Hi Everyone,
My husband and I have a 6 month old female kitten named Kaylie. We adopted her about 3 months ago, knowing she had a "rough start". Luckily, she gets along VERY well with our older cat (who is an ANGEL). However, she's still very scared of my husband and I. Kaylie won't go near my husband AT ALL. She'll let me pet her occasionally when I walk by, even though I give her at least 5-10 minutes of lap time a day (which is a struggle all in itself).
Anyway, the reason for my posting is that I cut my older cat's nails on a regular basis and I need advice on cutting the kitten's nails. We had Kaylie's nails trimmed at her vet appointment 1 1/2 months ago. I've been trying to trim them myself (with my husband's help), but she won't stay in our arms for more than 10 seconds before she scratches us and runs away. I have a feeling it's because she's afraid of my husband. Unfortunately, he's the only other adult in my house.
We're going to try to trim her nails again this week. If it doesn't work out, I'll bring her over to the vet. I was just wondering if any veteran cat owners out there have some good ideas for calming her down beforehand. I'd hate to keep taking her to the vet monthly when I can just do it myself.
I'm open to any ideas!!!
Thanks for your help!
Jenna
My husband and I have a 6 month old female kitten named Kaylie. We adopted her about 3 months ago, knowing she had a "rough start". Luckily, she gets along VERY well with our older cat (who is an ANGEL). However, she's still very scared of my husband and I. Kaylie won't go near my husband AT ALL. She'll let me pet her occasionally when I walk by, even though I give her at least 5-10 minutes of lap time a day (which is a struggle all in itself).
Anyway, the reason for my posting is that I cut my older cat's nails on a regular basis and I need advice on cutting the kitten's nails. We had Kaylie's nails trimmed at her vet appointment 1 1/2 months ago. I've been trying to trim them myself (with my husband's help), but she won't stay in our arms for more than 10 seconds before she scratches us and runs away. I have a feeling it's because she's afraid of my husband. Unfortunately, he's the only other adult in my house.
We're going to try to trim her nails again this week. If it doesn't work out, I'll bring her over to the vet. I was just wondering if any veteran cat owners out there have some good ideas for calming her down beforehand. I'd hate to keep taking her to the vet monthly when I can just do it myself.
I'm open to any ideas!!!
Jenna