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Claw Clipping
I was just wondering what your opinion is on the best tool to clip a cat's
claws. Would you use a nail clipper specifically for cats or one for humans? I've seen both used but since I will be starting to do this in the near future (the vet showed us how today) I want to make sure the best and most comfortable method is used. TIA -- rach "Hipsters - UNITE!" |
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I've used both & personally find the ones for humans easier to use.
Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon ".oO rach Oo." wrote in message m... I was just wondering what your opinion is on the best tool to clip a cat's claws. Would you use a nail clipper specifically for cats or one for humans? I've seen both used but since I will be starting to do this in the near future (the vet showed us how today) I want to make sure the best and most comfortable method is used. TIA -- rach "Hipsters - UNITE!" |
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I've used both & personally find the ones for humans easier to use.
Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon ".oO rach Oo." wrote in message m... I was just wondering what your opinion is on the best tool to clip a cat's claws. Would you use a nail clipper specifically for cats or one for humans? I've seen both used but since I will be starting to do this in the near future (the vet showed us how today) I want to make sure the best and most comfortable method is used. TIA -- rach "Hipsters - UNITE!" |
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On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 17:51:01 -0500, ".oO rach Oo."
wrote: I was just wondering what your opinion is on the best tool to clip a cat's claws. Would you use a nail clipper specifically for cats or one for humans? I've seen both used but since I will be starting to do this in the near future (the vet showed us how today) I want to make sure the best and most comfortable method is used. You want the scissor-style clipper designed for cats/small dogs. Not the guillotine clippers. The scissor style are safer, and unlike human clippers they don't have as much of a chance of crushing/splitting the new sheaths under the old. Orchid See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid |
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On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 17:51:01 -0500, ".oO rach Oo."
wrote: I was just wondering what your opinion is on the best tool to clip a cat's claws. Would you use a nail clipper specifically for cats or one for humans? I've seen both used but since I will be starting to do this in the near future (the vet showed us how today) I want to make sure the best and most comfortable method is used. You want the scissor-style clipper designed for cats/small dogs. Not the guillotine clippers. The scissor style are safer, and unlike human clippers they don't have as much of a chance of crushing/splitting the new sheaths under the old. Orchid See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid |
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Orchid wrote in on 09 Jan
2004: You want the scissor-style clipper designed for cats/small dogs. Not the guillotine clippers. The scissor style are safer, and unlike human clippers they don't have as much of a chance of crushing/splitting the new sheaths under the old. Have you a pic of the type you recommend? The one I use is scissor-like but with a guard outside of the cutting blades so you can't put too much of the claw into it and it only allows cutting off the point. And the scissor blades are rounded and thick for leverage. -- Cheryl I shall call him Squishy and he shall be mine. And he shall be my Squishy. Come here Squishy. Ow. Bad Squishy. - Dori |
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Orchid wrote in on 09 Jan
2004: You want the scissor-style clipper designed for cats/small dogs. Not the guillotine clippers. The scissor style are safer, and unlike human clippers they don't have as much of a chance of crushing/splitting the new sheaths under the old. Have you a pic of the type you recommend? The one I use is scissor-like but with a guard outside of the cutting blades so you can't put too much of the claw into it and it only allows cutting off the point. And the scissor blades are rounded and thick for leverage. -- Cheryl I shall call him Squishy and he shall be mine. And he shall be my Squishy. Come here Squishy. Ow. Bad Squishy. - Dori |
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http://www.petsmart.com/cat/shopping...%5F19480.shtml
http://tinyurl.com/ytcjb I have one of these, it works great. I tried the human clippers once.. it didn't work too well, and it was hard to get enough of the claw into the clippers. Jon "Cheryl" wrote in message ... Orchid wrote in on 09 Jan 2004: You want the scissor-style clipper designed for cats/small dogs. Not the guillotine clippers. The scissor style are safer, and unlike human clippers they don't have as much of a chance of crushing/splitting the new sheaths under the old. Have you a pic of the type you recommend? The one I use is scissor-like but with a guard outside of the cutting blades so you can't put too much of the claw into it and it only allows cutting off the point. And the scissor blades are rounded and thick for leverage. -- Cheryl I shall call him Squishy and he shall be mine. And he shall be my Squishy. Come here Squishy. Ow. Bad Squishy. - Dori |
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http://www.petsmart.com/cat/shopping...%5F19480.shtml
http://tinyurl.com/ytcjb I have one of these, it works great. I tried the human clippers once.. it didn't work too well, and it was hard to get enough of the claw into the clippers. Jon "Cheryl" wrote in message ... Orchid wrote in on 09 Jan 2004: You want the scissor-style clipper designed for cats/small dogs. Not the guillotine clippers. The scissor style are safer, and unlike human clippers they don't have as much of a chance of crushing/splitting the new sheaths under the old. Have you a pic of the type you recommend? The one I use is scissor-like but with a guard outside of the cutting blades so you can't put too much of the claw into it and it only allows cutting off the point. And the scissor blades are rounded and thick for leverage. -- Cheryl I shall call him Squishy and he shall be mine. And he shall be my Squishy. Come here Squishy. Ow. Bad Squishy. - Dori |
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On Fri, 09 Jan 2004 17:51:01 -0500, .oO rach Oo. wrote:
I was just wondering what your opinion is on the best tool to clip a cat's claws. Would you use a nail clipper specifically for cats or one for humans? One for humans. About a buck or so at your local drug store. Just be careful about hitting the quick (IE, don't), and have some styptic in case you do. I've seen both used but since I will be starting to do this in the near future (the vet showed us how today) I want to make sure the best and most comfortable method is used. Well... that's up to the cat in the end. Some cats cooperate and will be more than happy to let you clip their claws, others will fight you all the way. I've seen both, but if you're on a budget, just get the human nail clippers. -- Dennis Carr - | I may be out of my mind, http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way. ------------------------------------+------------------------------- |
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