She’s almost 20 years, arthiritic and on anti seizure meds. She has multiple scratch posts and pads but doesn’t or can’t use them enough anymore (even with catnip inducement.)
As a result, without trimming, she gets her claws stuck and has yanked one out quite painfully.
This is how I can best help her as she ages, as recommended by our vet. (And, while she doesn’t love it she sort of tolerates it, just occasionally tries to leap from medicine couch to the treats and skip the whole trimming part.)
Scratching sharpen their nail as they shed the outer layer of the nail. By trimming you only take off the sharp part of the nail to blunt it, not the whole claw. If you ever were a cat person you would know they tend to get stuck on fabrics furniture if they climb it, now imagine you’re not at home and they’re stuck there helplessly.
Why would you trim thier nails? Get a scratch post and a pad. Wtf
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She’s almost 20 years, arthiritic and on anti seizure meds. She has multiple scratch posts and pads but doesn’t or can’t use them enough anymore (even with catnip inducement.)
As a result, without trimming, she gets her claws stuck and has yanked one out quite painfully.
This is how I can best help her as she ages, as recommended by our vet. (And, while she doesn’t love it she sort of tolerates it, just occasionally tries to leap from medicine couch to the treats and skip the whole trimming part.)
Scratching sharpen their nail as they shed the outer layer of the nail. By trimming you only take off the sharp part of the nail to blunt it, not the whole claw. If you ever were a cat person you would know they tend to get stuck on fabrics furniture if they climb it, now imagine you’re not at home and they’re stuck there helplessly.