25 Responses for "How to Trim Your Cat’s Claws"

1. nicegirlfromiceland September 5th, 2009 at 9:22 pm 1

   Thank you so much for this good quality, very well done video. It does help a lot.

2. softpawsnailcaps September 10th, 2009 at 5:54 pm 2

   Very glad to hear that this video has been helpful!

3. 67lyman September 18th, 2009 at 1:39 pm 3

   Thank you this is helpful. My little kitten is unruly. : ) Charlie is well behaved.

4. duskyhued476 October 29th, 2009 at 9:44 pm 4

   Classy, well done video. I will try.

5. JadeInBlack777 November 3rd, 2009 at 8:01 pm 5

   thank you for this very informative video. just had a question though-i have two cats that have a tendency to tear up my furniture and i was wondering if just trimming their nails would do the trick -or if you recomend using soft paws anyway. reason i ask is i’d have to buy more every three months since i have two cats and after awhile it’d add up. but you’re the proffesional and i would really appreciate your advise. please help

6. softpawsnailcaps November 11th, 2009 at 3:11 pm 6

   You can try trimming alone and see if that cuts down on the damage made by your cats but Soft Paws is sure way to know that your furniture will be fully protected.

7. JadeInBlack777 November 11th, 2009 at 5:59 pm 7

   thank you very much, i appreciate the response

8. aConfession November 12th, 2009 at 4:26 pm 8

   thanks a lot

9. Cherstars November 20th, 2009 at 10:55 am 9

   I have aggressive cats and it’s next to impossible they’re on to me even with the treats, i cannot affordt to keep taking them to the vet to be trimmed, COULD YOU PLEASE SUGGEST SOMETHING FOR AGGRESSIVE CATS? The only one getting hurt is me ;-( I have same trimmers that’s the only good part lol thank you Doctor.

10. rabz655 December 28th, 2009 at 12:10 pm 10

    well u can try jus holding there paws without holdin a nail trimmer and get them used to u touching there paws and i guess after a while they get used 2 it and eventualy wont mind u triming there nails !!

11. Cherstars December 28th, 2009 at 12:13 pm 11

    @rabz655
    thanx but my cats are not regular cats i do that all the time I rub their feet and give them full body massages, but they see that clipper and it’s the tiniest one they make they flyyyyyyyyyyyyy away from me i can’t even get near them smart little dickens they are lollllllllllllll screammmmmmmmmmm hahaha

12. rabz655 December 28th, 2009 at 1:34 pm 12

    ohh haha wow lol
    well sorry im not sure !!
    maybe u should get tips from a vet or somthing
    or all i can say is keep researching online

13. Cherstars December 28th, 2009 at 1:46 pm 13

    lol I have real smartie pants cats,they don’t know they’re cats and are extremely spoiled lollllllllllll thanxxxxxxxxxxxx so much HAPPY NEW YEAR DEAR

14. softpawsnailcaps February 3rd, 2010 at 1:48 pm 14

    @cherstars you may want to look into getting a restraint bag. They’re sacks for cats that allow you to have the cat restrained so you can administer medication, trim nails etc with relative ease.

15. ClownViolenceBoogie February 12th, 2010 at 7:21 am 15

    Very sweet cat.

16. DuneAlia March 15th, 2010 at 11:02 pm 16

    Thank you for this video as my cat (12yrs old!) has very clear nails and very white fur (and long even on her paws!) and so is hard to see where to trim her nails. She has in-grown nails so we need to start keeping them trim as she gets stuck to things but we haven’t done it before and so are a bit nervous. We saw our vet do it but needed a closer look at the paw and actual trim. THANK YOU!!!

    Sasha thanks you too!

17. softpawsnailcaps March 16th, 2010 at 12:17 pm 17

    @DuneAlia Great, hope the video helps both you and Sasha.

18. DuneAlia March 16th, 2010 at 7:47 pm 18

    @softpawsnailcaps Just finished clipping her front claws a few minutes ago with no problem other than her claws were really hard (good trimmers!), 2 nails were frayed, and a few times she wanted down. Your video helped us know how far in to trim her nails. We were nervous about accidentally cutting into the Quick. Now we know it’s much easier than it sounds.

    THANK YOU!!! She is now happily scratching her mat without sticking and we are much more relieved.

19. softpawsnailcaps March 19th, 2010 at 1:45 pm 19

    @DuneAlia Wonderful! Glad the video helped =)

20. joiles01 March 23rd, 2010 at 2:42 pm 20

    i wish my Siamese was as mind-mannered as Charlie. If I attempt to even go near her with clippers she turns me into hamburger. I have to use a restraint bag, unfortunately.

21. tharindudanushka March 24th, 2010 at 12:37 pm 21

    @Cherstars try a scratch post trimming isn’t a good idea anyway

22. tharindudanushka March 24th, 2010 at 12:40 pm 22

    good luck with trimming, I just trimmed my cat’s claws and she’s now hiding under the sheets and refuses to comeback and tries to bite chunks of flesh off my hands

23. BVargas78 March 30th, 2010 at 11:23 am 23

    is it possible to use a nail file or emery board to trim the cats claws?

24. softpawsnailcaps March 30th, 2010 at 1:14 pm 24

    @BVargas78 there are pet specific nail files that will file your pets claws similar to an emery board but we wouldn’t recommend using a nail file or emery board intended for humans on a pet.

25. IamMelissao March 30th, 2010 at 6:08 pm 25

    What a good kitty