How to Cut a Cat's Nails? đ± STEP-BY-STEP Guide
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 1. 08. 2024
- Do you cat's claws cause a nuisance to both your cat and your home? Most cats will not need to have their claws trimmed as they will wear them down through their daily lives with territory marking and using scratching posts. However, some cat's don't file them enough naturally. In these instances, you might find the cat is overly destructive and even causes you some injury while playing. This is why AnimalWised not only show you how to cut a cat's claws, but we'll shoe you when you should do it and what you need to prepare. We'll also give you some tips on how to cut a cat's nails step-by-step without causing pain. This means keeping the feline calm and comfortable as you trim their claws. Keep watching to find out how it is done and check out the original article for more info: www.animalwised.com/how-to-tr...
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My cat and I have a very good understanding when I cut his claws. When heâs in his deepest of sleep I start clipping. After 3 clips, he wakes up and starts swinging, we have a bit of a spat about his claws. Then after Iâm bleeding a bit, we both decide which nails we arenât going to cut that day. :)
Omg đđ sounds like my cats
@@celestealonzo8876 heâs never cut me when clipping his nails. He gets grumpy tho.
pahahahahahahaha
đđ same prob
@GatCat same here my cat let's me know when he has had enough he doesnt like his paws being touched really at all he will hide them under him or if I try to continue touching he gets up and moves away from me
Video cat: *patiently allows owners to trim itâs nails*
My cat: *kung fury martial arts and Houdini level escape feats*
Right!?
Lmaoooo my cat's name is Houdini for this exact reason đ
@@MizzieStarr lol
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Literally same
Step 1: "Ask a friend or relative to hold your cat"
Well there is the first problem.
Imma do a purrito with my cat rolled up in a towel or blanket and then cut the claws
@@Nati-up1oo did it work?
@@batappreciation9661 well it will work if you allow your cat to sleep on the towel then roll them up all snug and tight so they dont get out and the pull the paws out and then cut the cats nails but it didnt work for mine she also scratched my eye so Im waiting till my mom recovers from covid
@Keilyn Peguero hey my mom has recovered from covid-19 but she hasn't had time since she is working a lot to be able to finish paying late rent but thank you for worrying have a good day đ
@@Nati-up1oo I'm so happy to know your mom recovered đđ
I'm very glad you mentioned the unimaginable harm we do to a cat by declawing them. It's more a defingering!
Don't get a cat if you can't handle a claw :)
100% agree. Its absolute animal abuse. I wish it were illegal.
Also debarking dogs... they're animals not accessories
IKR itâs sooo bad!
I was considering the soft claw things (I would never declaw) are those things cruel?
But my catâs injure themselves with there nails. I do it for there safety!
Both my cats are evidence of starting young...we started both around 8 weeks, not trimming, but starting to play with their paws...the first trimming was a breeze, as it was followed by treats...now, at 3 and 1 1/2, weâre able to clip their nails while they look out the window...keep at it and be consistent, and I promise you wonât have a problem.
this is great to hear!! my kitten is abt 9wks at the moment and doesn't mind me touching her paws most of the time but i haven't tried trimming her nails yet.. i'm afraid i'll hurt her
@Flora Facts, its too late for mine
TrueâŠentire trick is touching the paws early and often. Itâs part of my regular daily pettingâŠonce they get used to itâŠcats like âholding hands looselyââŠand it makes cutting a breeze. I do all my cats claws holding him myselfâŠnever hit a quick (vascular part) cause I look carefullyâŠand Mittens barely makes a fuss ever. All because I desensitized his feet to touch and talk calmly in reassuring voice ( a stressed owner has a stressed catâŠtrue in parenting, medicine, climbing, etc etc). Good luck!
My kitten started to get his claws trimmed pretty much at that age as well and we've made sure to touch his paws alot but now he's 3 and 0.5 months old and he is fussy as f
Nah my cat was about the same age and i kept trimming every 2-3 weeks and as she got older she got more fussy
Me watching this video: đ. my cat: đ đ đ
More like the other way around lol
@@human_kittenz true đ
I haven't trimmed my cat's claws in over ten years now. I have things all over the house for her to scratch (as well as some that were never intended for her to scratch) and she goes to them on a regular basis. Her claws are in great shape and in no way in danger of curling into her pads.
