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Hi everyone,
I'm another one having issues trimming my cat's nails. I adopted him as an adult cat and he is really sweet, but I found out in the worse possible way (eye scratch) that he hates having his nails trimmed. I managed to do it once with my partner, but after the "incident" I'm more hesitant and aware of red signs. What I realised is that he is not at all afraid of the nail cutter. He mostly doesn't like being handled, especially in his paws. He really likes to be petted on the head and is very cuddly when he wants to, but obviously never when I need him to. I'm trying to get him used to having his paws massaged but we're not getting anywhere.
Anyway. His claws are huge and I'm tired of being accidentally scratched. I need to cut them asap, but I don't feel confident to do the burrito. So after a lot of research, I'm going to test an approach this week and will report later. I'll wait for him to be really calm (after an afternoon nap), apply a calming spot-on, and put him in a calming vest (I've read wonders about Thundershirt but I'm going with a much cheaper version from Geyecete). My partner will distract him with a creamy treat while I trim those razer blades. Fingers crossed this plan will work.
I'm another one having issues trimming my cat's nails. I adopted him as an adult cat and he is really sweet, but I found out in the worse possible way (eye scratch) that he hates having his nails trimmed. I managed to do it once with my partner, but after the "incident" I'm more hesitant and aware of red signs. What I realised is that he is not at all afraid of the nail cutter. He mostly doesn't like being handled, especially in his paws. He really likes to be petted on the head and is very cuddly when he wants to, but obviously never when I need him to. I'm trying to get him used to having his paws massaged but we're not getting anywhere.
Anyway. His claws are huge and I'm tired of being accidentally scratched. I need to cut them asap, but I don't feel confident to do the burrito. So after a lot of research, I'm going to test an approach this week and will report later. I'll wait for him to be really calm (after an afternoon nap), apply a calming spot-on, and put him in a calming vest (I've read wonders about Thundershirt but I'm going with a much cheaper version from Geyecete). My partner will distract him with a creamy treat while I trim those razer blades. Fingers crossed this plan will work.
