its best to let the cats handle claw care themselves, unless they are kneading on you, really old, have behavior difficulties with people or pets, scratch furniture. or having nails growing into the pad.

If you do trim, be careful not to cut the quick.

When we still had our Simba, the Persian, we took him to the groomers about every 6 weeks and they took care of that....With the other 3, we haven't done any clipping...Clancy, my orange tabby, is a kneader and his claws are very long but he kneads in such a way, you don't feel it...He has to knead on my upper arm during the night and I'd sure feel it if he hurt me....If and when he needs clipped, I think he'll go to the groomer...I think it takes them about 10 seconds and charge $5.00 or $6.00....(might be safer that way)....

Go get human nail clippers - regular ones you use for yourself and turn them sideways to clip your cats nails, we have used them since I was a kid on the cats, they are easy to control, dont make alot of noise and dont crush the nail because you are turning the clippers sideways - they work beautifully. Good luck

I do exactly what mazer suggests, using human-style nail clippers. This takes place in our bathroom with the door shut and kitty loosely wrapped in a towel.

I just cut the sharp tips off and, as runsnwalken warned, I am careful not to come near the quick. Just in case of an accident, I have a styptic pencil ready (stops bleeding).

I do this every two or three weeks. My cats put up with it because they know I give a treat afterward.

I use Human nail clippers too. Bindi kneads on my face while I sleep, so I clip his claws.

I use the scissor type, rather than the guillotine type, clippers. I generally try to clip their nails when they're asleep, or at least relaxed and lounging. They react better than if they're picked up and carried around, then have their feet messed with.

The Pedipaw is just a weak Dremel with a cover. If you clip quickly, they'll probably be less bothered by a quick snip than a prolonged whir. I know with ours, they're more bothered by having their feet touched than any other part of the whole process.

We trim with the plain old fashion pet nail trimmer and only take off the very tip to keep them dull.

I got my kitty used to having his paws handled while he was dozing and randomly clicking the trimmers so he'd get used to the noise. After it was no big deal, I started trimming just the very tips, few nails at a time and finishing with lots of love (chin scratches).

We're trying Soft Claws (also marketed as Soft Paws) which are little rubber like caps for the nails. So far so good. They were easy to put on and have stayed on for 3+ weeks now.

Best of all our kitty doesn't seem to notice that he's wearing them, which is great news for our wood floors. ;)

No the pedipaws did not work on my cats. It is too loud even after doing the recommended getting used to it exercises they tell you to do. But worse is the way it vibrated and bounced around. It did not trim the nail smooth.

Regular clipping to keep them used to it and wrapping in a towel if kitty protests is working for us.

To each their own.... I personally clip Bindi's/and Toms claws

I have three large dogs. I use emory boards (the heavy duty type).

They hate the noise of a rotary type clipper and typical clippers pull.

Emory boards prevent all of this, it just take a little practice getting them used to it.

SG

My kitty (now 10 years old) LOVES to have her nails trimmed. She lays on her back and kneads the air as I try to trim. I trim one, allow her to knead, trim the next, until all are done. When done, she stays for a few minutes and kneads air and softly purrs/meows. It's a strange sight. I use pet trimmers. Her claws are clear, so it's easy to see the quick. I do trim every few weeks because she loves to knead and it hurts!

I have tried pedipaw. It works well on one dog, not so great on the other (greyhound/beagle mix) and horrible on my kitty.

Good luck!