Says He who started Kat Klippin when Fred (RB ) and lil Boots were
both VERY TINY Kittens!

Five Months is not "too" late to start...

I used Brute Force to teach them both that
1) Klaw Klippin did NOT hurt *if* they just accepted that it
. . was GOING to Happen once a month...
2) Laying UPpy-side-down on my lap did NOT signify the world was ending..
3) and that *I* could hold on tight enough to one arm or leg
. . to prevent escape

I only had to "burrito wrap" Boots once or twice.
NOW he'll remain calm sitting half on / half off my lap,
with my free hand and elbow pinning him to my side,
while I do his "Fronts".
BACK Claws require him to lay ON my lap, belly *UP*.

As for the one or two "Klips" per session...
*I* use the All-At-ONE-Time method - once I have him -
he does NOT leave before they are ALL done!
Once I "start" - if he really *fusses*... I just HOLD ONTO him
and let him settle before continuing.
Monte WILL learn the drill -
try NOT to let him learn that a BIG FUSS will stop the Clip Job!

Another thought...
No matter HOW *quietly* I extract the Toe Choppers from the closit...
He KNOWS when I pick em up -
On Klip Nite; I just put them in my pocket (as he DASHES for the
"safety" of the tub/shower)...
Wait a hour; he thinks he *panicked* for nuttin;
then I scoop him up when he's not expecting it!

There IS something to be said for having an *expert* SHOW you
where to clip... Your White Coat shold be happy to demonstrate the
procedure during a regular visit - for FREE.
But I'd get Monte used to sitting STILL for the Klip Job even
if you only go through the motions a few times without
actually Klippin anything.

And as someone else said -
DON'T clip too short - you can always go back and Clip Again!