What Age Can You Cut A Kitten's Nails

GoldyCat

I trim my adult cats' claws almost once a week--when I can catch them asleep.

Goldy's babies are at present 2 weeks old, and their claws are like piffling needles--lots of them! How soon is it condom to start trimming the kittens' claws? I'yard thinking it would be a practiced idea to get them used to information technology early, I merely don't want to exercise anything that will harm them.

erinca7821

I trimmed my half dozen week onetime's nails the other day, the but affair was it was very tough to encounter the quick of the nail and so I only took the very tip off so information technology's a little less sharp.

goldenkitty45

I usually wait till they are about iv weeks old. While the nails are like needles now, they are paper thin and will bleed easily (I've done kittens at 3 weeks and had that happen!).

Even at iv weeks its hard to go along them nevertheless. So I trim the front ones every bit they are the one they bat at each other and "needle" mom when nursing. I usually lay them belly down on my leg with their feet about my knees and just nip the ends off - don't cut whatsoever more then the tiny tip for now.

Oh and use small fingernail clippers at this historic period. Annihilation else is likewise big to use.

belongstoevie

Mine ended up with their nails cut at 10 days old. Reading this now, I feel bad! What happened with mine is, 1 got conjuctivitis. It was bad, and then I panicked and took them to the vet. The vet told me that his little middle probably got scraped past one of his sibling's nails, and proceeded to cutting all their front nails!

I didn't practice it again until over a calendar week after, and then around 3 weeks. Even and then, I only cut the very very tips, and only did one nail at a time, and just the front paws. With 5 kittens, it was a daily thing- a few blast clips hither, a few nail clips at that place!

So I'd listen to anybody else, they know better what is good and what isn't. That'due south but what happened with mine!

bnwalker2

I've e'er started my kittens at 3-4 weeks old to get them used to information technology. I use human infant nail clippers, to make it easier. By the time they go to their new homes, they're all accustomed to it.

goldenkitty45

A like thing happened to my RB kittens - one well-nigh lost an eye to a sibling. Then I started nipping nails at a very young age. I do bank check and nip them as needed twice a calendar week for the kickoff few months - afterward that - its a weekly cheque and clip on all 4 feet.

GoldyCat

Originally Posted past GoldenKitty45

A similar thing happened to my RB kittens - one almost lost an eye to a sibling. So I started nipping nails at a very young age. I do check and nip them as needed twice a calendar week for the first few months - after that - its a weekly check and clip on all 4 feet.

Thank you for the suggestion. I'll have to look for babe nail clippers. I got Shareena when she was vii-one/2 weeks one-time (I know, too young. Merely I didn't know annihilation about kittens then). Anyway, I tried using my regular blast clippers on her and constitute that they crushed and split her claws instead of cutting them.

I've never tried clipping clipping the back toenails. Guess that could become my adjacent great cat take a chance.

GoldyCat

Okay, and so I got the babe nail clippers. Now how do I concur a kitten notwithstanding long plenty to actually prune the nails? And don't tell me to wrap him/her in a towel. I swear the

little critters could teach Houdini a thing or 2.

goldenkitty45

Become back and read my postal service about laying them on your leg/knee. You might need a 2d person to help for awhile.

fastnoc

I accept failed miserably trying this. At showtime it was easy because they slept in my lap or next to me, so I could catch them piece of cake. simply now that they are grown I can NEVEr get them calm plenty to let me do information technology. And so i gave up

goldenkitty45

Don't surrender. Have charge! I'g serious. I don't bribe my kittens/cats nor do I do it when sleepy. I teach them that when I want to cutting nails, I will.

I sit them on their backs in my lap and hold firmly and cut every blast - even if they sit and complain about information technology.

Bring your kitty over to me - I'll evidence yous how to do information technology

GoldyCat

With my developed cats it definitely works best to take them on their backs on my lap. They don't necessarily have to be sleepy, only it can't exist during their playtime either. I actually got all of them done in one sitting a couple of days ago.

The kittens are another story. They're so squirmy it doesn't thing how I concur them. I'm agape I'll end up cutting into their toes because they jerk just as I'grand starting to prune. They're only 2.5 weeks former, though, and so I think I nonetheless have time to figure this out.

goldenkitty45

Play with their feet and toes. Gently restrain them and so they get used to it before you become the smash clippers out.

GoldyCat

I think I've got it figured out at least temporarily. I managed to prune two or three little kitten claws without drawing blood--theirs or mine.

However, even after I cutting the tips off, the claws still had sharp edges, then I got the emery lath out the smooth them down.

The kitties scratch at the emery lath and basically file their ain fingernails. That works much ameliorate than coming at them with something abrupt in my paw.

dave_l

Hmmm ... that'due south interesting most the emery lath.

I wonder if a sheet of fine sandpaper would work every bit well. So they could file down all their nails at in one case.

Scratching posts should piece of work too, only I haven't been able to become my kitties to use one consistently.

goldenkitty45

Try the sandpaper - permit us know if it works

Mayhap you will stumble on a new material that the cats will use

plan

I know this is an onetime post but I'm at that point where I really need to trim picayune Khal Drogo'south claws and I'g seriously humble about it.

I've read that lots of people have success when their cats are comatose, but unfortunately Drogo is a light sleeper. He wakes if I make a loud noise, or get up from my chair, etc. More often than not he'll shut his eyes again, but he definitely won't continue to snooze if I grab his paws, however gently.

Also, he'due south a squirmer. I learned that when I gave him his commencement bath.

And so, my primary question: Is there any accustomed, humane way to sedate a cat earlier trimming nails? If and so, what's the best fashion?

mrjinglesmama

I'm about to trim Mr. Jingles claws and he is 7 weeks old and I'1000 using a trimmer made only for kittens and cats. The first time we did information technology he was 6 weeks. He was comatose both times

dave_l

It took me six years to finally figure out how to trim Slasher's and Ripper'due south nails. I "make a fuss" over them by talking to them continuously to keep them distracted. When that'south not enough, a light "slap" on the cheek helps. They growl and whine like they're being tortured, but x seconds later on I'm done, they're happy again.

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