• Marduk73@sh.itjust.works
    32·
    4 months ago

    Make a cat burrito. Gently but firmly wrap your cat in a towel with one claw free. Work on the free claw. Get a helper to hold the burrito and to try and confort the cat.

    Its not fool proof if the cat fights hard, but it helps on some cats without traumatizing them or injuring you.

      • Lightfire228@pawb.social
        1·
        4 months ago

        Be calm, gentle, but firm. No build up, no “I’m sorry kitty, don’t be mad” and try not to be tense. Just do it. (If you’re tense, they’re tense)

        Use a treat or food to distract the cat, and hold them firmly (preferably, have a second pair of hands, but I manage just fine on my own)

        Proceed with the processes, even if the cat complains, or gets a little feisty (back off if they’re ballistic). Let them know (with your body language) that you’re not stopping because they’re unhappy

        Also, make sure they have a good footing. Cats get uneasy if they don’t have their feet on something, or if the ground is slippery (like a bathtub)

        Put a towel in the bottom of the tub to give them better footing (not the best solution, but it works)

  • Annoyed_🦀 @monyet.cc
    21·
    4 months ago

    I didn’t have this issue with my 4 cat when i do that, i usually have them belly up on my lap, head facing me, and i trim it that way so their paw won’t be in an awkward possition. They will try to get away, but i’ll just grab them back and give em some head scritches to quiet them down. I sometime will grab their paw when giving them pat and ask “lets check your nail. can i trim this?” and then trim it. Usually they let me trim one or two before getting annoyed.

    I did it like this on my sister’s cat as well, works just fine.

    • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
      9·
      4 months ago

      “belly up on my lap” I’d be eviscerated trying to achieve this step with the cat I have now. All our previous cats were, well, pussycats about nail clipping compared to her. I finally had to resort to a dose of gabapentin, which barely slows her down but enables me to get one claw at a time over about 3 hours, with a toothy treat after every claw, and plenty of freedom and “da bee” playtime in between to tire her out.

  • Carvex@lemmy.world
    12·
    4 months ago

    My stray kitten wouldn’t let me cut her claws so I tried the mobile vet. They handed her back to me and said it wasn’t worth the fight, and her sister was free.

  • Pulptastic@midwest.socialEnglish
    10·
    4 months ago

    When my cat was a kitten, I played with her paws and claws regularly to get her used to it. After a few weeks of that I had no problem clipping her nails. I don’t think she likes it but she tolerates it and gets loves when we’re done.

    I also glue “soft paws” to her claws because she loves to destroy carpets and furniture despite the cat trees and our efforts to deter her.

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
    5·
    4 months ago

    We got CBD oil for our kitties to help them endure 4th of July fireworks. We tried giving it to them a day early to observe their reactions before everything got loud and scary. One of them scratched me so much (out of fear, not malice) that I quickly gave up. We’re gonna try sneaking it on some tuna tonight. The store was sold out of CBD treats, so hopefully this works.

  • Pringles@lemm.ee
    4·
    4 months ago

    I have 4 cats and I handle them all without getting scratched while trimming their nails. There is one cat that will bite the nail scissors, she is tricky to handle because of that. When she catches a finger between the nail scissors and her teeth, she bites full force and that does not make a pleasant experience. I tried burritoing her, but it’s just easier to have her on her back and using sleight of hand to distract her.

    • myliltoehurts@lemm.ee
      12·
      4 months ago

      We trim our cats nails because when we don’t they keep getting stuck on things. They also just accept that being stuck is now their life without any complaint so sometimes it takes us hours to figure out one is now stuck to the sofa and just accepted it vs decided to sleep on the sofa.

      • flicker@lemmy.world
        2·
        4 months ago

        This is my boy. He scratches all his posts, his scratchers, everything and is very good about it, but at a certain length he’ll do his usual routine where he’ll gently hook the edge of a blanket and lift it, and drop it to ask someone to tuck him in, and the blanket won’t drop.

        He also might catch a claw on the sofa or something. Time to clip claws!

    • Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works
      6·
      4 months ago

      I trim my cat’s nails because they fight sometimes and I don’t want anyone getting hurt. Also because I want them to be able to make biscuits on me if they want to without feeling like I’m getting stabbed.

  • Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee
    2·
    4 months ago

    I like the top panel bcs it allows for proper play time, not some baby bs. Kinda like cats vs cats play.

    Never needed to clip any cats claws so I can’t sympathise entirely, but I doubt I would have forced the issue if kitties were too against it (especially if the second time they would still be against it).