I find thumb nails the hardest to clip! Mind you, Ruby HATES me even touching her claws, let alone trying to trim them, the the thumbs always seem to be the hardest.
Yes, the dew claw is hard to reach but with lots of practice, it should be no problems as with the other claws. I usually go for the dew claw first when it’s well exposed.Oh well as I said...her claws were at the length where the thumbs were naturally sticking out enough to clip without having to press them out! As Charlies were done regularily the thumbs were actually the hardest and most awkward for me too. Also with pure white fur and pink pads they were harder to see! But seems if you let them grow nice and long they peep out and beg for a handle free trim lol (that is when she is half asleep...and her front paws are stretched out and I can see wth i'm doing!). I actually sneaky sneaked with the human clippers because I could get in and out again like a ninja I have 8 left to go.....8 razor blades of doom, leaving the back ones alone.
Oh god, the blood loss.....for me not her lol.
Thank goodness for the first aid training.....
You don’t have to clip very near the quick. The more often you clip, the shorter the quick will be. If not, the quick grows long as the claws grow.Good luck. Make sure you have some bandaids handy.
The baidaids were in preparation for blood loss from the human attempting to clips the feline's claws.You don’t have to clip very near the quick. The more often you clip, the shorter the quick will be. If not, the quick grows long as the claws grow.
PreciselyThe baidaids were in preparation for blood loss from the human attempting to clips the feline's claws.
The baidaids were in preparation for blood loss from the human attempting to clips the feline's claws.