If you recently added a feline to your family or decided to cut down on trips to the groomer, you've likely faced a new and daunting dilemma: the increasing length of your cat's nails. Even for ...

DEAR JOAN: Do you recommend clipping cats’ nails? My male cat is 15 years old and is an indoor/outdoor cat. His nails click on the hardwood floors. He is OK with having them clipped, but we don’t do ...

More and more people are keeping cats’ indoors for their safety — yay! But that also means Tiger will need his claws trimmed, since they won’t get filed down naturally. So now that we know we need to ...

Trimming a cat’s nails can be, to put it politely, a nightmare. It can feel intimidating, especially if your cat fights back; you’re likely to get scratched without even trying. However, ...

For us humans, trimming our nails is a regular part of self-care and can also be pretty therapeutic and spa-like. So why can’t our beloved cats feel the same way about nail trims? Many kitties detest ...

Trimming your cat’s nails is an important job. It can also be paws-itively terrifying if you end up the target of lengthy claws. Some owners want to save time, money and a stressful trip in the crate ...

Can you offer any hints to help me clip my cat's claws? Boo-Boo is a one-year-old and I got him from the animal shelter. I'm not making progress in providing a pleasant experience for him. He doesn't ...

Animal Science Ph.D. student Jen Link works with a cat at the Sacramento SPCA on the best way to create a stress-free nail trimming experience for the animal and humans. (Jael Mackendorf /UC Davis) ...

Select independently determines what we cover and recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more. Nail trimmers are probably not on the list of things your cat loves, ...

DEAR JOAN: Do you recommend clipping cats’ nails? My male cat is 15 years old and is an indoor/outdoor cat. His nails click on the hardwood floors. He is OK with having them clipped, but we don’t do ...