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mine will never actually like nail clipping either.Acceptable, yes, within limits (I can't make her roll over to get at the claws on the other side more easily, for instance), but she'll never actually like it. That's too much to ask for.
I think it's gradually sinking in that I say "Ow!" less frequently when her claws have been clipped. And she always gets praise and cuddles during and after clipping. That seems to cut the anxiety a lot. I am, of course, extremely careful to avoid cutting too deep, and it probably helps that the clippers are small -- less threatening. I know it helps that, because this particular nail clipper is part of my pocket knife I don't have to fumble with it. I open it out and the rest of the knife fits inside of the curve of my fingers so my thumb can work the clippers, which is an extremely stable arrangement.
Margret