Clipping your cat’s nails is an important part of your pet’s grooming. As much for her benefit as yours, a cat with trimmed nails is much more fun to play with.
You’ll find two types of clippers available, the guillotine type and the spring action nail clipper. I recommend the latter. The guillotine type can crush nails, whereas the spring action nail clipper gives a cleaner cut and has a nail guard to prevent over-cutting. You’ll also want to have around some Kwik Stop Styptic Powder
around in case of bleeding.
Extend the nail. What you are looking for is the quick, the vein inside the nail. This pink area is easy to spot with light colored nails. Your goal is to trim the tip, without cutting into the quick. That’s why you have the Kwik Stop around. If the nails are brittle, you’ll want to take extra care. Cut from the back forward to prevent splintering the nail.
If you trim your cat’s nails regularly, the quick will recede. The nails will be easier to trim with the quick well back of the tip. As much as cat owners dread it, trimming the nails is much easier if you get your cat used to have its paws handled. When petting your cat, gently touch its feet, massaging them softly. Make sure and handle both front and back feet. Finally, as you may notice when your cat is at the vet, placing your cat on a table can make the trimming easier, if just to save your back.
Trimming your cat’s nails doesn’t have to be difficult. It’s another way to bond with your pet.
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