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I'm so happy (not to mention i feel very complete lol) Before we moved Charlie had his very first mani/pedi
at the vet as we noticed him being indoors, he still wasn't using the logs enough in his enclosure. We've been here two months now, and he goes out every once and a while on the harness. But he doesn't scratch, as the harness needs adjustment and he just sort of half wanders/half lays down atm.
So yesterday i ventured out and bought some kitty claw trimmers (scissor, not guillotine) and when i got home he decided to jump on my bed and stretch his front paws out and start making biscuits. I got THREE claws in one go, before he got annoyed and wandered off. Two more attempts, and i did EVERY single claw, front and back. Of course when i did one thumb he nipped me (only gently), i didn't cut the quick, but the thumbs are SO fiddly! (or is it just me?). Later that night he was all cute and being silly upside down on the couch, and i managed the second thumb.
So now my baby doesn't tap dance down the hall floorboards anymore, and he can claw all he likes at my precious doona cover
9 years and this is the second trimming he's ever had, because he spent 8 or those years running around the neighbourhood looking after them himself, instead of on the furniture.
Sorry for the rant, i just feel extremely proud that i could do it without cutting too far, and him not meowing once (actually he purred through part of it, and i didn't even get him when he was sleepy!). I never thought i could do it by myself. Mission accomplished! I can now give him regular beauty treatments
Now i just have to train him to not poop over the edge of the tray! Lmao.
So yesterday i ventured out and bought some kitty claw trimmers (scissor, not guillotine) and when i got home he decided to jump on my bed and stretch his front paws out and start making biscuits. I got THREE claws in one go, before he got annoyed and wandered off. Two more attempts, and i did EVERY single claw, front and back. Of course when i did one thumb he nipped me (only gently), i didn't cut the quick, but the thumbs are SO fiddly! (or is it just me?). Later that night he was all cute and being silly upside down on the couch, and i managed the second thumb.
So now my baby doesn't tap dance down the hall floorboards anymore, and he can claw all he likes at my precious doona cover
9 years and this is the second trimming he's ever had, because he spent 8 or those years running around the neighbourhood looking after them himself, instead of on the furniture.
Sorry for the rant, i just feel extremely proud that i could do it without cutting too far, and him not meowing once (actually he purred through part of it, and i didn't even get him when he was sleepy!). I never thought i could do it by myself. Mission accomplished! I can now give him regular beauty treatments
Now i just have to train him to not poop over the edge of the tray! Lmao.