How Far To Cut Kitten Nails

Here we trim our foster kitten marsha s sharp claws.

How far to cut kitten nails. Tire the kitten out. How to trim your cat s nails. This is less likely to cause pain or bleeding. I tend to only trim 1 2 millimeters off the claws at a time.

Clipping tiny kitten nails is no joke. Pretend to trim by applying slight pressure to your cat s toes and then offer a treat. Get your cat used to the idea of nail trimming from an early age. Don t try to cut them extremely short just cut the tip off.

Now trim only the sharp tip of one nail release your cat s toe and quickly give her a treat. Check to see how much of a trim her nails need and notice where the quick begins. Use a file on the soft toenails of a kitten. Cutting down to the quick will cause pain to the cat as well as bleeding.

The quick is living tissue and you should avoid it at all costs. Try to orient the clippers so that when the nail is cut the blade cuts from bottom to top. She s very patient the clippers we use and love. The quick is the pink area within the nail where the nerves and blood vessels are similar to the area underneath our nails.

Cut the nails with the trimmers. You will want to cut beyond that point to avoid discomfort or bleeding. Have your tools ready before you cut your kitten s nails there are generally two types of pet nail clippers. This is the area you want to avoid when trimming nails.

Watch as i demonstrate a secret technique of trimming a kitten s sharp claws without any help or need to restrain the kitten. It is better to trim small increments often than take off too much and cause injury. If your cat didn t. Position the trimmers halfway between the end of the quick and the claw.

Luckily cats tend to have clear white nails so you should be able to see the pink area or quick at the base beginning of the nail where the blood supply is. They are basic and cheap.