How do you clip the claws of a cat who has no intention of letting you do so?

Why do you want to do it?

At the very least you'll need an emergency union jack

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How do you clip the claws of a cat who has no intention of letting you do so?

With extreme difficulty.  Best of luck...  My sister got clawed inside her mouth trying to do something similar.

Why do you want to do it?

Cos one of em in particular gives me acupuncture on my thighs every time it jumps onto my lap. This causes me to squeal which scares the cat which then leaps off, digging said talons deeper into my hemorrhaging thighs causing us both further distress.

And they are ruining my jeans.

Remember this before you start: a cat is pointy at 5 of its 6 ends.

I was thinking of a bag for life with four small holes in the bottom, pop cat into bag, legs exit out of holes and voila, snipity snip.

I think it may traumatize them and I can't see that method working a second time.

Wrap Tiddles in a towel with the paw to be clipped out. Once clipped rewrap with the next leg poking out.

Ever see the A Team? Remember how BA wasn't getting on no plane fool? Drug it.

Bravado and ketamine.

This causes me to squeal which scares the cat which then leaps off,

Happens to me all the time if I'm wearing something made of thin material. Wear jeans! Don't cut their claws 😟

Or don't wear any pants. IME they always retract their claws when their feet are in contact with bare skin. Bless their cotton socks.

Edit: I think you added this : "and they are ruining my jeans". I find that astonishing. Is it a domesticated cat?

What about covering a treadmill belt in sandpaper?

Cotton socks is another potential solution.

I am wearing jeans which are being trashed.

If I don't wear pants I'll have skids in my jeans.

Who's the ketamine for, them or me?

Personally I think it's wrong to be naked with a kitten on your lap.

I wouldn't bother. Yes the claws are sharp. It's not his jeans that are getting wrecked as the claws don't wreck jeans/cotton, it's OP's leather pants !! 🙂

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Who’s the ketamine for, them or me?

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You. It's pain numbing properties are legendary. Great visuals too. Erm, apparently.

I don't think ketamine numbs pain so much as helps you forget about it, in which case I might get stuck in a perpetual loop of nail clipping.

I've often wondered how Ketamine gives you wings yet it tranquilamizes animals.

Two of ours are quite handy with claws, but the two from the same litter keep them in when playing. The one without teeth, is very handy with his ! The youngest will stick her claws in your thigh if you ignore her request for Dreamies. You'll get stared at, then tapped, then full on claws in.

Have you tried the 'off button' - scruff/grab the back of their necks and this switches them (the cat) off.

PS can I have your bikes when you die !

but the two from the same litter keep them in when playing

Yeah I think that is the issue. When cats grow up with other cats of their own age they learn from each other to play with their claws retracted, otherwise the game comes to an abrupt halt.

Growing up on their own with only humans to interact with it is harder for them to learn.

What about covering a treadmill belt in sandpaper?

Won't the cat take off?

Our rescue is 5, arrived when we had an old cat, but has always been too efficient with claws. Then we got two ragdolls, a year younger, so as they scrapped together, kept claws in. We then got another ragdoll, same parents, another year younger, but she's too handy with claws.

She's the only one that stands up to our rescue boy. The other two ragdolls don't care as their fur is so thick.

Many years ago, I had the offer of a great flat but I had to take the previous tenants complete 3 year old tom cat.
This beast had never been handled, clipped or combed.
I'm not a cat person but I couldn't leave the cat covered in tangles and fleas.
Answer, turn the coffee table upside down and secure a cat leg to each table leg.

Erm you don’t! Cats claws shouldn’t be clipped, it’s their defence, it’s how they climb also if cut too short it will be extremely painful for them.

Let them outside. Their claws get worn down when they run around outisde and they climb trees etc.

Our kitten had this problem until we kept screaming at her when she dug her claws in - she got the message after a while and now clearly keeps them retracted when jumping on us. She's a pretty intelligent one though.

I don't think you will ever get a cat to let you clip its claws if it doesn't want you to.

Our kitten had this problem until we kept screaming at her when she dug her claws in – she got the message

Apparently you should yelp and then ignore them - as in "game over" that's what another kitten would do. The disappointment of the playing stopping is how they learn.

Although I think it is much harder for them to learn play etiquette from a human rather than another cat.

Our cat’s never had its claws clipped.  Lethal to the local vermin, but soft as  they come with us.

And with us as a single cat since he left his mum.

