I laughed because I was like that once. Of course cats have different personalities but in general just learn to treat/handle your cat with respect and gentleness. I you do anything to your cat against their will -it does not matter if you mean well- you are just asking to be scratched. Since I learned that I don´t even bother cutting her claws anymore and the worst I get now are sometimes tiny marks from excessive kneading on my belly <3

(the way of holding a cat shown in the picture is not optimal btw, one hand should go under their butt to support that weight too, otherwise it might be uncomfortable for the cat to be picked up. Also, if it´s not really necessary to pick the cat up, at best ask for her consent to being picked up by gently putting a hand under her for a few seconds and see if she stays or goes away)

[–] EssentialCoffee@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah, my cat taps you and plays with claws out. Not clipping them would mean a lot of unnecessary snagging, scratching, and pain that's easily avoided.

[–] Ragnell@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Mine keep getting caught on stuff if I don't clip their claws.

[–] Nacktmull@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Whatever works for you my fellow cat person!

[–] sandmesomesand@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah I was gonna say, you probably still should do nail maintenance....

[–] Nacktmull@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

At least my cat does that all by herself. (Not surprising because there where cats in the world long before they became pets)

[–] Nacktmull@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I understand. I am not against clipping in general and as I wrote cats have different personalities. For example, cats that grow up without other cats might not learn to understand that claws hurt.