What Happens If You Don’t Trim Your Cat’s Nails -Cute Litter Box

Last Updated: 20 July 2020|By Donna Huff

Nail trimming is one of the basic requirements of cats. Cats use their nails for different purposes such as scratching, climbing or digging. Outdoor cats can trim their nails by digging the soil, or climbing on the trees, but adopted indoor cats cannot trim their nails on their own, and as a result, you can get hurt by their nails. Overgrown nails of your cats not only destroy the soft things such as carpets and couches but also cause pain and immobility in the cats. Therefore, it is essential to trim the cat's nail regularly.

Cute litter box will discuss that what happens if you don't trim your cat's nails.

What happens if the cat's nails are not trimmed?

Cats' nail trimming is as mandatory as in humans. If you ignore their nails, then cats may harm your furniture, carpets and even your skin. Overgrown nails of cats can cause following harm to you:

If you do not trim your cat's nails, then they feel difficulty in walking, especially when you have rugs in your home. They can snag on the home rugs.
The cat will jump and climb on your things to get a better grip, such as on vinyl furniture or leather. They can destroy it badly.
Your cat can hurt herself due to overgrown nails when she licks her paws, you can see wounds near your cat's lips if she has overgrown nails.
Your cat's long nails can destroy your things such as sofa, cushion, and important furniture badly.
Your cat's overgrown nails can accidentally hurt you when you are handling your cat.
Overgrown nails of your pet are harmful to your children.
Not trimming the nails of your cats encourages them to shred and scratch furniture as well as peoples.

How to trim your cat's nails

It is necessary to prune your cat's nails regularly. When you see that your cat is calm while touching her paws, then you can trim her nails easily. You can cut your cats nails by using the following techniques.

Take and organize all the supplies such as nail clipper, towel and styptic powder. This powder is useful when a cat's nail starts to bleed.
Keep the cat in your lap in a way that her face is away from you. Your forearm is on her neck. You can cover her in towel or cloth if she starts to wriggle.
Massage and press the foot pad to extend the nails.
Find the quick; it is a pink portion of the nail that has nerves and blood vessels.
When you are clipping the nails, position the clippers at a 90-degree angle to the nail to cut it from top to bottom. If you try to cut the nails from side to side, then the nail may split.
Cut the sharp tip of the nail only. Avoid cutting the quick because cutting the quick is painful and cause bleeding. If you accidentally cut the quick of your cat, apply styptic powder to stop the bleeding.

Trimming your cat's nail also depends on the temperament of your cat. If your cat has a low temperament, then cut a few nails, and it is okay. You can try to trim the remaining nails on the next day. Do not punish your cat if she resists the nail trimming. A lot of patience and consistency is required to do this task. If your cat is continuously resisting nailing trimming, then there may be some serious issue with her.