Originally posted by ActionCat007
I would just avoid picking her up.
Why pick her up if she doesn't like it? And if she doesn't like being picked up by you, why in the world would she want to be picked up by a stranger? You talk as if her slipping and scratching you was intentional. If you don't want to be scratched, why are you putting her on your shoulders?

Sometimes owning a cat takes common sense.