My Cat Bites Her Own Nails.
By Mandy
@x0MandyLynn0x (1056)
Canada
January 15, 2016 11:30am CST
Afternoon fellow MyLotters!
So I have to say my cat is pretty entertaining. Perhaps different? Who needs nail clippers for cats when you have one like her?
I was sitting here minding my own business watching some Netflix and next thing you know I hear nail biting. Literally! She was sitting on my chair biting her back paws. I'd see nails flying in the air, so she was biting them off! It was cute.
I'm not sure if it's common with cats. But I have never seen any of my past cats do this before!
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@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
17 Jan 16
@x0MandyLynn0x Yeah it is. I do hear him bite his nails, even when he's on my bed. The other one's real quiet about it. But I do see him doing. Force of habit, I guess?
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@x0MandyLynn0x (1056)
• Canada
17 Jan 16
Really?! It's so cute eh! I have two cats, but only one of them does it. I find it entertaining.
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@snowy22315 (169653)
• United States
16 Jan 16
My cat does that too. I am thinking it is kind of a stress response like it is in humans but I am not sure.
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@x0MandyLynn0x (1056)
• Canada
17 Jan 16
Oh no! Well I hope she isn't stressed. She usually does it when she's cleaning and grooming herself. Even with her hand paws.
@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
15 Jan 16
She's smart and independent! 
So you don't need to worry about her nails.
I am not sure if it's common for cats, as I have not really take care of a cat before. We had a dog. We helped her to cut her nails when she was younger, but when she grew older, she just took care of them on her own.
So you don't need to worry about her nails.
I am not sure if it's common for cats, as I have not really take care of a cat before. We had a dog. We helped her to cut her nails when she was younger, but when she grew older, she just took care of them on her own.1 person likes this
@x0MandyLynn0x (1056)
• Canada
17 Jan 16
Yeah, I love how independent she is, unless she's begging for some cat food. But most cats are that way. Right now she is being all cute cuddled up with herself on the chair.
That's awesome your dog does it too!
But most cats are that way. Right now she is being all cute cuddled up with herself on the chair.
That's awesome your dog does it too!1 person likes this
@x0MandyLynn0x (1056)
• Canada
17 Jan 16
Hah! Well she still manages to scratch furniture! Grrr! But least she shortens her nails a bit!
@x0MandyLynn0x (1056)
• Canada
17 Jan 16
Aw! Well, my other one doesn't do it. I don't think it's very common.
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@CookieMonster46 (13447)
• United States
20 Jan 16
Our cat does the same,, nails fly everywhere, she doesn't want me to trim them.. I guess she does a better job.
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
27 Jan 16
Since I have 12 indoor cats @x0MandyLynn0x , you can bet I hear a lot of nail-clipping going on. One of them moreso than the others.
@Jot2me (140)
• Adams, Tennessee
21 Jan 16
My dog does the same thinh. I rarely ever have to trim them. She keeps them from becoming overgrown. Never heard of a cat doing that though.