The cat I had before her did need his nails trimmed and he was a BIG strong boy that didn't like it at all. Took a while for me to figure out how to get the job done with out pain and blood. I had to kneel sitting on my feet with him between my legs, while hunched over him. I basically had to body hug him and keep him still. He got treats after every clipping, but it never made it any easier and he was always pissed at me for doing it. Every cat is different.
I tried that but my cat is a slippery bow and he just backs out
@@Rivergirl2878 What I had to do was put my feet together, and sit on them while kneeling in a "V" shape. Then I had to hunch over and hug him to keep him from squirming out. It was never easy and some days I just put it off till the next day after several failed attempts. It was unbelievably difficult, so I can see how it might be impossible for some cats. Best of luck!
Did it first time today and everything went smoothly im so glad!
I will bring my cat to you maybe u can speak well đ€Łđ€Ł
Same he was so chill and ok
Well, I successfully clipped ONE claw before my cat got pissy...
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I am so scared of trying to clip mine, she hates me touching her paws. đ
I have an ex feral cat and she let me do one before she nipped my hand for finishing the second claw.
Me watching things at 4 am when I donât even have a cat.....
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Same but i got a cat since 4 weeks by coincendence
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When my kitten was in half sleep..I started cuddling her..I massage her head..and then went to her pawn.. slowly I pulled the claw and trim the tips..she doesn't even know what happened
Cleverer .My Persian kitty wakes up Everytime I move :(
I did what you said, worked perfectly!!
@@Zerin666 same lmao
My cat doesnât like it. He doesnât bite, but he pulls his paw away. I like the idea of regularly touching the pads of his paw to get him more used to it. Iâll give that a try đ thanks!
I am a vet and this is truly an excellent video. I wish all of my patients' owners watched this. I would gladly have less work. Especially during this time of confinement when i really can't have visits just for clipping cat nails.
Can i please put a link to that video on my clinic's website ?
Recommended this to owner then :)
Thatâs kind of messed up. Just do your job! đ some of us have rescue cats or cats who are new to the home that wonât let us go near them majority of the time. I give my cat all the love in the world and she wonât let me touch her nails. Some of us need a professionals help.
@@fluera1739 right!! I
@@TaylerTvDotCom Alright Karen, calm down honey.
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My cat's is black and long-haired AND doesn't like her claws trimmed, so I only manage to trim her claws for about 1 nanomillimeter :)
Cut his hair first after play with him use ure fingers to find his nails play woth him a lilbit cit 2 nails take a break cut the rest the same on the other hand hope that help u đđđ
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@@hiswillbedone642 does not care for it, unfortunately
@@niki_bbb Ask your vet about valerian. Itâs similar to catnip but stronger. Some cats who donât react to catnip, react to valerian.
You mean picometer
Instructions not clear, the cat cut my nails đ€
This was so much easier than I thought! My cat is so chill đ
so..I was hoping to actually learn how to cut the actual nail. I think the rest is common sense. How are you holding the clippers, what angle, down or sideways, how close to the quick do you cut?
Exactly this.
You're thinking a little too much. Angle is really instinctive. You angle the to the angle you're trimming the claw
I personally use regular nail clippers (like the one I use for myself) and they work just fine
If you're worried you might hurt your cat, just make sure you're not close to the quick. It's actually quite easy to tell
I've had my cats for 2 years. I trim their claws every 2-3 weeks and I've never hurt them
@@zahraa4149 But have they ever hurt you..? đŹ
@@wesleyp3579 yes actually. My cats like to jump on me and climb my shoulders which can be quite painful and even draw blood if their claws are long
The stray we let in let me trim his claws first try. Heâs the sweetest yet most giant cat Iâve ever seen
I was cutting my cats nails, it went smoothly at first and then we made eye contact for like 4 seconds. She hates people looking into her eyes so when we made eye contact she slapped me and proceeded to run out of my hands. đ„Č
Lmaooo omg im done
don't do that if you can't express your love from your own eyes.. they will hate you.
hmm well my cats like it. everytime i looked in to their eyes directly. they love how i looked in to their eyes directly.
first time clipping my kitties nails⊠he fell asleep while i was doing it, as if it was soothing for him. lol
I've been screaming at my cat to hold still while I wield a belt sander and blaring death metal. Apparently ive been doing it all wrong
Reading these comments, I feel very lucky that my cat lets me cut his nails while snoozing. I just do a few claws at a time over several days and only approach him when he's relaxed and sleepy..but my cat is a pretty chill guy in general :)
Great cat right there
I just give my cat a treat to make her happy and then I lay her on her back on my lap and go at it lol. I give her a treat for each paw and she purrs the whole time. Little bit of resistance at first and then she just chills out.
