Just wondered what's the best things to use when trimming a kittens/ cats claws? Whilst at the vets the other day, we mentioned that we thought Rio's claws were getting a little long (and very very sharp!!) but she said not to worry as they were fine & leave it a while before doing anything. However, this morning he got one of his claws caught in a toy & was shaking it around, trying to get it of & after a bit of difficulty, I managed to prise it off.

I've seen various kinds of cutters such as scissors & guillotine type things, just didn't know which to chose? and also, how far down do you cut the nails? is it just literally the pointed bit? I've heard that they have nerves in them....I don't want to hurt him!!

Anybody?

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I use a small clipper, it looks like a pair of scissors - made by Mikki.

You take off only 1-2mm, never cut into the vein of the claw as that will cause pain and bleeding. All you need to do is take the sharp tip off.

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Human toenail clippers are easy to use on cats claws. Theres a pictorial her that shows how much to clip. How to Trim your Cat’s Claws

I've got a pair of clippers that i bought from our vet.

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i use our nail clippers

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That's great, thank you all....that link is very useful

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