Reply #5: Lindacooks has good advice.

[Bertha Venation]

Grab by the scruff and hold kitty's body firmly against a soft surface, like the couch, floor, or even on a towel on the counter top. Clipper takes one paw at a time.

If you have to do it by yourself, wrap kitty tightly in a towel and remove one paw at a time. Obviously it sounds easier than it is, but it can be done. Good luck.

Oh -- you could get a groomer's bag, this thing that you zip the cat into and its head sticks out and front paws stick out, but it holds the cat so that it can't move enough to hurt you or get away.