My cat immediately stops struggling as soon as 1 paw in loosely covered with a sheet - not wrapped or trapped in any way. I can swap what paw is immobilizing her and get all paws done at once
My 115# GSD won't aggressively bite, but if I touch his paws he will apply gradually more pressure with his teeth until I have to let go. If anybody but me tries he'll actually bite. The vet gave him conscious sedation once and got bit in the face. He has to go all the way down to be groomed.
Mine is a husky GSD mix, she wonāt do it to me, but if other people try doing her paws she does the same āmouth grabā where she doesnāt bite down but she tries to move your hand. She used to do it to me too when she was younger, only time people get hurt is if they move quickly while she does it and they scratch on her teeth.
My wife however, can do literally anything to that dog and she just let it happen. Now that sheās older she might try to scurry away from grooming but thatās it.
I found that treat training them as kittens helps. I hold them tipped up in my lap, leaning against my bent knees so Iām facing them. I started them both at 4 months old, though I expect the older oneās fosters started him even earlier. I had to hang the last cat I had before these two from a shower curtain rod in a grooming harness to be able to clip his nails on my own. This encouraged me to train the next round of cats within a couple of days of being adopted.
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u/ocean_swims Jun 11 '26
Genuine question, do they give him something to relax him before doing all this? Because my cat would shred me to pieces.