How To Cut Kittens Nails At Home

Try to orient the clippers so that when the nail is cut the blade cuts from bottom to top.

How to cut kittens nails at home. This is the area you want to avoid when trimming nails. You ll see the pink tissue sometimes referred to as the quick in the middle of the nail. Here is how i cut marsha s kitten nails. The clippers we use and love.

In cats simply trim the hook off the end. 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. Don t try to cut them extremely short just cut the tip off.

Gently squeeze the top and bottom of one toe to extend the nail. There are plenty of ultra close up view. Sit her on your lap put a piece of uncooked spaghetti into the clippers and hold them near your cat. This video will show you how easy it is to safely trim or cut your cats claws at home using a regular nail clipper.

Watch as i demonstrate a secret technique of trimming a kitten s sharp claws without any help or need to restrain the kitten. You must cut below that or you will cause pain and bleeding. Position the trimmers halfway between the end of the quick and the claw. Your cat should be at ease with the sound of the clippers before you attempt to trim her nails.

For a kitten you can use human fingernail clippers or small nail trimmers made for pets. Because she s so young her nails are tiny and incredibly sharp. Just make sure they re sharp as dull clippers can crush the nail which may be painful. Tire the kitten out.

In the below image you can see the area that is safe to cut below the yellow line.