“and they are ruining my jeans”. I find that astonishing. Is it a domesticated cat?

Our cat is soft as anything but I've got a pair of 'cat jeans' that I wear when I'll be sitting on the sofa and he will therefore be sitting on me. He'll knead and/or roll about to have his belly rubbed but hold on with his claws. The 'cat jeans' have been sacrificed to keep the other ones nice for when I leave the house!

The ‘cat jeans’ have been sacrificed to keep the other ones nice for when I leave the house!

Really?? That is amazing!😳

I can't imagine how a cat can inflict physical damage to jeans just by sitting on your lap. The most I have experienced are claws being used if a cat feels that they might be slipping off your lap.

They are certainly never used aggressively or to the point that they end up damaging trousers/jeans.

I noted (as I was terminating the subscription) that PetPlan offer a free nail clipping service.

Our cat is soft as anything but I’ve got a pair of ‘cat jeans’ that I wear when I’ll be sitting on the sofa and he will therefore be sitting on me.

Same. One of ours is soft as muck but has no brains, so will claw and pluck out of excitement when she's on your knee. I have two pairs of wrecked jeans designated for 'round the house' wear.

Kittens' claws are like little needles, that's kittens for you. Give them more stuff to scratch at instead.

Really?? That is amazing!😳

I can’t imagine how a cat can inflict physical damage to jeans just by sitting on your lap.

The failing here is your imagination. If you DM me your address I can send you a pair of jeans for your personal inspection then you don't need to imagine anything and can quell your astonishment.

Do you think three separate posters are lying?

Have you tried the ‘off button’ – scruff/grab the back of their necks and this switches them (the cat) off.

This, google "how to disable a cat". You'll need a clothes peg.

Lions are referred to as the king of the jungle on account of their incredibly aggressive predatory instincts

Your kittens are just smaller versions

I’d leave them the **** alone if that’s how they want to be left

I wouldn’t go anywhere near our pair with a set of nail clippers for fear of the consequences

Do you think three separate posters are lying?

Jeezus your obsession with trying to start an argument with me is frankly staggering cougar, and even over the most mundane subjects.

A couple of days ago it was over whether a cat's litter tray smelt after a cat had a shit in it, today it's over how much damage a cat's claws can cause.

No I don't think three separate posters are "lying". I said that I can't imagine a cat ruining a pair of jeans as the result of sitting on someone's lap.

Throughout my life I have owned about 10 cats and that has never presented itself as a problem. So yes, I find it astonishing.

If that is a problem for you see if you can resolve it a different way 💡

Throughout my life I have owned been a member of staff for about 10 cats

FTFY

Fair

No I don’t think three separate posters are “lying”. I said that I can’t imagine a cat ruining a pair of jeans as the result of sitting on someone’s lap.

Throughout my life I have owned about 10 cats and that has never presented itself as a problem. So yes, I find it astonishing.

Then I'm happy to have educated you.

Best answer. Pay someone else to do it. Groomer or vets. Though you do then of course have to get the cat into the carrier which is a whole different challenge.

@qwerty

Afaik, you don’t clip cats claws.
They’ve got a blood vessel in the claw.
Get it wrong and the vets bill…£££.

Back in the day, we had some sheepskin gloves.
The cat would attack them, purring away, it’s claws buried in the glove.
Then it would promptly fall asleep, still purring away.

The trick was to extricate your hand, without waking the kitty😌

Or just launch straight in:

If you DM me your address I can send you a pair of jeans for your personal inspection then you don’t need to imagine anything

You normally charge for that on your Only Fans page....

The solution is to swap them for a big dog.

You normally charge for that on your Only Fans page….

Demonstrates a worrying knowledge of Only Fans procedures so i'm told!

A young cat should not need it's claws trimming, you'll be forever doing it if you start trying to "blunt" them, just teach them not to scratch as posted on prev page. My elderly cat doesn't really go out and so I have to keep an eye on her claws as they grow to long and curl round. In her case I sit her on my knee with a blanket and hold her quite tightly but not to cause any discomfort, just enough so she knows resistance is futile. Then push out each claw in turn, check where the blood vessel is and trim back a bit. There's a bit of meowing but I say some soothing words as I do it, and ensure to remain calm but in control, takes less than 5 mins.

Take it to a nail bar?

Pop them in the freezer overnight

Remember this before you start: a cat is pointy at 5 of its 6 ends.

For gawds sake Do not attempt to clip the other end
There will be blood - your blood!