my beloved 6 month old male, pushkin, is the love of my life, but i HATE it when it comes time for me to clip his claws.
~i have tried using the towel burrito trick
~i have tried kitty downers (makes it SLIGHTLY easier, but he still fights it)
~i have tried clipping while he's sleepy
~i play with his paws constantly, so it's not like he isn't used to it.
it just gets worse every single time. the last time i was able to successfully clip his claws it took 3 hours. i would manage to clip one or two before i'd get scratched or bitten, and then i'd have to wait a little bit for him to relax again. and he was on kitty downers at the time!
i REALLY REALLY don't want to declaw pushkin. i just don't believe it's right, especially because he doesn't scratch anything he's not supposed to (other than me when i'm trying to clip those claws!). HELP!
~i have tried using the towel burrito trick
~i have tried kitty downers (makes it SLIGHTLY easier, but he still fights it)
~i have tried clipping while he's sleepy
~i play with his paws constantly, so it's not like he isn't used to it.
it just gets worse every single time. the last time i was able to successfully clip his claws it took 3 hours. i would manage to clip one or two before i'd get scratched or bitten, and then i'd have to wait a little bit for him to relax again. and he was on kitty downers at the time!
i REALLY REALLY don't want to declaw pushkin. i just don't believe it's right, especially because he doesn't scratch anything he's not supposed to (other than me when i'm trying to clip those claws!). HELP!