Re: drowsy: You're right, that helps; feel foolish for not having thought of it.
Re: making claw come out: I know the theory, and when I'm not holding the claw scissors in my other hand it works exactly that way in practice. When I am holding the snips, she manifests the perplexing talent of keeping them sheathed (though I know this has to be her taking advantage of a flaw in my technique, not a mutant feline superpower, because I've watched anniemal make it look easy).
Re: rear claws: I didn't realize those didn't retract. I haven't been worrying about them as much because she rarely catches me with them -- only one poke when losing her balance in my lap, and a couple of painful scratches when she's misjudged her leap onto the bed and caught my exposed leg or foot in her scramble.
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Re: making claw come out: I know the theory, and when I'm not holding the claw scissors in my other hand it works exactly that way in practice. When I am holding the snips, she manifests the perplexing talent of keeping them sheathed (though I know this has to be her taking advantage of a flaw in my technique, not a mutant feline superpower, because I've watched
Re: rear claws: I didn't realize those didn't retract. I haven't been worrying about them as much because she rarely catches me with them -- only one poke when losing her balance in my lap, and a couple of painful scratches when she's misjudged her leap onto the bed and caught my exposed leg or foot in her scramble.