Clipping Claws 2: How to Cat Nails Cut
Welkom bij deel 2 van onze serie over hoe je de nagels van je huisdier kunt knippen. Vandaag bespreken we de basisprincipes van het knippen van klauwen bij katten. Gelukkig, als je het bericht van gisteren leest, is er veel overlap in technieken voor het snijden van katten en honden. Katten zijn echter notoir minder sociaal dan honden, dus het kan wat moeilijker zijn als je niet extra hard werkt aan het conditioneren van je kat voor het knippen van nagels.
Conditioning your Cat
This process works very similarly to the one for dogs. You have to start handling a cat’s paws immediately. They are less likely to sit still for it, and much more likely to give you a painful bite or swat for your trouble. So to avoid a trip to the first aid kit, it would behoove you to wait for an ideal opportunity. Wait until your cat is taking one of its dozen daily naps and softly touch its paw. Most cats can’t stand this, so they’ll either pull away, or walk away.
Don’t force the issue. If the cat is finished then let it be. However, every time you get the opportunity this is a process you should repeat. It’s best to combine paw handling with regular petting as well. That way the cat will start to associate their paws being touched with pleasant sensations.
Eventually, the cat will become comfortable with you touching its paws. Now’s the time to take it a step further, and inspect the paw. Use your thumb and forefinger to squeeze the cat’s finger joints. This will unsheathe the cat’s claws. You can see from there whether there are any splits or cracks. Those are clear signs it’s time for claw clipping.
Claw Clipping Tools
Many of the same tools used for trimming nails on dogs can be used for cat claws as well. However, a rotary tool should never be used on a cat, and scissors style clippers should only be used on the dew claw, which tends to grow in a circle because it isn’t ground down while walking or clawing. You can even use a regular pair of human nail clippers. Just make sure to be extra cautious.
Snelle tips
Intervallen van wolken en zonneschijn; fragmentarische mist, ... reactie. Ze zullen je nooit vergeven. Cat quicks zijn gemakkelijk te vermijden vanwege hun lichtgekleurde klauwen. Je kunt duidelijk zien dat de roze kleur snel van binnen is. Als je een bijzonder kronkelig katje hebt, laat een vriend dit dan stilhouden terwijl je klauwknipt. Plaats anders uw onderarmen stevig over de schouders en heupen van de kat om hem op zijn plaats te houden terwijl u trimt.
Finishing Touches
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That’s all for today’s post. Check back again tomorrow for our final summation on animal claw clipping!
Conditioning your Cat
This process works very similarly to the one for dogs. You have to start handling a cat’s paws immediately. They are less likely to sit still for it, and much more likely to give you a painful bite or swat for your trouble. So to avoid a trip to the first aid kit, it would behoove you to wait for an ideal opportunity. Wait until your cat is taking one of its dozen daily naps and softly touch its paw. Most cats can’t stand this, so they’ll either pull away, or walk away.
Don’t force the issue. If the cat is finished then let it be. However, every time you get the opportunity this is a process you should repeat. It’s best to combine paw handling with regular petting as well. That way the cat will start to associate their paws being touched with pleasant sensations.
Eventually, the cat will become comfortable with you touching its paws. Now’s the time to take it a step further, and inspect the paw. Use your thumb and forefinger to squeeze the cat’s finger joints. This will unsheathe the cat’s claws. You can see from there whether there are any splits or cracks. Those are clear signs it’s time for claw clipping.
Many of the same tools used for trimming nails on dogs can be used for cat claws as well. However, a rotary tool should never be used on a cat, and scissors style clippers should only be used on the dew claw, which tends to grow in a circle because it isn’t ground down while walking or clawing. You can even use a regular pair of human nail clippers. Just make sure to be extra cautious.
Snelle tips
Intervallen van wolken en zonneschijn; fragmentarische mist, ... reactie. Ze zullen je nooit vergeven. Cat quicks zijn gemakkelijk te vermijden vanwege hun lichtgekleurde klauwen. Je kunt duidelijk zien dat de roze kleur snel van binnen is. Als je een bijzonder kronkelig katje hebt, laat een vriend dit dan stilhouden terwijl je klauwknipt. Plaats anders uw onderarmen stevig over de schouders en heupen van de kat om hem op zijn plaats te houden terwijl u trimt.
Finishing Touches
更多 ...
That’s all for today’s post. Check back again tomorrow for our final summation on animal claw clipping!