How Far To Cut Kitten Nails

Watch as i demonstrate a secret technique of trimming a kitten s sharp claws without any help or need to restrain the kitten.
How far to cut kitten nails. Have your tools ready before you cut your kitten s nails there are generally two types of pet nail clippers. Get your cat used to the idea of nail trimming from an early age. Check your cat s nails once a week. Don t try to cut them extremely short just cut the tip off.
Hold the cat as described earlier and cut the nails one by one. They are basic and cheap. Pretend to trim by applying slight pressure to your cat s toes and then offer a treat. Use a file on the soft toenails of a kitten.
If your cat didn t. It is better to trim small increments often than take off too much and cause injury. Clipping tiny kitten nails is no joke. Tire the kitten out.
Cutting down to the quick will cause pain to the cat as well as bleeding. Now trim only the sharp tip of one nail release your cat s toe and quickly give her a treat. This is less likely to cause pain or bleeding. In cats simply trim the hook off the end.
I tend to only trim 1 2 millimeters off the claws at a time. She s very patient the clippers we use and love. How to trim your cat s nails. Position the trimmers halfway between the end of the quick and the claw.
The quick is living tissue and you should avoid it at all costs. The quick is the pink area within the nail where the nerves and blood vessels are similar to the area underneath our nails. Here we trim our foster kitten marsha s sharp claws. Try to orient the clippers so that when the nail is cut the blade cuts from bottom to top.
You will want to cut beyond that point to avoid discomfort or bleeding. This is the area you want to avoid when trimming nails.