is it okay to cut off my cats nails?

Question

will they grow back?

thanks you guys, and by the way, there is noy fu**** way that i would ever think about declawing my cat, not now, not ever.

Answer 1

Well, you can't cut them off, but if you are careful, you can safely trim only the tips off. Make sure you don't cut the quick, the part where the blood vessel is. I trim our cat's nails every two weeks, that's as long as it takes for them to get deadly sharp again!

Answer 2

As the others have said, yes you can trim them (not too short) but they will grow back.

As for declawing, it is NOT recommended. In order to permanently keep a cat's claws from growing back, they must remove a section within the cat's paw inside each individual toe. It would be comparable to having the top part of your finger, from where it bends to the tip, removed. Extremely unpleasent, don't you think?

If you are really having a problem with your cat clawing at things, try working with your cat on their behavior and try using those rubber claw covers that can be placed over the claws and glued on. That way, they still have their claws, but they can't do any damage.

Answer 3

You can't cut them off, but you can trim them.
It's easier if you start when they are babies that way they are used to having their paws touched, sometimes older cats aren't to happy having theirs touched.

You could try a groomer, it's not real expensive and that way you know that they aren't trimmed to short.

But PLEASE DO NOT get you cat declawed...when a cat is declawed the first joint in each toe is amputated...and that's just plain cruel and inhumane.
In fact it's so cruel that none of the four Vets in the town where I live will do it...I say good for them!

Answer 4

Clip just the pointed tips. There are veins inside the claws and if you cut too deep they will bleed. Also, ask your vet about nail caps. They go over your cat's claws and are a great alternative to declawing.

Answer 5

Buy an small animal nail clipper and clip very carefully. If you clip too short you will hit a nerve and it will bleed alot. On most cats you can look at the nail and see the nerve running down inside the nail.(or artery if you will) Yes, the nails will sure grow back!

Answer 6

It's ok to give your cat's claws a bit of a trim, just don't trim them too short. Have you ever clipped your toenails too short ? If so then you know how much it hurts. Yes your cat's claws will grow back, I'm speaking from experience, I suffered a deep scratch when my cat 'Martini' was just a baby kitten and boy did she learn her lesson. I've never had to trim them again since. Good luck! Bee

Answer 7

You can trim them, but it's not OK to cut them completely off. That would be a serious injury to the cat!

Here's an instructional video from the Cornell Feline Health Center:

http://www.felinevideos.vet.cornell.edu/trimming_claws/full_movie.htm

Answer 8

Yes you can trim them but you have to be VERY careful not to cut them to short cats have a veiv that goes partial way in the nail if you cut it to short it will bleed REALLY bad....and yes they do grow back they are very simular to human finger nails.

Answer 9

yes its ok go get some cat/dog clippers. theres clippers out there made to trim cat/dog nails just take other ppl advice and dont cut too close to their nail base. if u do u'll know ur cat will start fighting u more than it normally will from u just clipping them. good luck and have fun .... 8 XD

Answer 10

I'm a guy, and individually, I don't like long nails. I know a lot of like long, painted nails cause they're "so pretty", but I don't like them.