pretty poppy
This pretty lady is 10 years old, but looks a lot younger. She lives in Padiham, Lancashire with her housemate and mum.
We see Poppy regularly for nail clipping sessions. As Poppy doesn’t play out that much anymore, her nails don’t wear down as they once did.
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.
See you again soon, Poppy … !
