Care of claws

Inventory: Scissors or tweezers for crops Column for scratching. Necessity for it arises only when claws at a cat grow till excessive length. It does not occur, if the cat moves much, runs, swarms up trees as thus claws are constantly shortened. At cats who do not like or cannot move much - because of illness, an old age or that constantly holds them locked up, claws can become too long and cling to carpets and upholstered furniture. The cat cans even gnaw claws, to scrape away dyings off scale, exposing "new" claws. The fifth claw of cat located on the back side of forepaws directly above fingers, never about anything is not scratched and grows freely so at old cats he is bent in a ring and can even be stuck into a skin. It would be quite good, if you on a regular basis checked length of claws of cat.

Remember: claws on hinder legs are shorter, than on lobbies. If claws are deprived a pigment (transparent) under them it is possible to see the pink blood vessel reaching almost up to tip of claw. If the vessel does not reach up to tip claw too long so the veterinary can easy cut off him, not being afraid to damage a vessel and to cause thus a bleeding. If a claw pigmentation (black color) the vessel is not seen, and a place where it is necessary to cut off, define by experience. Remember: at growth of claw it is extended as well a vessel so if you will cut off a claw till "normal" length, you can damage and a vessel; it is the best way to cut off a claw so that he hardly was longer usual, and to cut him once again in couple of weeks. Ask the assistant to hold strong a cat on a table, and by turns cut claws on each paw. Take an index finger a small pillow of a paw from below behind a claw, and the big finger - a skin atop of claw and slightly compress fingers. Thus claws will seem from small pillows. Upon termination of a hairstyle it is possible to polish sharp territories with a file for nails or emery stick. Make an accurate cut across a claw, but not obliquely. If nevertheless there is a bleeding, he can be stopped quickly with the help hemostatic a pencil; it is possible to apply also rag fabrics or to strew a neutral powder: talc, flour. Frequently for a stop of weak bleeding it happens to press enough a claw in block soaps. At a serious bleeding impose pressing bandage and address to the veterinary. The hairstyle happens, is necessary and for other reason: if the claw has broken also his slice dangles on the end. It is the best way to cut off completely this slice, and in case of a bleeding to act, as it is described above. To cut claws, to blunt them and to save from a cat furniture, - more often a vain invention. At the first opportunity the cat again will grind them. The wool on paws needs to be combed carefully in order to prevent occurrence of felted wool and plicas.