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Clipping toenails method

topazerules Jan 08, 2011 04:43 PM

Deer Meow Chat furrends

Reeding about da havoc at da vetdr office wiv toenail clipping, reminded da Lady of sumfin we hurd but had not tried out ourownselves, since we kits get our claws clipped naturally.

A furrend at a meeting was talking about having such a scuffle wiv deir kit, to clip claws, dat it took 2 people to do it, and much fighting, etc. Well, we know what she wuz talking about.

So, da college daughter came home furr a visit, while hurr Dad wuz away, and da Mom said, Good you can help me do ?Muffy's? claws. And daughter answered, what, you don't SCRUFF hurr?

So, what she iz talking about, she lurrned at vet college. Put da clippers where dey are easy to reach. Den dey take da kit by da scruff of its neck - like where da Momkit carries da babykit, and make da Kit stand on its back feet.
Dis causes da kit to extend hurr front paws and claws, like some hoomin saying, Like my manicure - noo shade of polish? And den the claws can be snipped. I don't fink efurry hoomin could do dis alone, but at least, it would be easier, if one held da kit and da ovver clipped.

Now, we don't need to clip claws, so we haven't tried dis at home. If you have, pweese let us know, furr da infurmation.
Inquiring kit minds want to know...

Wuv, Topaze HTH Hope this helps

Replies (5)

PHCatnip Jan 08, 2011 09:43 PM

We're all purrty good about clippin' claws. Mom only needs help with Harley cuz he tries to bite mom and whacks her upside the head with his pawkies. Dad scruffs him, but not to hard. Harley gets the idea. But mom haz used that method with plenty of the foster kits. It doesn't work so well on your own cuz it hard tohold an dclip at the same time. But it wurks like a charm when you have 2 humoms doin' the job..one to hold and one to clip. And then if both of them humoms give you a treat afterwards, even better!
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Riley
and The Catnip Crew.....
Casey, Mushka, Riley, Harley, Nicky and Ashley

In Loving Memory of our precious Munchkin who earned her golden angel wings on June 8, 2009, our beautiful Maddie who arrived at The Bridge on April 9th, 2010, and our sweet girl Meadow who joined her sisters on September 24, 2010.
Forever loved and very much missed by all of us!

Sammywhee Jan 09, 2011 05:41 PM

what, you don't SCRUFF hurr?
hhw, asks hur iffin dar anwhee ideas fur clippin whee nails??? scruffs don't wurk wif mhee... an mhee wil nails is gettin longer cuz mhee no bites em no more (ole age)... wheesmom say hur best bet is 2 wait till mhee sound asweep, grab one paw an trim one nail ... hur still gets bit fur dis mind u, an mhee no trusts hur fur weeks... but hur gettin one done here an dare... booooooh, hissss, bad wheesmom!!!

whees keytees likes 2 uses da log... dare pwenty inside fur da winter, an in da summer whees usually keeps at least one fur dems lil toes... goggie paws, now dat a whole nuffur storree.... scuffin bunna's work doh... hhw.... actually turn bunna offur an gets hur dat way...

smooochies an lufs, U sammywhee (who hidin mhee feets!!!!)
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... ... "living in a nuthouse" ... ... mol


Mhee, sammywhee, holding Bambwhee Brocolli while hims Pupper look on adoringly...

da keytees:
Tonks keyteewhee
Triller da sobol in gray striped suit

da goggies:
Nortee (yes, mhee fink mhee a kit)
Puppybear

an da wass bunwhee (from da treehouse)
Snow bunna gurl

{{{{whees lufs u awl}}}}

cannonbawlfranci Jan 10, 2011 02:28 PM

furry cool, but i sthill fink it wood take two...we kits can get pwetty fwakshush
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Franci, Oreo, Caleb,Willow an Tita...da Pepsicola Thwee plus two

NYC_NYIfan Jan 10, 2011 11:16 PM

Cathy: SCRUFF??? I surprised dat dat werd not be TOSed. Ifn mommy try to SCR*FF me, her would be missing one foreleg! Just meowing.

Justin: Dat go fur me also! Mommy have da V*T staff trim my back claws.

Orrygone4 Jan 11, 2011 01:16 AM

Purrsonally, I do not tolerate things like toenail clippink frum my hoomins!. If it must be done, I insist it be done by a purrfesional. Nothing says love like Mommy haffink to spend greenpapers on me.

Zade

Pees Esses: The boys here all let Daddy do it. Dey jus don't unnerstand that a gurlkits needs are much more special.

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