When I first got my cat I decided to "do the right thing" and leave her claws well enough alone. It wasn't a problem when she was a few months old, as I could just catch her at a sleepy moment and clip the sharp ones down a bit. Never hurt her once as far as I could tell. Then as she grew older she became less tolerant of having her claws trimmed. And less, and less, and less, until we come to tonight (seven months later) as I sit here with both arms stinging from having been scraped up by our last encounter. Those claws are still needle sharp because I couldn't get a single one. Even with another person helping me, she starts yowling and clawing and biting just about as hard as she can to the point that it's impossible to get anything done. I don't even want to know what would happen if I tried to attach softpaws.
Her other misgivings can be let go, but these claws have to be dulled. And I have no idea what to do that won't make her hate me more than she already seems to. Suggestions?
Her other misgivings can be let go, but these claws have to be dulled. And I have no idea what to do that won't make her hate me more than she already seems to. Suggestions?