Mobile care
Routine claw trimming at home
For cats whose claws need shortening and maintenance, without evidence of an embedded claw, active wound, or infection.
- One or multiple cats
- Front, rear, and dewclaw checks
- Optional Soft Paws application
Portland metro mobile claw care
Claw care,
without the car ride.
City Cat Claws brings routine feline claw trimming into the familiarity of home—using behavior-responsive support, practical household planning, and the clinical judgment of Cats in the City.
Care at home
First-visit team assessment
Bonded & insured
Routine claw maintenance only. Embedded claws, open wounds, active bleeding, swelling, drainage, or suspected infection require clinic or veterinary routing.
Two-hour arrival windows
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A quiet room
We work in a small, enclosed space that reduces searching and escape routes.
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A planned visit
Guardian-present and prearranged no-contact access options are available.
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A connected system
When mobile care is not appropriate, we route back to Cats in the City.
Start with the right care setting
Not every claw problem belongs in the same room.
City Cat Claws is deliberately focused on routine mobile maintenance. The wider Cats in the City system remains available when a paw needs a different level or location of care.
Clinic-based grooming
Overgrown or complex claw care
For cats needing a more controlled setting, broader grooming support, or hands-on assessment beyond a routine mobile trim.
Request Cats in the City groomingVeterinary pathway
Wounds, swelling, discharge, or acute pain
These signs can indicate paw-pad injury, infection, or a deeper medical problem. Contact a veterinarian promptly rather than waiting for a mobile trim.
Read the ingrown-claw guideA small visit with a lot of planning behind it
How mobile claw care works.
We reduce preventable friction before anyone touches a paw. The space, timing, access plan, and care configuration are all part of the service.
Tell us about the household
Share the address, number of cats, current claw concerns, handling history, and whether you will be home.
Prepare one enclosed room
A bathroom, laundry room, or other quiet room helps the visit begin without searching the home for a cat.
We assess, support, and trim
The first appointment commonly uses two practitioners so movement and support needs can be evaluated safely.
Plan the maintenance rhythm
Many cats benefit from a repeating four-to-six-week cycle, adjusted to claw growth and individual needs.
Familiar roomLess transport. Fewer transitions.
Right-size the teamTwo practitioners first; solo later when appropriate.
Repeatable careA maintenance plan, not a crisis cycle.
Route-based mobile pricing
Start with distance. Then add only what your household needs.
The base rate covers the mobile visit and the first cat. Distance is calculated from the Cats in the City location used for the route. Additional cats and Soft Paws are clear add-ons.
Starting at$179for a 1–4 mile route and one cat
Built from Cats in the City practice
Small service. Deep care infrastructure.
City Cat Claws is not a disconnected gig service. It is a focused access point into a feline-only care organization with dedicated grooming locations, trained teams, and clear escalation pathways.
Behavior-responsive
We read movement, tension, recovery, and tolerance rather than forcing every cat through one script.
TANDEM Cat® informed
Two-person support is available when it reduces restraint and creates safer access to the paws.
Route-aware
Rates and arrival windows reflect the real time required to move trained care across the metro area.
Connected escalation
When the problem is not routine, the mobile service does not pretend it is. We route to clinic or veterinary care.
The larger care system
One household may need more than one kind of feline care.
Grooming, boarding, cat sitting, transport, rescue, and structured rehoming remain available through Cats in the City.
Maintenance prevents compression and injury
Claws keep growing even when wear slows down.
Age, mobility changes, indoor living, and individual anatomy can all reduce natural wear. Routine checks help catch curvature, dewclaw overgrowth, uneven wear, and pressure before a claw reaches the paw pad.
Do not schedule mobile care for an embedded claw.
Open wounds, bleeding, swelling, odor, discharge, limping, or severe pain need prompt clinical or veterinary assessment.
Common questions
Know what to expect before the doorbell rings.
A mobile visit works best when the household and the care team share the same plan.
No. We ask that your cat be secured in a quiet enclosed room before arrival so the visit does not begin with a chase through the home.
Yes, when entry and exit are prearranged and the cat can be safely secured in the agreed room before the visit.
The first appointment commonly uses two trained practitioners so the team can assess movement, support needs, and whether future solo visits are appropriate.
Many cats benefit from care every four to six weeks, though growth rate, mobility, age, and wear patterns vary.