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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LaNinaRosa · F

Use nail clippers with a torch and look for the claw NEVER the pink part called the quick’

Nightwings · 31-35, F

@LaNinaRosa He has both white and black claws, so I never intended to do it myself, out of fear of hitting the quick. