through there it sometimes is too deep just to get over the little curve as I’m already at the quick I do keep her nails very trimmed she gets it but once a week she doesn’t like them any longer than that so we are definitely you know only taking a little bit off at a time and I find it difficult on the dewclaws especially but all in all these were my favorites and they’re her favorites and I’ve only come close to cutting her a quick a couple times she immediately starts a little cry and I don’t continue the cut that’s more like a little nick …
And I’m grateful every ability to stop right away
Another good thing to do possibly it would be to swaddle them with like a little please blanket that they sell on Amazon they make them for like guinea pigs or babies things like that they’re very thin very comfy I find that well they have to do my parents cat which is a regular fur baby cat She hast to be fully swaddled with only one paw out of the time and screamed the entire time
It is very true about the regular trimming she is able to do so many things she can climb up my pant leg she can she can jump onto my shoulder and her nails can be out but they do not penetrate the skin they’re nice and soft if she is aggressive yeah she can probably do a scratch or two but nothing compared to for the things that happened before from my parents cat who doesn’t get her nails trimmed very often at all
I know that I’m extremely lucky because my little kitten takes a bath once a week and she lets me do her ears or eyes her full nail care but she’s been doing it since she was a baby so I realize that I do wish there was more left-handed scissors in ones that were completely thin kind of like weed trimming scissors they’re very very sharp extremely thin all around that would be great no I did not try them on her nails because I realize that they don’t have the durability and strength that they would go crooked and not make a nice even cut but if it was just something that didn’t have the thickness that it was in file down onto the sharp it would be great let me know if you find anything thanks and I appreciate your CZcams videos is nice finding you
Thanks for sharing your tips!
Where is the cat tree/scratcher with the plants from in the beginning of the video? it is so nice!! I've been looking for something similar
I got it from here: pettreehouses.com/store/tree-houses.html
Its the sycamore tree with a lot of additional leaves added. You can tell the owner that you want the tree to look like the Cat Butler's tree.
Hope that helps!
@@TheCatButler Thank you so much! a lifesaver!
I just adopted a cat
I'll try to use these tips
Btw thanks! ❤️
Congrats!
My cat is 7 months old. I have taken her to the vet to get her nails trimmed but I found out they were not really trimming them but just taking her to the back and then giving her to me. She will let me touch her paws but when I trim one or two nails, she is thru. It takes forever to cut her nails. By the time I cut them all, its time to do it all over again. Your cats looks so laid back. How do I calm her down?
Hey Michelle good question. Yeah it may take several sessions to cut your cats nails. You can do it when your cat is sleepy or more relaxed. Rewarding your cat with a treat after every nail trim will condition your cat to enjoy the nail trims. It does take some patience.
My cats were not very cooperative in the beginning. But the treats helped. And they looked forward to the nail trims because they get to fill their belly.
They also began to like having their hair brushed. So I combined the nail trims with their grooming. And they were more relaxed that way. I hope it helps!
Lastly a good nail trimmer is a must. One that is quick and fast.
Thanks you, its really helpful and now i can cut my cats nails. Though.. my other cat would always start growling then he'll bite me when i try to cut his nails 😬
I am glad it worked!
Can I cut the nails on the back feet the same way? They never used to be a problem, but as my cat has gotten older-- he's 11-- a few of his back claws have gotten really long. Thanks!
Yeah it works for back feet too!
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Great video. I noticed that one of your cats was chewing on fibers on the scratch pole. My cats tend to do that.
Is there a way to prevent it?
Ah yeah I don't think they do it anymore, I've noticed having cat grass around encourages them to bite that instead. Hope that helps!
@@TheCatButler I have this issue as well.. I've switched to cardboard scratch posts. My cat loves eating those fibers... no matter what else is around :(
Arya....that's what i wanted to name my cat...hut it was difficult to pronounce or something I don't remember...so her name is Kitty
Great video! What are those big flat treats you're giving your cat?
The treats are this one: prf.hn/l/QqAVRGR
@@TheCatButler Thank you! I'll give them a try.
@@TheCatButler Hi - I got them today, but what I got (I should have looked at the picture more closely) are big cubes of light colored compacted powder that you can crush and sprinkle over food. What you were giving your cat looked more like a flat darker colored piece of jerky.
@@c.c.barton5201 oh hmmm I think they may have changed it a bit. They freeze dry the salmon and they try to make it soft so the kitties don't have a hard time chewing it. Maybe check if any of these treats are similar to have you are referring to: czcams.com/video/FH8knl7iXo4/video.html
What is that awesome cat tree with the branches and leaves?
I got it from here: pettreehouses.com/
Its the sycamore tree with added leaves
Thanks! Succesfully cut lots of spaghettis
Glad the video helped!
Do you do the back paws as well? First time doing this on a cat. My others I have were outside cats so I never had to do it. Have a new kitten not even a year old yet and want to know.
Hey Geoffrey yes I do! Sometimes my cats can kick me, and if its sharp it hurts. So I try to keep them short. Hope that helps!
How do I grow a cat tree? Beautiful kittens growing from it.
Hahaha
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My cat's about half year old and I haven't clipped their nails once yet they don't mind me playing with their paws too much except for when I start trying to get their nails out then they start feeling really uncomfortable and will not only pull away but like walk away from me wait a few minutes and then come back morning cuddles but if I touch their paw in any way then they leave again I wonder if maybe the paw pads are sensitive
The paws are indeed sensitive. You would need to gradually let them get use to it. Hope that helps!
I inherited a 4 year old ginger tom ....super friendly...but his previous owner never clipped his nails (I've clipped several cats before)...but if I try on this fellow ....he engages his mouth & I am covered in blood 😢😢😢
We have one cat who lets us trim his claws because he figured out he gets a treat after. The other one, she will take a finger off if you try.
haha hopefully she warms up to it
My cat doesn’t let me hold her on my lap like what you do in the video😅I tried touch the paw for like 2-3 days she still resisted. She is 8-9 month old I wonder how long does it take for her to get used to that
This is how I learned my dad has been doing claws wrong thus whole time
Glad the video was helpful!
Where did you get the cat tree? Good video!
Hey thanks! I got it from here: pettreehouses.com/
It is customized, just show them the video and they can try to recreate it.
@@TheCatButler THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
Is it weird that I did all the right things without knowing, I am afraid to imagine what the wrong choices would have entailed.
Your cat looks like a Ragdoll. I just adopted a retired queen 8 years old and she does not “flop“. She is tense when I pick her up and I can’t imagine clipping her nails although I’m an experienced cat owner. I know how to do it, but can you suggest some thing for me since she struggles when held? I want to do her nails at home.
Hey Magdalene! So there are short term and long term solutions. For the short term you could wrap the cat in burrito and also apply a calming spray - prf.hn/l/wLXzlW9
This would calm the cat down a bit. You can also try to clip their nails when they are a little sleepy.
The long term solution is once you establish trust to have them associate nail clipping to positive things, a treat or if they like to be brushed, to brush them.
Hope that helps! Let me know if you have any questions.
What do you recommend for how many days? Like 2 times a week or like? 1 time a month orrrrrr
I'd say clip their nails once a week. I do it that frequently to minimize the scratching damage to the furniture and guests. Usually by one week their nails are semi long. Hope that helps!
Dp a trim the claw that's on the side of the cats arm too?
Claw on the side arm?
You should rename Arya to Ahri :D.
My 16 year old kitty used to let me put her on her back.... but I never had to trim her nailed until recently.... which is a game being single.
How do I get around my cat going straight into fight or flight every time I try though? It makes it impossible for me to train her and get her used to it because she’ll just get up and run away every time. The one time I tried to keep her in one place she got mad and growled at me. Can’t get her into a “cat burrito” either cause same problem. She’s a sweetheart (no really! She trusts me but she’s just easily startled and triggered…and I do everything to try and keep her trust)and I love her to death, but I am starting to feel like I fail her as her owner cause I can’t take care of her properly. Problem also is, she was rescued from a horder family, so she was never properly socialized with humans during kittenhood. I was taking her to the vet or petsmart to get groomed, but they don’t do them anymore where I live. I can only find dog groomers… ironically when I took her in to get a nail trim in the past she was easily disarmed and taken care of in minutes…I just don’t get why
hi, what do i do if my cat does not like treats
Hmm have you tried various other treats?
Any advice for a cat that LOVES treats? By this, I mean that she actually gets overly excited to the point where it's not beneficial to aiding cutting her claws because she's running around getting all excited and so I can't hold her still
Hey Max I think if you sit down with the treats and don't give it to her she may calm down. Just sit there till she calms down. Then reward her, it would let your cat know that when she is calm she will get her treat. Then once she has been a calm kitty during several sessions you can attempt the nail trim. Hope that helps!
@@TheCatButler I missed the notification for this but thank you so much for responding! I'll give it a go :)
Can i use nailcutter
Yep that is okay!
Do you recommend cat nail caps?
Hmm it does work in reducing scratching damage, but I think if you cut their nails regularly and provide lots of scratching posts you may not need it. Hope that helps!
@@TheCatButler oh thanks!
How do you know they need cutting? Sorry if this is a stupid question
So usually once a week is good to prevent you from getting scratched or damage to your furniture. Hope that helps.
@@TheCatButler thankyou
What breed are these cats?
Ragdoll cats!
Rescues may take more time and patience. I feel like the older a kitty starts the longer all this claw play takes.
What is the breedname of those beautifull Cats?
They are Ragdoll cats!
@@TheCatButler
Thnks bro
You said let your cats investigate, What if it i leave it to my cats and it is so sharp that my cats hurt themselves?
So I definitely recommend you keep a watch out for your cat the entire time.
@@TheCatButler well what if i am watching them and they still get hurt like i won't know until they actually bleed or scream-
your cat looks sedated in some of the shots. If so, What did you use?
Hey Jill no sedation was used. The cats just trust me
what kind of cat treats are those?
@@jenniferd1476 I got them here: prf.hn/l/QqAVRGR