Does it hurt cats to clip their nails?

I have a lovely cat that doesn't scratch enough to shed his claws, despite having gotten him several different materials to scratch. His nails grow super long, and twice he got one stuck in his paw, so now we get them clipped once a month. I wonder if this is ok for him? I know that declawing a cat, which is when you completely remove the cats nails, causes both physical and emotional discomfort, but I don't know how he feels about having them clipped occasionally?

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Frostcloud · F

my cat is such a punk about scratching posts. i want to try getting used ones and see if it encourages him to use them, bc he only uses one that another cat used to use. the rest are untouched

anyway, cats are sensitive about their claws/whiskers. but cutting their nails shouldn't harm them. if you can't see the quick just cut off the tip of the nail- doinf that routinely should recede the quick

Nightwings · 31-35, F

@Frostcloud Oh, you're saying that cutting the tip routinely shrinks the lenght of the quick over time?

My cat is kind of lazy with his selfcare, he doesn't scratch much, doesn't wash much, doesn't eat much, but the vet says he's healthy (except a bit too thin). He's also super small in size for an adult male.

I am going to try getting him a used scratching post! I never thought about it, but it somehow makes sense to me.