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Mon, Sep 1st 2008, 22:54 GMT

I uually wait until Izzie is asleep on my lap or at least half-out. If he's facing away from me, I trim his back claws. Toward me, his front claws. Buy a trimmer made specifically for pet's claws at the pet store. There are lots of them and it depends on which one you think you'd feel more comfortable using. If you look through a cat's claw, you can see solid pink inside. You don't want to cut into that. I usually just trim off the "hook" part of their claw. I may not be able to do all four feet at one time. With us, it's a process that takes a week or so before we're finished. I also provide two or three scratching posts around the house for them to use. And, I have gently handled my cats' paws since they were kittens. It gets them used to being touched.

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Izadore (Izzie)

Mon, Sep 1st 2008, 10:44 GMT

Here is a step by step: http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/ClientED/cat_claws.aspx

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Hunter
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Mon, Sep 1st 2008, 06:46 GMT

There are tons of resources on the web that can help you learn how to care for a cat. For starters, you might want to check the Cat Manual section of this site. If you learn visually, however, you might want to google "Cornell School of Veterinary Medicine videos". They have embarked on a project to create movies that detail step by step how to care for domesticated animals, including cats, so I don't doubt you can find a video with someone modeling how to trim claws on your own.

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Boris
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