Cats in the City · Portland metro

Mobile cat claw trimming, without the car ride.

Professional, feline-only claw care brought to your home for cats who benefit from fewer transitions and a familiar environment.

Feline-only care Bonded & insured TANDEM Cat® support Home or approved access
Cats in the City team providing a feline claw trim in Portland
Routine claw care in a small, quiet room can reduce travel and environmental transitions.

Routine claw care at home

Choose mobile care for routine front-and-rear trimming, long or snagging claws, fast-growing dewclaws, or optional Soft Paws.

Start the mobile request →

Injured or embedded claw?

Bleeding, swelling, discharge, odor, limping, severe pain, or a claw touching the paw pad may require prompt veterinary or clinic care.

Review ingrown-claw guidance →
Why mobile claw care

Less travel. A familiar room. A cat-specific plan.

Mobile care replaces the carrier-to-car-to-clinic sequence with a prepared space at home. The team reviews your cat’s handling history and environment before confirming the visit.

01

No carrier ride across town

Your cat stays in a familiar environment without a waiting room or extra travel transition.

02

Feline-only handling

The visit is planned around paw-handling history, mobility, behavior, and what helps your cat feel safer.

03

A controlled service space

A bathroom, laundry room, mudroom, or similarly enclosed room creates a clearer care environment.

04

Flexible home access

You may be home, or the team can review an approved secure-access plan before the visit is confirmed.

How it works

A request review comes before route confirmation.

The booking page is a service request—not an instant appointment. This lets the team confirm fit, route capacity, staffing, rate, and preparation.

  1. 01
    Estimate

    Check driving distance, cat count, and optional Soft Paws below.

  2. 02
    Request

    Share your address, cat details, handling history, room plan, and preferred dates.

  3. 03
    Review & confirm

    The team confirms routine-care fit, route, staffing, agreement, deposit, and arrival plan.

  4. 04
    Prepare & visit

    Have each first-time cat secured in a carrier in the designated room unless another plan is approved.

Transparent route-based pricing

Estimate your mobile claw-trimming rate.

Choose the starting clinic and enter the service address. The estimator uses driving distance, the number of cats, and selected Soft Paws add-ons.

Routine mobile care only. Embedded, bleeding, swollen, infected, split, or severely painful claws need another care pathway.
Optional Soft Paws
Cat relaxing in a Cats in the City catio
Route-based pricing keeps the travel component visible before you submit a request.
What changes the total

Simple add-ons, clearly separated.

The base rate covers the first cat’s standard mobile front-and-rear claw trim. Add-ons are calculated separately.

Additional cats+$50 each

For each additional cat receiving service at the same address.

Soft Paws · front+$30

Optional nail-cap application when the claws and paws are suitable.

Soft Paws · rear+$25

Optional rear-paw nail-cap application when appropriate.

Two-person supportIncluded

A TANDEM CAT® Team arrives for safe handling.

Before the route day

Prepare the room before the team arrives.

The current request form asks about the care environment up front so preventable access and handling issues can be addressed before confirmation.

Choose a small room

A bathroom, powder room, laundry room, mudroom, or similarly enclosed room works best.

Clear the space

Remove fragile items and clutter, close accessible windows, and block unsafe hiding spaces.

Prepare first-time cats

Secure each first-time cat in a carrier in the service room unless another plan is approved.

Stay reachable

Keep your phone available for agreement, deposit, scheduling, and route-update messages.

Common questions

Know what to expect before requesting.

The request is designed to identify the safest next step—not to force every cat into the same visit plan.

Is submitting the form the same as booking an appointment?

No. It starts a review of your address, routine-care fit, handling needs, room plan, route capacity, staffing, and rate. The visit is confirmed only after the required agreement and deposit steps are completed and accepted.

Can the visit happen if I am not home?

Potentially. The request form includes home-access planning, and the team can review an approved secure-access process. Do not enter alarm codes, lockbox codes, or other sensitive credentials in the request form.

What if my cat resists paw handling?

Include pulling away, hiding, freezing, vocalizing, swatting, biting, medication use, or prior stopped trims in the handling notes. The team uses that history to plan staffing and decide whether mobile care is appropriate.

Can Soft Paws be added to the visit?

Yes, Soft Paws can be considered for front paws, rear paws, or both. Application depends on the condition and suitability of the claws and paws.

How often should claws be trimmed?

The current service page recommends routine trimming every four to six weeks, though growth rate, age, activity, mobility, and individual claw condition can change the schedule.

What if a claw is embedded, bleeding, swollen, or infected?

That is not routine mobile trimming. Review the ingrown-claw guidance and contact a veterinarian promptly when there is active bleeding, discharge, odor, swelling, limping, severe pain, or suspected infection. Do not delay urgent care while waiting for a service reply.

Ready to request routine mobile claw care?

Have your address, cat details, handling history, room plan, and preferred Thursday, Friday, or Saturday route dates ready. Requested dates are preferences until confirmed.

Cats in the City • Grooming Knowledge Hub

This page is one part of a larger grooming system

Severe matting, deshedding, claw overgrowth, mobility limitations, and medical-sensitive grooming are all connected. If you want the full framework behind how we approach feline grooming and coat health, return to the Cat Grooming Guide & Coat Care Resource Center .

The guide connects coat care, matting prevention, claw safety, and behavior-first grooming into a single structured pathway.

Return to the Grooming Guide →

Contact

Caring for Cats in the Portland Metro Area

We measure our love of cats by how much we are loved by them.

Have questions or need to arrange care for your feline friend? We’re here to help! Reach out to us for any inquiries or to schedule our services.

For more immediate assistance, feel free to call us. We look forward to hearing from you and providing the best care for your cat!

CONTACT INFO

Phone: 503-214-2003
Email:  admin@catsinthecity.com

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