Hello!
I have two polydactyl kittens, named Link(male) and Gir(female). They are just under six months old.
On her front paws Gir has a claw that grows between her paw and her extra toe... it would be like a finger nail growing out between your thumb and pointer finger... it is very hard to clip and we didn't even realize it was there until the vet told us it was ingrown
The vet was able to get it out and clip it, but she said that this might be an ongoing problem unless we are able to consistently trim the nail.
The vet said that in a situation like this we might need to consider declawing just that problem claw
I do not support declawing at all, so this would be very upsetting to me. Additionally, the vet said that because of the way her paws are formed she might end up losing her extra toe if we need to do the declaw!!
We tried this weekend to clip it and had a very hard time. I held her while my boyfriend tried to clip it... he said he could hardly cut it and he was afraid to cut too much b/c he couldn't see what he was doing.
Has anyone ever had to deal with a similar problem? I am looking for advice on how to trim a hard to reach claw. Most clippers are way too big to fit. We tried to use human cuticle cutter b/c the claw clippers we had were too big.
I really really don't want to even think about declawing, but i also don't want Gir to have to deal with a lifetime of sore paws from an ingrown nail.
Thanks for any help!!!
btw, Link doesn't have the same problem because his extra toes are configured differently than Gir's.
I have two polydactyl kittens, named Link(male) and Gir(female). They are just under six months old.
On her front paws Gir has a claw that grows between her paw and her extra toe... it would be like a finger nail growing out between your thumb and pointer finger... it is very hard to clip and we didn't even realize it was there until the vet told us it was ingrown
The vet said that in a situation like this we might need to consider declawing just that problem claw
We tried this weekend to clip it and had a very hard time. I held her while my boyfriend tried to clip it... he said he could hardly cut it and he was afraid to cut too much b/c he couldn't see what he was doing.
Has anyone ever had to deal with a similar problem? I am looking for advice on how to trim a hard to reach claw. Most clippers are way too big to fit. We tried to use human cuticle cutter b/c the claw clippers we had were too big.
I really really don't want to even think about declawing, but i also don't want Gir to have to deal with a lifetime of sore paws from an ingrown nail.
Thanks for any help!!!
btw, Link doesn't have the same problem because his extra toes are configured differently than Gir's.