Cats' nails are cut once every one to two weeks. Cat's nails grow very fast. Generally, kittens are in the growth stage, and their nails are cut once a week or so. When they become cats, they learn to sharpen their claws, and the growth rate of their nails will slow down. For some, trimming your nails once every two weeks is enough. The nails on a cat's front paws grow much faster than those on the back paws, so the nails on the back paws don't need to be trimmed as frequently.

How to cut cat nails

1. First, choose a suitable nail clipper. When cutting your cat's nails, try to use pet-specific nail clippers, which will be more convenient to use and will not damage the cat's nails.

2. Cats generally don’t like to have their nails cut. Therefore, if you want to cut your cat’s nails, you need to soothe the cat’s emotions first and choose a position that makes the cat comfortable to cut its nails. Generally, you need to put the cat on the Between your legs or on your knees.

3. Hold the cat's paw with one hand, press it gently with your fingers and press the nails out of the paw with your thumb. Use your other hand to trim the nails. Note that you only need to cut the tip of the white part of the nail, and avoid cutting the pink flesh, otherwise it will bleed.

4. If the nail bleeds after cutting it, the owner can press it with a tissue for a few minutes to stop the bleeding. If the bleeding continues, you can give the cat some Yunnan Baiyao or styptic powder.

5. After trimming the cat’s nails, play with it or reward it with snacks, so that it will have a good association with nail trimming and will not hate nail trimming in the future.