Trimming cat's nails (claws) - which scissors to use, where to cut, etc.

Trimming cat's nails (claws) - which scissors to use, where to cut, etc.

what is it good for?
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1) A scratch of a cat with trimmed nails
wouldn't be as deep and painful.
2) Scratching urge and instinct decrease.
Hence, the furniture and carpets
(even the scratching post)
wouldn't suffer a lot of damage.
3) Builds a strong positive bond
between the cat and the owner.
(my cats purr during nail trimming time.)
4) Enables less stressful visits to the vet.

Does it hurt the cat or cripples him?
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1) Nails grow. Hence, it is reversible and not permanent. After a few weeks without trimming, the nails become long and sharp, same as beforehand.
2) Cats function fine also with trimmed nails.
They can climb trees and hunt.
(My cats have shortly trimmed nails, and they climb trees without a problem. They catch and eat butterflies and worms, and also bring me "hunt presents" of mice and cockroaches.)

Instructions and Tips:
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1) Preparation and exposure to touch - Playing with the front and back paws as
well as exposing the nails (claws) for a few days prior to the trimming.
2) Cat nail scissors - Use dedicated scissors
with curved edges, in order to prevent injuries (both yours and your cat), if your cat moves and resists.
3) Timing - trim the nails when the cat is calm, preferably very sleepy or asleep, especially in the first few times, until he starts purring during trimming.
4) Cut location - cut on the white part, a few millimeters away of the pink part. Leave a small white gap.
On the 1st time, cut a little further away
and shorten it the following week.
5) Counting - Cats have 5 nails on the
front paws and 4 on the back paws. Count how many nails you finished cutting. Thus, if the cat runs way in the middle, you would know where to continue.
6) Frequency - Cut every 1-2 weeks. Thus, the nails remain short and blunt. The nails of the back paws grow slower.

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