I feel your pain.

We just trimmed our boys this weekend and it's always a chore. I hold him on the kitchen table while DH trims. We have to be quick. And yes, you'd think we were killing them. At least they don't make any noise...they just squirm.

I have had the best luck while they are sleeping and I just sneek up and I'm lucky if I get two or three before they wake up and realize what I'm doing.