Tybalt is the first cat I've had (in my family or on my own) who I've trimmed the nails of personally. I've always taken them to groomers, asked the vet to when I was there, or had a friend or family member do it. I have an autoimmune disease that makes my nerves pretty crazy, so clipping my own nails can set me off- something about the texture of nails on people and animals against metal makes me vibrate. Thankfully, now that I'm on anxiety medication that vibration feeling is so much easier to handle, and oh does it have money to tend to my own nails! So, long explanation short, his nails are the only ones I've really gotten to look at in full detail, but he's also an indoor only cat. His scratchers are corrugated cardboard and wood, but I don't think he likes the wood and there is no way the cardboard helps his claws shed like scratching a tree outside. So I'm trying to decide if his flaky nails are too flaky. Is there a degree of flakiness I should worry about? Am I just noticing the extent of the flakiness because I'm clipping them nearly daily myself? They aren't cracked or split, so that's good, and they don't seem to bother him.
Crap, I just realized pictures would have been good, but he's currently chasing a water bottle cap and that could take hours to finish. Hehe. I'll snap some when he comes to sit with me.
Crap, I just realized pictures would have been good, but he's currently chasing a water bottle cap and that could take hours to finish. Hehe. I'll snap some when he comes to sit with me.