He's 4 months old. and he hates it when i touch his paws.
how do cats in youtube nail caps/nail trimming videos stay so calm? do they give them some calming meds or something?
i tried doing it while he was asleep but he's such a light sleeper he wakes up as soon as i go near him. He was a stray and the shelter found him and his 2 brothers without mom.
i got him 2 months ago and he seems very comfortable with me, but just won't let me touch his paws or trim nails or put on the nail caps.
Last time i got them trimmed by the vet, but that was when i took him for a vaccine. he's done with all his vaccines so i don't really want to go to the vet again just for nail trims/nail caps (the vet is 20 mins away and my kitten screams like mad in car).
i really need to find a way to calm him down during this process. what do i do? i have tried playing with him 20-30 mins before but still he hates having his paws touched. i have also tried wrapping him in a towel, but he always manages to get out somehow. i have also tried bribing him with his favourite treats....but nope that doesn't help much either. on top of all, he hides for an entire day after i try putting on the nail caps. (and i tried twice in the last week)
i need to find a way to calm him down. this is so frustrating. why is he such a light sleeper? i think he has anxiety issues since the beginning. he was the most scared cat at the shelter. while his brothers (and other kittens) were jumping around in their cages, he was the only one hiding behind their toy at the back. I thought he was a calm kitten so i got him
after i got him he always had his paws stretched out like he was always scared....and sometimes he would take his ears back and stare at me and hop around me as if he was scared of me...but then a few minutes later he would be totally normal and walk away.
does he have behavioural issues?
i tried having someone hold him but he wiggles so much that we are afraid we might break his bones or something.
how do cats in youtube nail caps/nail trimming videos stay so calm? do they give them some calming meds or something?
i tried doing it while he was asleep but he's such a light sleeper he wakes up as soon as i go near him. He was a stray and the shelter found him and his 2 brothers without mom.
i got him 2 months ago and he seems very comfortable with me, but just won't let me touch his paws or trim nails or put on the nail caps.
Last time i got them trimmed by the vet, but that was when i took him for a vaccine. he's done with all his vaccines so i don't really want to go to the vet again just for nail trims/nail caps (the vet is 20 mins away and my kitten screams like mad in car).
i really need to find a way to calm him down during this process. what do i do? i have tried playing with him 20-30 mins before but still he hates having his paws touched. i have also tried wrapping him in a towel, but he always manages to get out somehow. i have also tried bribing him with his favourite treats....but nope that doesn't help much either. on top of all, he hides for an entire day after i try putting on the nail caps. (and i tried twice in the last week)
i need to find a way to calm him down. this is so frustrating. why is he such a light sleeper? i think he has anxiety issues since the beginning. he was the most scared cat at the shelter. while his brothers (and other kittens) were jumping around in their cages, he was the only one hiding behind their toy at the back. I thought he was a calm kitten so i got him
after i got him he always had his paws stretched out like he was always scared....and sometimes he would take his ears back and stare at me and hop around me as if he was scared of me...but then a few minutes later he would be totally normal and walk away.
does he have behavioural issues?
i tried having someone hold him but he wiggles so much that we are afraid we might break his bones or something.
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