START EARLY IN THE GROOMING WITH YOUR PET AS THEY EARLIER YOU START THE EASIER IT IS TO GET THEM USED TO HAVING IT DONE. I TRIM MY CATS CLAWS MYSELF AND THEY ARE FINE WITH IT BECAUSE I START WITH THEM AT A VERY YOUNG AGE~! ALSO IF YOUR GOING TO GIVE A CAT A BATH HAVE THE WATER RUN BEFORE YOU BRING THE CAT IN AND MAKE IT AS QUITE AS POSSIBLE. IT HELPS~!