pretty mindy
It was time for 12 year old Mindy in Astley, Manchester to have a pedicure. She has a nail trim every few weeks.
Fit, healthy cats that spend a lot of time outside generally naturally wear down their claws sufficiently.
However, indoor or elderly cats may need to have their claws trimmed regularly. Also, some cats have an extra toe (polydactyl) which doesn’t touch the ground (just like the normal dew claw) and may overgrow. If overgrown claws aren’t trimmed they can grow inwards into the pad and can be painful, and become infected.
Mindy is a timid girl but she obviously remembered us from our visit a few weeks ago. She lay on the bed whilst we approached and greeted us with head rubs. Then she watched as we set up the gear. Two minutes later it was all over.
Such a brave girl, Mindy !
