Four Paws Magic Coat Professional Series Cat Nail Clipper

Cats are usually able to keep their own nails in excellent condition by ripping your furniture to shreds. To help protect it, trim your cat??s nails every couple of weeks.

Holding the cat in your lap, press his toe pad to extend the claw. This is also a great opportunity to inspect for split and damaged claws. Clip the sharp tip of the claw below the quick (the pink part inside). One of the truly great things about cats is that almost all of them, even black cats, have white nails, so it??s easy to see the quick. If you do cut the quick by mistake, stop the bleeding by touching the end of the nail with a styptic pencil. You don??t have to clip the rear claws; these don??t usually cause damage to furniture.