Should I tackle him with the nail Scissors or not?

Hi all

I have been fostering a sweetie pie by the name of Henry. He is here for socialization purposes. He has made amazing progress in a short while. A month ago he was hiding in a half filled suitcase in our basement living/spare room. Now he will come for scritches, meow cutely for food and sleeps on my bed. The problem with him is , that he is extremely skittish. If you walk towards him he will run away. Left to his own devices, he will come and luv on you. I noticed today that when he lies down, his claws (especially the back paws) sorta poke out a bit. Not a lot but having two other cats, whoz claws dont show at all when they are sleeping, I think Henry needs a nail trimming. And now the question:

Do i snuggle him up in a towel and just try to get his nails done all at a time?
I have tried doing it with treat but he get scared when you handle his paws and tries to wiggle away and starts shaking. I dont want to traumatize him after he has been so brave in taking the first steps towards human companionship. I also tried to snip them when he was sleeping , and that didnt work either.

Please help. I dont want him to get his nails caught or split or get infected.



Thankyou

I'd get some one to help.. Do back paws first. That's what I have to do. Limerick puts up sucha fuss when his nails get clipped

Wait until he is at rest, and then just sit near him. If he doesn't bolt, take out the proper clippers made for cats, and just do the bare tip of one claw. Then back off, do another claw another day- or just make it easy on you and get him a hardwood scratching post and that will dull his nails down.

You could always take him somewhere to have it done, or get one of the other volunteers to come over and try. I know mine put up a real fuss when I try to clip their nails, but they just sit there for the vet techs.

Good luck!

Hi all
update here...i have managed to do a few claws by getting him to sleep on my lap.....so far...1 clipped on one back leg and 2 clips on the other back leg...and 3 clipped on the front right paw ..so its progress and it only took me the last few days to accomplish this

Thankyou all so very much


Ayesha