No, I think you don't have it way too bad. MAXIMUS put Dr. Moon almost THOUGH the wall. He's not a big guy. But, MAXIMUS sure put him in his place(on the floor, in the next room.) I'm lucky he wears his claws down when he does his running. I left him with a caretaker for only four days, while I looked for our new home. His nails got beyond what they ever were. My sister and her hubby(Ron) has proved to be able to ANYTHING to him. He loves her soooooo much. So, I will have her trim his nails. Most likely, we will never have to do it again. We have found a place for him to run. The only parts I have had to do were his "hooks", I guess you'd call them thumbs. Let us know how it goes.