On Wed, 30 Mar 2016 18:47:01 -0400, jmcquown
wrote:

When I first adopted Buffy in June, 2015, she was very agreeable about
my clipping her front claws and even the dew-claws. I was absolutely
amazed. I thought, "Good! she's had this done before. Whew!"

After a couple of times though, she decided she does NOT want me to do that.

I *know* not to clip down too far. Nothing I'm doing hurts her. It
just annoys her. Well guess what? Being scratched annoys me, too.

I've tried rolling her up in a towel like a kitty-burrito

kitty-burrito... heheh

but she
manages to squirm out before I can get more than a couple or three nails
on one paw clipped.

I can't afford to take her to the vet just to have her nails clipped.
But she is ripping the heck out of me.

Of course she doesn't do it intentionally. The problem is sometimes
when I'm walking across the room she jumps out and grabs my leg, claws
fully deployed. It's like my leg is a tree. OUCH! STOP THAT!

I don't know how to get her to let me trim her claws again. Any
suggestions?

I was going to ask why she needs her claws clipped, but it's because
Buffy is strictly an indoor cat? Sorry, I haven't a suggestion other
than to take her to a vet to get her done. Then again, I wonder if an
animal shelter volunteer might be willing to help?

Another thought - would Buffy claw a piece of wood to wear her claws
down? My two often go nuts on the verandah floor and sides with their
claws, presumably to file them down.