[net.pets] Clipping Cat Nails Safely

larryk@tektronix.UUCP (Larry Kohn) (07/25/85)

In article <735@houxa.UUCP> lmv@houxa.UUCP (L.VANDERBILT) writes:

>                                        If you look at your
>cat's nails closely you will see pink inside the nail, it is
>ok to cut the nails above the pink but NEVER on or below the
>pink.  If you cut the pink you are cutting part of the cats toe,
>similiar to cutting your own nails if you cut too low.  It can
>hurt.  Just cut the tips and the cat won't know the difference.


Many places selling pet supplies carry a special nail clipper
that has a guard to prevent clipping a cat's nails too close.