Thread: Anyone have a cat with "Velcro Claws?"

I clip Neevie's claws regularly - she stays indoors so her claws don't get much wear as would an outside cat.... While we were away she was left without clipping for 3 weeks and boy did we find our furniture in a state - the term velcro claws seems to fit! She also seemed quite uncomfortable, trying to walk on them on hard surfaces...

If Spencer is docile enough, may you can do that, but just be careful to not cut into the darker or pink part of the claw, as it's nerve endings and that would hurt him a lot. Just cut the transparent bit, as for your own nails....

If you've never done it before, here's how I do Neevie's:
I catch her at a time when she's docile (that's not all the time... sigh - if she's playful or crabby she really resents being restrained) and sit her on my lap, facing away from me, with her back against my stomach. Then I squeeze gently each finger so the claw comes out, and so I can see clearly where I cut - I wouldn't dream of doing that if I don't have a clear view, again, nerve endings and all that - do not cut where the nail isn't clearly transparent, it's like cutting the pink part of your own nails it would hurt like hell. Once I cut a bit too far, and the cat was off like a shot, wailing... they'll tell you if you do it wrong ;-)
Note: If Spencer is black or has black nails then I don't know how to recognise where the nerves are... I wouldn't do it...

You don't have to cut too short anyway, or to cut them into pointy bits, just cut enough to get rid of the curly bit, they do the rest afterwards...

Neevie seems to enjoy her little manucure sessions, she usually starts purring and closing her eyes... My previous cat didn't like the restricting position of being on her back and kept trying to escape, so I had to ask my husband to help.... but it's doable.

I only trim the front paws, by the way, I never tried the back ones, she takes care of those on her own...