Could cutting your cat's nails hurt it?

Question

I'm just trying to cut the very tips and she's throwing a FIT. Usually I just file it, but I bought special cutters and I want to trim her nails. Is this REALLY hurting her by some chance.. or is it all psychological?

Answer 1

I have always clipped my cats' claws. Each one has always reacted diferently. 2 of the cats I have right now are really comical. One, a male, loves his claws cut. He thinks he's having a manicure, I can take as long as I like and he just sits there with his paws ready. The other male cat hates his claws cut with a vengeance. He huffs and puffs and panics and wriggles and meows so pitifully. I even feel sorry for him, thinking that maybe it hurts him, until I realize that he meows when I'm not cutting or even touching his feet. He is such a big baby - all 26lbs of him.

Answer 2

First of all, as long as you do not cut the quick, not, trimming a cats claw doesn't hurt them at all; in fact, for some cats, it's a neccessity, my parents have a cat that has particularly long nails and will get stuck on carpet if they are not cut occasionaly.
As for the cat pitching a fit, it's mostly a combination of psychological and instinct. Most cats don't like to be restrained, and will do whatever they can to get loose. If you really want to trim your cats claws, I recommend getting a friend to hold the cat while you trim or vice versa.

Answer 3

Unless you cut into the part of her nails that bleed, it won't really hurt. It will help save your furniture, and should be done about once a week. When you hold her nails in the light you should be able to see the difference between the light end and the part with the blood supply under the nail.
I have a friend who ran a cattery (formal cat breeding business) and she says she got another person to help her because the cats were to squirmy for her to handle alone. Some cats do handle it better than others. It think it must be psyCATological. :)

Answer 4

Well it's a little bit of both. Cats hate to be pinned down, so that is part of it for sure. Also consider this. A cats nails are a very round shape and very hard. It probably is at least uncomfortable at the base of the nail just because it puts so much pressure on it. Just do it quick and get it over with. Don't try and be too gentle or you will make things worse because it takes more time and puts more pressure on the nail.

Answer 5

No yet they don't love it a lot. be careful what you want to prevent is the 'stay' area of the nail - in case you seem on the nail area on you'll locate the darker area it really is the position the blood and nerves are so under no circumstances decrease that. in simple terms clip the sparkling tip, it really is continuously somewhat harder on darkish nails. The nail could under no circumstances bleed even as yiu clip them. advise you do not attempt to do each of the nails promptly, do in simple terms one or 2 daily. also in case you provide the cats a scratching post it facilitates to shop the nails down with out clipping. Clipping isn't needed - oftentimes in person-friendly words mandatory for indoor cats or older sedentary cats.

Answer 6

I hold my cat in my lap and pet it like nothings going on, clippers in hand. Then I gently extend her little toes and snip just a small amount off the tip. Doesn't hurt a bit unless you are squeezing their little toes too hard, or you cut too much.
You can usually see the vein, and if you cut it they will bleed.
Styptic powder will stop it though (sold near the clippers at the store) Over time and many clippings the veins pull back slighty, lessening the chances of you ever cutting it.
Catnip helps sometimes, also having a few treats to drop in front of it when it starts to cry.

Answer 7

If you use the wrong cat trimmer clipper that you brought then might cause the cat feel scared or even hurt the cat nails if isnt cutting the right way? you should go to the pet sote and have somebody who does work the store and have her or him trim the cat nails for you instead if you odnt want to harm the cat ?

Answer 8

it will only hurt her if you are cutting the quik. the skin under the nails. you should look before u cut and the way you hold her can also scare her. try not to pin her down too much, and the way u hold her paws, do not grasps on to them since that can be painful too, let her go if she is throwing a fit, then pick her up again. it takes for a cat to get used to the grooming, but she will one day
good luck to u and ur cat

Answer 9

It's generally easy to see where the flesh starts, and it's only if you cut that far that it bleeds. Other than that, it doesn't hurt them a bit. They don't like it, but you have to decide who's in charge. If you can't handle a cat, please don't have a child. They're predators. I'm on my fifth cat and also clip the neighbor's and my daughter's. Some struggle more than others, but I haven't met a single one that likes it yet. All you can do is get skilled at it so it's over quickly.

Oh, yeah---I do have to add this: If you're going to clip, clip them good. Don't just take an itty-bitty tip off. That's just wasting your time. It's all the same to them, because they don't want it done at all. But once it's over, it takes about two minutes for them to forget it. Don't forget that cats have a brain about the size of a Macadamia nut.

Answer 10

Cutting the nail does not hurt the cat, it does however leave them feeling nervous especially when it's new to them. Cutting into the quick is painful, causing a wound. I have to provide a lot of love and affection for my cats, when it's claw cutting time.

Check out this link, I think it will be helpful.

http://www.purrfectpost.com/trimming_claws.html