trixie

Do you trim your cat's nails? We do it when I was a kid. Maybe we are just naughty together with my cousins. It's a little practice to keep your cat from scratching. In that way no one's going to be hurt if your pet get's wilder.

cessy

I think my cousin trims their cat’s nails, too. I never had a cat but when I had a dog, I used to do the same. I don’t think there is anything wrong with it.

phil

I don't do that, because i see no reason in it. Cats can trim it themselves when you give them a possibility to do it ( for example : scratching post ). It is an inherent necessity, so you should not forbid it.

cessy

I think my cousin’s cat does that a lot. But still, whenever we feel his nails digging into our lap, it really hurts! My cousin’s cat got this habit of stretching into somebody else’s lap.

phil

When cats want to lay down, they work with their paws. I don't know how to describe, but they use them to tap and work with the ground until they feel comfortable. And when they want to lay down on a lap they do it, too. I don't think it is a vice. But when it is one, one could try to break the habit.

cessy

I think I get the picture and it seems very similar to the way my cousin’s cat is behaving with our lap. I just find it funny but it is a little bit painful because of the claws so we decided to trim the nails.

phil

I understand that it is painful, because my cat does it from time to time, too. If it is too painful for you, then you should remove the cat from your lap whenever it is doing it. When you show the cat consequently that it has to leave your lap in such a case, then it will maybe stop doing it. I say maybe because some cats don't care about it.

cessy

But I do not want to make the cat feel that he is being rejected. I am afraid that I might hurt his feelings so we just decided to trim the nails.

trixie

It is painful and often leaves a mark on my skin or in my pants! Though moving them away is not a good thing to do we must teach them occasionally the do’s and don’ts.

cessy

It is really painful and sometimes, it leaves a small scratch on my leg. I would be lucky if he would sit on my lap while I am wearing jeans because it will not hurt.