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Author: Eric Troncy | Douleur animale, bien-être animal, Université de Montréal

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I nip my cat's back nails, not to shorten or blunt them but to encourage them to shed. She picks her post with her front claws and keeps them healthy, but she doesn't really use her back nails for much so they don't shed naturally and they get thick and crusty and dirty. Nipping just the tip of them encourages the outer layers to crack and shed. Izzy's pretty sweet about it too, she's okay with me handling her feet for a little bit but if she gets tired of it she'll just try to put her feet in her pocket.