Geez...cats are so touchy when you try to clean their paws.

[Liberal Veteran]

Apparently, on of mine has a defect in her self-cleaning subroutine, but manual correction is frowned upon by the feline.

[Mac1949]

1. With ours, we always have trouble clipping their nails.

They don't just frown upon it, they all turn into drama queens as soon as they see the clippers.

[MadrasT]

7. Ahhhhhahaha, totally.

I had one who would shriek as if you were cutting her very toes off... when the clippers were still 6" away from her paws.

I gave up on trimming that one's claws completely.

[Mac1949]

9. I know what you mean.

Unfortunately, one of ours has a tendency to have the nails curve and grow back into the pads, so not clipping is not an option. I wish it were.

[ret5hd]

2. Another thread that is USELESS without pics!

[CurtEastPoint]

3. Mine hate clipping also BUT...

if you catch them relaxed and (I love doing this) stick your finger between the pads of their back feet and kinda tickle them and they spread their toes out really wide. It must feel good. I always laugh at their little pink (or black) toesies.

[Demoiselle]

4. I have a calico cat who has black-and-pink spotted paw pads.

I love them.

[MadrasT]

8. Cat toes are the best.

So cute.

[HopeHoops]

5. Let them do the licking - cat paws are sort of gross.

[MerryBlooms]

6. Mine are two indoor spoiled babies and

both love their paws massaged and cleaned with a warm wash cloth, but it's something I've done since they were tiny.