How she can eat on her back?
02:11 cat is like: OMG I am gonna die
I once cut my cat's nails and then she run away... It's been a year now and I cant find gerđ
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Yikes
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I offer treats afterwards.
I beat cats cuz they don't give a f about owners.
@@saltyburger5910 Chairman Meow cares a lot about his owner!
@@saltyburger5910 me too yo
@@gotensucks5865 nice one who will kill himself for a cat lol
@@Man_im_dead- cats actually care for my owner I know that as I left her for a week and when I came back she showed so much AFFECTION.
I would love to see a close up video of the catâs nails being cut. Also, I need more direction in how to hold/restrain cats who are aggressive or easily agitated. My cat goes nuts and itâs hard to hold her still. Do you think itâd be helpful and calming to cover the catâs eyes during the trim?
This is absolutely wonderful, thank you so much! I'm looking forward to new kittens hopefully soon. Learnt a lot from your video....just great!
I think Iâm more scared of trimming my catâs nails than he is of me trimming his nails.
THANK YOU.... I SOOOO needed to see this âŒïžâŒïž
God bless you!!!
You deserve Oscar awardđđ
'wrap your cat in a towel like a burrito' đ
Every time my cat sees the nail clips she runs away or bites međ
Yup this is the same with my cat also a cat brush he sees them come out and he is GONE like I'm looking and no where to be seen
3/5 of my lot don't need their nails done but my oldies nails have to be clipped as the claws will grow into their pads! Sometimes it's a slow process other times l get all 4 feet done, depends on my cats' mood. And thankfully that barbaric declawing is banned in the UK!
How is the covid situation there now?
THANK YOU, this helped me so much!
Long ago, best advice I got was to leave them one claw unclipped at each clipping. Seems she usually prefers me not to clip her dewclaws unless too long. Have tried all kinds of ways to make this claw clipping much easier. Usually not much success. She lets me know her claws need a trimming when she starts getting to close in certain places of our home and starts swiping when I walk by. That is her communications to me. Have been trying different cat clippers. The grocery store ones seem to splinter her nails. Petco $7 clippers that look kind of like upgraded pet grocery store pet clippers much better. Today, just tried her on new $10 Petco cat claw 'clippers'. Seemed much easier for me to get each claw on and quick clip. She tends to always pull back&fight a lot. Today some of this as I expected. Each claw clipped quicker and no 'splinting' or 'fraying'. Not sure if I have been all along cutting at wrong angles? She is in my lap now. A few pet herbal relaxing-calming drops and some you tube cat music and she will be out for her long afternoon nap. Makes up for the claw clipping trauma-drama.
Iâve been terrified of clipping my new catâs nails for months now. Sheâs very feisty and bites pretty hard on the regular whenâs sheâs decided that sheâs had enough with whoever is touching/petting her. So, I thought nails would be a nightmare. I had the urge today to at least try, so I got out her favorite treat for distraction and tried a toe. No towel, no help as I knew that would just make her more antsy. No issues! I managed to get all four feet! The last foot she was getting tired of me, but no biting/scratching, so I call that a literal miracle! Glad I wonât be as anxious moving forward when it comes to trimming her nails.
Thanks for this video it was very helpful
Iâm struggling over here she ate all the treats and ran away. Lol
Very helpful. Thanks for the tips!
My cats nails grow legit 1 day after cutting them
My cat loves paw rubsđ
I tried my first time trimming my cat nails when he lay down on my table looking for attentions. First I clean his ears and he got so relaxed. Then trim nails. He is fine with it.
Thank you for the guide.
Me: cut my cat nails
My cat: scratch before cutting my nails
my cat hates me if i hug her but she'll immediately love me when she wants food
Yours toođŸ
my cart turns into the spawn of satan when im trying to cut his nails, only to turn into my little angel afterwards
i carry my cat like a baby and then give him a treat after i clip each paw lol
I like how even in the calm instructional video, that cat is just gnawing away on that lady's hand. đ
videos of cutting cat nails are so satisfying
I have a stray kitten, around 4 months old - her nails werenât quite long enough to cause her pain but I wanted to start clipping young to avoid future problems. Successfully did so today despite all the wiggling. No blood from either of us.
