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If your cat won't let you trim its claws, you need to fix that
| godawful indigo abode | 01/10/25 |
| domesticated pearl jew | 01/10/25 |
| godawful indigo abode | 01/10/25 |
| bearded cream station headpube | 01/10/25 |
| godawful indigo abode | 01/10/25 |
| bearded cream station headpube | 01/10/25 |
| Wonderful territorial kitchen | 01/10/25 |
| godawful indigo abode | 01/10/25 |
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Date: January 10th, 2025 7:27 PM Author: godawful indigo abode Cat toes are like little buttons. Just pinch them from the top and claws pop out. The cat should trust you enough to let you manipulate its limbs at least that much. If it doesn't, you need to practice restraining it using positive reinforcement.
If a cat's got long ass ingrown claws, that's a two person job because it's going to cause pain when you clip off the ends. If that the cat is just a real bitch to control, grab it by the scruff of the neck with your non-dominant hand, use your dominant hand to grab the hind legs, and pin it to a table on its side. Then your assistant can do the rest. you can force a cat to extend its front legs straight out super easy: just pinch the elbow and the leg will automatically extend forward. It's sort of like how crocodiles have enormous bite force, but you can also hold their mouths shut with your pinky. You just put your index finger on the elbow and your thumb on the tibula. Cats can't do shit about you holding their front leg extended like that, it doesn't matter how weak your fingers are. |
Date: January 10th, 2025 7:44 PM Author: domesticated pearl jew I haven’t cut my cats claws in about 12 years, he doesn’t seem to mind (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5662230&forum_id=2#48541274) |
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Date: January 10th, 2025 8:06 PM Author: godawful indigo abode They shouldn't really need it, but it saves them from need to scratch all the time, and scratching itself does a lot less damage to anything (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5662230&forum_id=2#48541319) |
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Date: January 10th, 2025 7:46 PM Author: bearded cream station headpube My cat is super nice and never scratches anything but the backs of my $$$ RH living room chairs. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5662230&forum_id=2#48541279) |
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Date: January 10th, 2025 8:10 PM Author: godawful indigo abode That's the main reason to do this. If people want to declaw a cat I say "wait, there are tradeoffs with that" and then I try to teach them how to trim the cat's claws.
If you really need to protect a piece of furniture like that, the most effective way is find some kind of material that's really similar to the furniture material, staple it to a plywood board, and lean the plywood board against the back of the chair/sofa/wherever the cat was scratching. Hopefully the cat will just start scratching the plywood. Then you move the plywood somewhere else and hope the cat keeps using it. |
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Date: January 10th, 2025 8:19 PM Author: bearded cream station headpube Chair backs are already in tatters, but I'll try that if I get new ones before the cat passes, ty. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5662230&forum_id=2#48541347) |
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Date: January 10th, 2025 8:09 PM Author: Wonderful territorial kitchen my cat has done a number on my rugs but I can't get mad cuz he's a cool dood. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5662230&forum_id=2#48541328) |
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Date: January 10th, 2025 8:13 PM Author: godawful indigo abode PS declawed cats = shit. There are two problems:
1. Declawing is the equivalent of taking off everything after your last knuckle. The cat is forever walking on its knuckles. This prevents it from feeling secure and balanced, and makes it more fearful and defensive.
2. Claws are a cat's primary means of defense. Their teeth aren't even made for that. A cat with claws would probably never even think of biting you for real (they will do it gently to show dominance/displeaure but not enough to hurt). Declawed cats are the opposite: they've adapted to use their teeth as their primary means of defense. So you can never trust these fuckers for one second. You have to control the head all the time, because it can't use its claws to give you a warning. |