Best nail clippers for cats when doing it alone?

I prefer the small ones for cats with rounded ends and when you put them together they circle the claw. I have found human clippers can make the claw jagged and I have found them very hard to use. May I suggest that you google U tube clipping cats claws. They have so many videos.

Since you have had trouble at Petco I will tell you how I had to clip her claws in the beginning. Now when she is all cozy I push on her paw so the claws come out and then I say LOOK and she looks and I quickly clip as many as she lets me at one time

. When I clip my cats nails I take 3 ( she is a big cat ) pincher clothes pins and pinch them on that flap of skin at the back of her head where the Mom cat carries the babies around with. This relaxes them and their pupils even get large like they are on a drug. I just hold her on my lap and love on her and pet her and then put the pins on by holding up the piece the Mom carries them from. You sort of pinch it up and it should run from head to tail rather than side to side. Once they are on ( start with 1 on a little kitten and work up) Honest, I saw a vet at a zoo do this to clip some claws on a small lion. Of course he used more than 3 clothes pins. It is amazing how much it relaxes them.

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Best Nail Clippers For Cats

Best Cat Nail Clippers

For me the easiest to use are the secateur-type with the little half-moon indentation in each blade. You position the blades over where you want to clip and the indentations form a closing circle that cuts the nail.

They look like this:

http://www.amazon.com/Nail-Clippers-Scissors-Groom...

Some people use human nail clippers but I am wary that they might split the nail.

When you first begin, do so when both you and that cat are relaxed. Ideally the cat is on your lap. Casually and loosely hold one of the cat's paws, gently depress a pad so the claw extends and quickly clip only the end of the nail past the curvature. Then give the cat lovies. If the cat was okay with one nail, try one more. Again follow with nice neck rubs of whatever the cat likes.

Two nails should be plenty for a first session. Do two more the next day or the day after. Spread it out so the cat has plenty of time to learn that having claws clipped is no big deal. Since you have more than one cat you might be able to drag it all out for a couple of weeks or more by which time they should definitely have learned to be fine with having manicures.

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Best nail clippers for cats when doing it alone?

I have been taking my cats to Petco for nail trims but last few visits didn't go well. I want to attempt to do it myself but I see several times of nail clippers and not sure whats best to get when trimming alone for someone whos never trimmed nails before.

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I trim my cats nails with no problems. Long nails on cats tend to crack and can actually get caught and tear off. I trim them once a month. They don't mind since I've clipped them since they were kittens. I'm not sure how bad the cats "freak out" so if you don't mind the long nails, just leave them alone. If you do decide to trim them its best to have a second person hold and comfort the cat while the other trims. Seems to work good. Also, invest in a good set of small cat nail trimmers and some leather gloves!!!

I have also found human toe nail clippers to be the best, but, an emory board for them to claw at is good too because it dulls their nails and you don't have to go through the process of pining them down to trim!

If you do trim, make sure you're just taking off the very end at a blunt angle, no need to take off more than a milimetre.

Easiest ones look like scissors, with roundish blades, like this :

http://www.petco.com/product/10274/JW-Pet-GripSoft...

It is very easy to do. There are tutorials on yourtube as well. Do not worry, you'll be perfect, and it will be much better because your cat knows and trusts you so he or she won't panic as much as with the Petco employee.

The easiest thing I have found is human toenail clippers. They are easy to ise one handed while holding the cat under your arm. I just clip the nails to the side making sure to avoid the quick.

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