How To Clip A Feral Cat's Nails

hersheys mom

My feral is at present at the stage where she wants to grab my fingers and lick them, or grab my hand and hold onto it. I actually want to encourage her physical contact every bit she does non practise well with existence petted. She volition allow me touch her paws and pet them without biting now, merely if I try and put her manus between my fingers, the teeth come up out. I called her vet and they had no other suggestion except to gas her and cut them while she was asleep, but and then I would have to put her in a carrier (drugged) and transport her. She has a dead fearfulness of being caged. Since she escaped from a questionable breeder that is piece of cake enough to sympathize. So, since neither her vet nor I desire to traumatize her, they suggested I try giving her some Xanax and cutting her nails myself. Does anyone take any experience trimming a feral cat's nails? I am more than willing to try this, merely if there is a style to do information technology that is more than comfy for the cat, I'd like to give that a endeavor.

Lei-Ann, mom to a feral and a bully Tortie DSH

catnamedpanda

It will take much longer merely try trimming her nails whenever she is sleeping. If she wakes upwards stop and look for another opportunity. I had a cat who was not feral, merely y'all pulled our the nail clippers and she was all of a sudden a very aroused aggressive cat. Cutting hers slowly while she slept was the merely manner.

Willowy

I tin't imagine how you'd manage it. I suppose you could throw a towel over her, wrap her up, and trim them that mode, merely that would probably require a helper, and could very well prepare back her trust in you considerably.

I take a feral who is doing that now. I institute that if I don't pull away I don't get scratched. The claws hurt a bit merely if I keep my hand limp until she lets get it doesn't break the skin.

hersheys mom

I can't imagine how you'd manage information technology. I suppose you could throw a towel over her, wrap her up, and trim them that way, but that would probably require a helper, and could very well set back her trust in you considerably.

I have a feral who is doing that now. I institute that if I don't pull away I don't get scratched. The claws injure a fleck just if I proceed my paw limp until she lets get it doesn't break the pare.

I concur, the towel method would not be advisable. She is just now at the indicate where she stopped biting me and started trusting me more. The problem is, all she has to exercise is touch my finger and her blast penetrates my skin. They are tiny Xacto blades. I might only endeavour your idea of clipping while she is asleep, although she is a light sleeper due to the Terror Tortie sneaking upwardly on her to harass her. Better than doping her upwards.

Cheers,

Lei Ann