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We have 4 cats, and my husband always holds each cat and I trim their claws. It's really routine - we do it about 2 times per month - if sometimes certain nails don't need to be trimmed, we skip them, but we find that it's good to at least check the claws on each of the cats' paws every 2 weeks or a little more often if they start to feel really long and pointy.

Sometimes it's a little bit of a struggle, but last time, it was really easy - we had all 4 done in under 10 minutes. Leo, who is the most easy-going, friendly cat, under every circumstance (even at the vet - they love him), turns into a little holy terror when we trim his claws, and Leila is kind of mean, but as long as hubby restrains her from biting my hands, we can get her done pretty quickly.

We tried using the cat clippers a long time ago, and we didn't like them that much - we heard that the dog clippers at PetSmart would work better from another cat owner we talked to - they're still pretty small - they're the Bargain Hound Nail Clippers - I'm pretty sure they still have them. They've worked out well. They're easy to use and they stay sharp enough for a long time.