How should you clip your cats nails?

If your cat is an outdoor cat, it probably wears down its nails naturally. However, an indoor cat does not and so it may be caught on loops of your carpet or elsewhere. Behaviorally, it may scratch furniture, unless you have a scratching post or one of those corrugated scratching boxes. Clip the nails carefully, so that you do not cut into the "quick" which may bleed. Your vet can also do this for you. Our cats seem to need it done about every six months.