Trimming claws

[jenluckenbach]

1st.......are you suggesting that I MISSED a nail on Evie ???

2nd.........Of COURSE I used the most docile cat for the photos, you wanted to see more than blurrs didn't you???

3rd........LOL.....of course that is NORMAL!!!! LOL

your best bet is practice, practice, practice. And if you recall, I warned you about the daily need for nail clipping

[catnapper]

Originally posted by jenluckenbach
1st.......are you suggesting that I MISSED a nail on Evie ???

NEVER! She was sure a squirmer, wasn't she? Lets use blurry Evie for the next tutorial!

[catmandu]

I feel,like an idiot,when,the Vet can clip them,so easily,and I ahve to struggle,even with Michael,the Mild,and his claws ,have a tendacy,to curl,and grow into his paw pads!

[NKBurlington]

I feel your pain.

We just trimmed our boys this weekend and it's always a chore. I hold him on the kitchen table while DH trims. We have to be quick. And yes, you'd think we were killing them. At least they don't make any noise...they just squirm.

I have had the best luck while they are sleeping and I just sneek up and I'm lucky if I get two or three before they wake up and realize what I'm doing.

[jazzzytina]

I hold Sasha like a baby and trim hers - she purrs, but pulls away, but she's pretty good if I hold her on her back like that. Vivi, forget it, and Pep never would let us trim his.

[sirrahbed]

I tried again with the sneak up on sleepy kitten method and did MUCH better. I managed to get *three* back claws clipped and NO SHRIEKING Then I put the clippers away and continued to just massage the paws and make baby talk. Faked Robbie out THIS time! Aha! I tried thinking like a cat. It worked THIS time anyway I will keep the paw massage as they do not seem to mind this. My big mistake was thinking I have to do the whole nine yards at one time - NO WAY Thanks for all the comments and reassurance that I do not have two maniacs on my hands.

[AmberLee]

Originally posted by sirrahbed
... reassurance that I do not have two maniacs on my hands.

Maniac: Isn't that the definition of a kitten? Or is my memory going bad on me?

[shais_mom]

Originally posted by sirrahbed
Well, I gritted my teeth and got the fronts done But, not with out getting shredded and bleeding and bitten. Little shits! I have never heard shrieking like that, either! Eliot came in and glared at me while I tortured them, too.

I have went thru the same thing twice also Debbie!
The first time I was like nothing I had ever seen! The second time wasn't as bad but not great.....
Keegan isn't overly thrilled when her nails are done either, last week I was holding on to her collar while she pulled me thru the kitchen! Not an easy feat for a girl like me!
I have worked with both of them messing with their feet since I got them, but it is a challenge, I don't even attempt Kylie's back claws....

[catcrazylady]

LOL!! Sorry Debbie I don't mean to laugh at your pain but I know how you feel. I too ended up doing one or two nails at a time when they were nice and sleepy but the problem with that is trying to remember which ones you did when the next opportunity rolls around. Paw massaging only works for so long before they figure out what your up to!!