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my cat being a bum

Drako said:
LOL, if he's like one of our cats, you get your hand mangled 🙂.
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Usually it's a trap, after a minute or two of petting it the trap clamps down and you loose your hand. 😛

But then again every minute you pet a cats tummy you get two more extended to your life.
 
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Cute vid, thanks OP! You've got a talker, cool. His nails need clipping, though. Do you tend to that? It's easy enough to do.
 
TechBoyJK said:
what's the best way? We have scratch pads that they dig on all the time.
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This has worked for all our cats or a wooden beam in the basement for a cat when I was growing up. 😛

Otherwise the cats will find a way to keep them razor sharp and that includes your furniture if you don't give them something better to use.
 
This is being a bum:
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TechBoyJK said:
what's the best way? We have scratch pads that they dig on all the time.
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There are all sorts of purpose designed pet products, but really, anything clipper you use to cut your own nails, if sturdy and strong enough, will do.

Just do it in good light so that you can see the darker root, and only cut the excess.
 
TechBoyJK said:
what's the best way? We have scratch pads that they dig on all the time.
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There are any number of specialized pet products, but really, any clippers that you use on your nails will work if they're sturdy and strong enough.

Just assume a stance of dominance and do it in good light so that you can see the darker roots and only clip the white excess.
 
Perknose said:
There are any number of specialized pet products, but really, any clippers that you use on your nails will work if they're sturdy and strong enough.

Just assume a stance of dominance and do it in good light so that you can see the darker roots and only clip the white excess.
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cool thanks
 
Perknose said:
There are any number of specialized pet products, but really, any clippers that you use on your nails will work if they're sturdy and strong enough.

Just assume a stance of dominance and do it in good light so that you can see the darker roots and only clip the white excess.
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Stance of dominance is crucial.

In my case, it was more of a weird hug/crouch of dominance - crouch on the cat so it can't move at all, then clip its claws. Otherwise, if it's got any limbs available to move, or its toothy head, it'll quickly let you know that its feet are off-limits for touching.
Pressed against the floor by something >10x its weight, and with severely-limited mobility as a result, all my cats would do was occasionally make a quiet and frustrated growl as their precious weaponry was dulled.

I'd always used a regular toenail clipper for them. Like Perknose said, stay away from the live tissue, and they'll be just fine.
 
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