The reason I am on this video is that one of my cats is older and less sedentary than he used to be. Never had to trim his nails before but I think I will have to now. His front claws are not a concern because he still regularly scratches them on the wooden pallet we have in the garden but his back claws are overgrown and always out so it's definitely time to trim. For sure a cats back claws will always grow out faster than the front because they have less of an instinct for sharpening them and taking care of them.
iâve never had to clip my cats nails before. But, two of them are the same age as me (17) and theyâre getting to that point where they canât keep them as short as they should be anymore.
Wish me luck as this will be the first time Iâve ever cut cats nails before.
4/5 of my cats had their front claws removed unfortunately, I got them all when I was young and my mother had it done under her wish.
With our newest cat I was able to convince her to leave his claws alone and it was a success. Please, donât declaw your cats. Itâs horrible.
If you canât handle their nails, you just arenât suited for a cat in a first place.
you can also take it to a pet spa or something like that they would do the grooming and the cleaniness
Anyone afraid to do this, try using oven gloves. I got mine from QVC. I used them and he tried biting and scratching at first and I didnât feel a thing. After a while I think he wanted to go to sleep. If you are relaxed they are more relaxed as well. Happy trimming !!!!
I have my partner hold and give my cats a treat while I trim their nails. They don't struggle or try to pull away, they're too busy with their treats!
My 5 week-old kitten still has blue eyes, but I can already see he will look exactly like this one by next year. Hopefully heâll be just as well behaved when getting his nails trimmed, but I doubt it.
My family didn't believe me about how bad declawing was until I literally had to say in detail what happens
I find it helps to set my cat beside me and gently press down on the cat's body. That makes my cat feel secure as I clip the claws
This video was very helpful and me and my cat enjoy cutting his nails its a bonding exercise
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Hi I appreciate the way you explain how to cut a cats claw but I am more of a visual type of person I would have to see how you would do it in order to try to do it to mines because just because you say donât go into tight I wouldnât know how far in a half hour out even if I do see the skin on the knees I just feel a little more at ease to have a reference point to gauge the length of the nail due to the fact that my cat has very long nails
Helpful I just got a white kitten with blue eyes đ»đșđž
I bought the special cat claw trimmers with the supposed guide that stops you cutting too close to the vein or whatever. when I got it home it didn't come with instructions...so, pretty useless. I chose YOUR video because it clearly depicted the ones with the pull out metal guide. But you omitted to even mention how you use that guide to stop going to deep down the claw.
I got my cat when he was 15 months old and he turned into a beast when I took him to the pet store to get his nails cut. Vet recommended gaba. Now I give him that and it knocks him out the only way I cut his nails
When clipping the nail, should it be a sharp and fast action or slower?
Wow, my cat did really good for the first time. I was able to do it by myself and she just let me cut her nails. I used nail clippers-- they worked alright but I wouldn't mind getting actual cat clippers. designed for cats. She was a happy girl afterwards, probably should have started doing this years ago. I could tell they were starting to bother her. Plus everytime she walks on my bed-- she drags the sheets and blankets with her. She was like velcro.
Should I do the back claws also, or just leave them be? They're kinda long too.
Did you end up doing the back claws?
my new cat suger is watching this with me
she looks terrorfide
She knows what you are planning to do đ
Thank you for this video. This helped me cut my cat's nails
My cat is a rescue from the streets that I got when she was only a few months old. She is extremely skittish around everyone other than me, which makes it really hard to trim her nails. I have to be the one to hold her, as she will not allow anyone else to do so and barely allows me to as it is. Its hard to get her in a good position and even when we do, she jerks her paw back when the clipper touch her nails, making us hesitate out of fear of hurting her. Even as a kitten its surprising how strong she can be! Iâve tried the burrito method, but it just stresses her out more. Iâve had to resort to the vet but I want to be able to do this reliably at home.
What is that cover over the clippers for? You showed it closely but made no mention of it.
I just got a 3 yr old Br. short hair. Do I need to shower her? If yes, how often?
I just cut my cat's nails for the first time right now and he mostly didn't mind he just sat on my lap and let me do it hopefully he's feeling a bit better since they were incredibly long and sharp like daggers
I cutted my cats nails very short that it started bleeding he licked the paws and bleeding is stopped m very worried will the nails regrow ?
I am terrified to do this! Maybe I need the tranquilizer.
