Both my cats coming from who knows where - I picked them up at a kill shelter - did not like the clip nail thing at all!!! Now Meka was so good she sat through one paw without a peep - but then she started screeeching! Two person operation and my hubby holds them with heavy gloves on. Expecially with MEka - she will bite and scratch but really after the first few times she has learned we are not going to hurt her so she is getting better. Max has such large claws that hubby wears gloves in case... He could do some massive damage! It is so cute though because when we cut one cats paws and they are meowing the other cat comes and putting their paw on me while I'm trimming like to say "don't hurt them meowmie!" which is so cute because they fight all the time! Max is ok as long as I feed him afterward - he is such a glut! Debbie