Is it normal that my cat tries to bite her toes off?

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She likes to bite down on her toes and then she pulls. It's sort of cute.

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  • Narwaffles
    12 years ago

    She's cleaning them.

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  • georgienne
    12 years ago

    That's normal.
    Cats shed their nails (similar to how snakes shed skin--a case just pops off), however cats often have to ease them off. They will do this every few days.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    My fat cat used to bite and pull his nipples, it was a bloody mess. He also did a very weird noise.

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  • tori
    12 years ago

    Devilla, yes, very sad day. :****(

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  • tori
    12 years ago

    I just put my 19 year old precious kitty to sleep yesterday. Sad day. But anyway she never did that. Now my 8 year old boy cat does that with his nails. Doesnt bite his toes though. Like the above poster said, they are just helping the nail shedding process.

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    • I_steal_free_bread
      12 years ago

      wow:\

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    • [Old Memory]
      12 years ago

      oh sad tori :(

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    One of my cats does this, but just with his nails, not his actual toes. Cats shed their nails in layers, so my cat tries to help the process along by pulling on them with his teeth.

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  • I_steal_free_bread
    12 years ago

    And you sit there and watch this happen?

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