Cutting a cat’s claws. Any tips?

Our vet used to pour our cat down her overall trouser leg from the top of the trousers (overalls removed!). You end up with a sausage cat. Put front feet in first to get to front feet, front feet in last so head come out first for pills and injections, and hold on to back legs as he goes in to access back feet!

I’ve no experience of long haired cats, but have had several shaggy dogs. My aunt taught me to remove matts by cutting into the matt in the same direction as the fur grows. Not across as seems logical. For some reason two or three cuts will collapse the matt as you pull it gently away. The remains will comb through. I don’t know if this will work with a cat’s fur as it’s much finer, but worth a try.

mostlyharmless and NFKdumpling, I've just seen your posts re de-matting. I'll try the cornflour tip and have another go with the scissors tomorrow, cutting inwards/upwards instead of across the matt. I work a comb into the top of the matt, against her skin then trim it away - (finding this no problem whatsoever, of course ?)!