Originally posted by Randi
... Fister has never had his nails clipped...
Do you reckon we'll ever be able to clip them.
They are pretty impressive.
Randi ~

YES! You can clip them...

And they ARE *impressive*!

But if you look closely, they remain "slender" from the base
(down at the "quick" near the toe & fur line);
all the way out to the sharp *tip*...

Cat nails don't seem to get "fat" or "thick" like a dog nail does
when it's not trimmed. The "quick" of a cat's nail doesn't seem
to "grow" out toward the tip.

You can safely cut a LOT of that "curved" and thin part of his nail
without hurting him.

I've been know to forget (OK - neglect) to trim Boots for weeks at a time.
I either notice he's getting *stuck* when he claws at someting
(every ONCE in a while - his Scratching Post)
or he reaches out to *grab* something I'm trying to eat and
I spot Those KLAWZ!!

They have been as long as Fister's are in the photos...
and I trim them off to the point shown in the Nail Photos I posted
WITHOUT causing any pain or bleeding.

Da Kat actually does a lot BETTER with his nails trimmed -
he doesn't get "stuck" on the carpet nearly as much as he
does when they are "long".

Of course he can't *shred* the furniture quite as efficiently
for a while; but they ALWAYS grow back!