Sharp cat's claws do irreparable harm to upholstered furniture, carpets and curtains. Besides the cat can wound himself or the owner during the game. Cat's manicure can become an exit. Such service is rendered in veterinary clinics, but the owner can cut to the pet claws independently.
The feature of the structure of cat's paws means vtyazhny claws. In case of danger the cat lets out them, and in a usual state the sharp claws disappear in small pillows of paws. Claws are necessary for wild animals. They not only help to defend, but also give the chance to get quickly on a tree or to keep on an unstable surface. The cat constantly watches a condition of claws, sharpens them, deletes with teeth the flaking particles.
The pet who is constantly living in the apartment, sharp claws are not necessary. Attempts to sharpen them about furniture or a carpet cause discontent of owners. Besides cats often cling a claw edge to curtains, covers or cloths and cannot be released without assistance. To solve a delicate problem of dangerous "cat's daggers" in life owners have to solve.
It is a little options. Some salons offer special plastic overlays for claws which completely hide sharp tips. However the majority of animals are not excited about them, and accidentally swallowed slip can become the reason of obstruction of intestines. A radical method - removal of claws - animal activists consider a measure very cruel and unjustified. An exit one - a constant hairstyle of claws.
Some owners of animals consider that manicure can cause to a cat discomfort. It's not true. When processing only the tip of a claw is cut off, it is absolutely painless process. Through several sessions the cat gets used to manicure and behaves quietly. The procedure lasts only several minutes.
For processing buy special nippers with the rounded-off edges. They give an equal cut and do not stratify claws. Choose the mini-option intended for small pets. It is better to cut claws to a cat in the bathroom. To cut sharp tips quickly and accurately, record the pet. Very mobile cat can be turned in a big towel, having left outside the processed paw. Serially cut off tips of claws, without touching the radical painted part. If you accidentally cut off more than it is necessary, process a wound hydrogen peroxide. Serially cut claws on all four paws.
It is necessary to repeat the procedure once a week or is more rare. At kittens the claws grow quicker, elderly cats need more rare manicure. Consider that claws grow unevenly. Sometimes on paws it is possible to find only one pointed claw. In the course of manicure it is worth removing the flaking particles which cats usually bite off. After correctly carried out processing you can be completely quiet for a condition of the furniture. Cats will not become interested in it any more.