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5th July 2011, 10:04 AM #1Über Cat
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Clipping claws
when can i start clipping my kittens claws....legs being shredded..lol
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5th July 2011, 10:09 AM #2Active Cat
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You can start now :-)
Becarefull only the tips from the claws ;)
I know the problem with the shredded legs...:-)
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5th July 2011, 10:51 AM #3Über Cat
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i am used to clipping my old ladies claws and do tend to under clip so hopefully should manage not to have a blood bath
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5th July 2011, 12:11 PM #4Über Cat
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I started tipping the ends of the kittens claws AS SOON AS THEY ARRIVE - they are like rotten little pins. Also they get used to you doing it and I dont have any problems doing any of them now. I think I did one foot at a time with Zack as he was originally a bit sqirmy but soon got the hang of it
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5th July 2011, 09:17 PM #5Cool Cat
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Sooner the better, only problem with Coonies is the toe fur tends to get in the way.
Those with polydactyl kitties must have extra fun.
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6th July 2011, 12:02 AM #6Top Cat
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I've never clipped any of mines claws. Previous moggys have always been out a lot. Buddy goes out in the yard where he is on concrete and has a tree to clamber about on. He also kills the course doormats several times a day and has now totally shredded his scratching post.
I take it your little ones are leg climbing! I would say discourage this as much as possible. My Fudge never grew out of this and even at 16 and at his heaviest 14lbs he still did it, loved nothing better than climbing my leg, rest on waist then up to his favourite place - wrapped round my neck.
Oh and is your camera broken? My subtle way of saying need more pics. ...... please xx
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9th July 2011, 06:50 PM #7Über Cat
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thanks to you all ... i managed to front paws on the pair of them one night and back the next ... not used to so much hair hampering operations so took longer than all four of my dsh!
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14th August 2011, 04:50 AM #8Happy Kitten
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Yeah my polydactyl girl has what we call her "hidden daggers". She has regular dewclaws like any cat but she also has "thumbs" which sit over the dewclaws and hide them. This means I have to get her thumb out of the way then hunt through all that long fuzz to find the dewclaws for trimming!
Originally Posted by cooncatbob
Sooner the better, only problem with Coonies is the toe fur tends to get in the way.
Those with polydactyl kitties must have extra fun.
I always keep my cats' nails trimmed nice and short because they like to knead me.2mainecoons likes this.
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