Super bro Vara level lyrics
i have bengal.. she's too active.. every time i want to trim her nails, she resists and scratches me đ
Can you also explain how to trim dogs nails?
I touched my cats paws and practiced showing his claws and gave him treats after. Trimming his nails for first time on Tuesday, wish me luck. At least he was calm on letting me hold his paws
I did my cat's front claws but he was swinging when I tried the back feet. I'm giving him lots of treats, and later I tried wrapping him but he was very distressed so I stopped.
It's not recommended to trim they're backfeet, they need the full nails there to hold onto things
Now, thats the meanest thing you can do to a cat. Especially De-clawing.
iâve had my 5 month old cat for a month and i still cant see the claws should i still clip them?
We use a mixture of most of the tips & eventually manage to get the task done but oh the noise... You would not believe the volume a tiny 2.5kg Tonkinese can make. She will sit & allow it but even before the clippers have made contact with her claws, it sounds like a murder is occurring, then when it actually beginsđŸ...
I think Iâm the one that needs a cuddle and a treat once itâs over đ€Ș
Thanks for wonderful advice as always
couldnt see which way the guard was placed, to the claw or away from the claw
Yeah, I'm pretty sure the girl at 1:58 is doing it wrong. I was told by a veterenarian that you shouldn't hold scissors like that. You shold hold them horizontally, like if you're cutting your own nails with scissors
CaptainOguretz have you found a better video?
That is true if youâre cutting them with nail clippers designed for humans (although I think itâs actually the opposite, youâre supposed to hold them vertically). The one used in the video is designed specifically for cats. I got a pair almost identical and I specifically asked about how I was supposed to hold it. The inside is designed to curve in a certain way that you can hold it front, back, up, down, sideways, any which way and still cut the cats nails with no harm done to the cat in any way. Theyâre much more user friendly.
when I tried clipping my 2 month old kittens nails she started screaming so im scared that im hurting her in any way.
tried cutting a stray cat's nails for the first time with just a human nail clipper because that's all i had, they kept refusing to be put on their back, hiding their paws, so it was a lot of maneuvering and repeated attempts, but managed to get all four paws done eventually, and no bleeding thank God. i was so scared but i think i'll get a scratcher so she can file her nails now herself
My cat claws on trees but its nail are over grown what do I do
What is the device you are using at 2 minutes 25? Some kind of clicker or spray?
also when they eat, they won't try to run away, you can do it slowly like few nails per meals time.
Works better when they are sleeping. About a month I adopted 2 kitties (5months) one spicy and semi mild. Semi mild was done by vet. The spicy one Kali, while sleeping. Wow, I f-ing nervous.
My cat likes his back feet to be rubbed and spreads them easy so I can clip them. But he really doesnât like his front paws touched or held. He just pulls them away like âno donât touch me broâ. I would give him cat nip but heâs actually pretty violent when hopped up on the nip.
My kitten is only 15 weeks and she just tries to bite me when I try to touch her paws, I have had her for only two weeks but I really feel like I should try to cut them so she gets used to it.
I am a new kitten owner.
A friend says you only need to trim the front paws every 2 weeks
to deter them from climbing and tearing up furniture .
He says he only trims the back paws every month or 2.
Our kitten is hard to hold still, so I am anxious to do this as quickly
and with as little effort as possible.
He also said to give them treats when it is done.
Bill Zardus hey! Iâm a new kitten owner too! I got my cat when she was maybe 1 month and started trimming her nails around 3month mark,sheâs now 4months. I do it while sheâs asleep and she barely notices and even so I just give her a treat after. Not all cats are the same though
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How easy that is, probably depends on the type of cat you have. We have a Russian Blue and
it is hard enough to just use a lint roller to get the hair off him. As soon as he sees it, it's off to the races.
He is CONSTANTLY shedding. It's amazing how much hair a skinny 9 lb cat can produce constantly.
I had to line all the screens on our screened porch with a metal lath that I got from Home Depot
to protect them from being ripped to shreds. When the pandemic is over we are going to find
someone to do his nails.
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My cat is getting older and has no patience for the vet anymore. They want me to fully sedate her which will cost at least $200. Looking at options đ€
Anyone know why the two nails on their back paws are always so much longer?
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Mine does it herself except she leaves her pinky out of it?? For some reason
My cat squirms and complains when I cut her claws. I try to be gentle but she doesn't like her claws being cut. Any advice?