I've had cats all my life and have always been able to trim talons w/o much trouble UNTIL my current kitteh over-lord. Now I have to take her to the vet $$$. I've been having those little plastic talon covers put on because they last six weeks or so, but the entire process is pricey.

I have been notified.

n/t !!

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One of them has claws with a hook on the end of them. She let me know how dangerous she can be with her hooks.

That said, I don't cut their nails.

They work out on cat furniture made out of sisal.

Keeps them in shape and as for those nails, they fall off so no need to attempt to cut them off! Cats need their claws to defend themselves!

Andy slipped out a few weeks ago and was gone missing in this rural area that I live in. Had he no ultra-sharp claws I'd had been a lot more worried than I was.

Luckily, He came back a couple of days later unscathed!

Andy & his brother are two hefty tomcats weighing in at 18 lbs. each. Good luck clipping their claws!

As for Miss hooks on the claws, *ack* no way in hell. When she got me the other day, the "hook" on the end bore a mighty hole in my finger and oh yeah I learned. Message: Leave me the hell alone ... or else!

I've gotten good at backing up a nosy cat at the door with my cane.

and Mr. Andy - never.
He is not Mr. Nice and I dread the day he'll need to go in.
Sedate him?

Him and brother were feral cats and still are in oh so many ways. Seems that trait never quite goes away.

I can trim both front feet in less than a minute, and if they wake up they just start purring and want to lick my hand or play with the nail clipper. I'm always holding and rubbing their feet -- cutest 🐱?🚀little pink jellybean toes! -- when they're in my lap for a snuggle and a snooze, so they are used to being touched.

like their parents. Last night, Shaw discovered Angel Majiks hidden in the back of the closet sleeping perch. I have hopes there for the future, but for Shaw, for now... a towel burrito.

I use a large toenail clipper made for people. None ofmy cats have ever liked the scissors type nail trimmers made for pets. I think those must cause them some discomfort due to the pressure of the twisting scissoring action vs the straight anvil cut from the toenail clippers.

I've always used clippers. Bought the scissors type trimmers and used them once, they just didn't feel right. The twisting motion probably is more unfomfortable. I can clip my cats claws while they're asleep, they don't wake up until I get to the back paws.

My outdoor cat never gets her claws clipped, she needs those sharp hooks. I cringe when she "paws" me but she hasn't dug deep...yet...

Always a stressful activity. Only way I can catch her is when we're having our 1 snuggle a day in my lap. Doesn't always work. I think she can feel my stress so when I go to lift her she takes off like a shot. But occasionally I manage to grab her. I already have a big beach towel folded in half laid out on my bed with the clippers. I roll her up in the towel with her front paws exposed. Sometimes I can get just one paw done before she squirms away, but yesterday, miracles of miracles I actually got the 2 front paws done and 1 back paw. Victory!!!

Picasso and Picabo are demons and need their nails trimmed! I'll make you some coffee? Or chamomile tea to calm you?

I only do their front ones, and they give me hell the whole time. The corners of my couches are still destroyed though.

After making biscuits on her blanket. 😸