Ally's claws have finally hit the "sharp as can be" stage of development.
I've noticed in playing with her how much sharper her claws are, as they hook onto my fingers when she tags one of my fingers. Or when she rusn up my stomach at night to come say hello, it's like having a bed of nails placed on me.
It really became obvious just now when I gave her a bath.
At 5 weeks, giving her a bath was difficult because of her squirming and trying to get out. She'd try to climb up my arm and it would hurt a little bit, but wasn't terrible.
Today, at about 10 weeks, while she didn't mean to hurt me, giving her a bath resulted in my arms being covered in bleeding scratch marks. She was just trying to climb up my arms again. Her claws really hook into the skin now.
So, what are my options? I can't just stop interacting with her and stop caring for her. So, obviously, I need to figure out either how to deal with her claws, or make her claws more person friendly.
Ideas?
I've noticed in playing with her how much sharper her claws are, as they hook onto my fingers when she tags one of my fingers. Or when she rusn up my stomach at night to come say hello, it's like having a bed of nails placed on me.
It really became obvious just now when I gave her a bath.
At 5 weeks, giving her a bath was difficult because of her squirming and trying to get out. She'd try to climb up my arm and it would hurt a little bit, but wasn't terrible.
Today, at about 10 weeks, while she didn't mean to hurt me, giving her a bath resulted in my arms being covered in bleeding scratch marks. She was just trying to climb up my arms again. Her claws really hook into the skin now.
So, what are my options? I can't just stop interacting with her and stop caring for her. So, obviously, I need to figure out either how to deal with her claws, or make her claws more person friendly.
Ideas?