how often to trim the nails of the cats?

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Once a week or as needed, which is usually sooner because they grow really quickly!
 

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If I'm being honest I've never trimmed a cats nails in my life.

And with Anya, I wouldn't fancy my chances at surviving the experience unless I first shot her from across the road with a dart gun.
 

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They get checked and trimmed as needed once a week.


Gareth - I'll bet I can trim your cats nails - I've done many so called "impossible to cut the nails on my cat" cat! I had to sit on my sister's cat one time, but he got them done and didn't draw blood either
 

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they get trimmed whenever they start to hurt me when the cat is kneading... Cable gets trimmed more often than Java, because she kneads me more & i notice it!
 

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Both my cats are pretty laidback when it comes to getting their claws trimmed, which is fortunate, because I swear Spike's claws grow back the instant they're trimmed!

For the most part, although I wish I could say we kept a schedule, we don't. We trim the cats' claws when we notice they're A) sticking to things (us, the carpet, etc.) or B) clawing the furniture incessantly, usually their hint to us that it's time for the pedicure. With Spike, who scratches the furniture more often than his brother, and whose claws grow back at an alarming speed, the pedicure happens every two weeks or so. With Oz, it can be more than a month before we notice his claws are getting long, and usually we notice because he tried to leap up on me and I'm bleeding!
 

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I trim the babies every weekend.. Most of the time not all their nails need a trimming, but we are trying to do it weekly while they are babies so they get used to it... we often end up snipping only a few nails each week... some seem to grow faster than others!
 

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When I first got my clippers, the package suggested clipping once a month! Hah! After a week and a half I was sick of getting punctured with tiny little needles!


Definately needed to trim more often than that...I just tend to get a few claws at a time, depending on how playful my baby wants to be. I trimmed a week old kittens claws the other day - It was hurting when she was clawing (not intentionally!) at my face!
 

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REALLY???? I`ve never trimmed mine either! Why is it that they need to be trimmed??? Just curious!
They should be trimmed at least once a month so they don't get ingrown nails. As cats get older and don't use things to scratch on they can get ingrown nails. usually a cat who can use a scratching post kind of takes care of this himself. However, to keep your cat from clinging to you, or scratching you, it's a good idea to trim them.
 
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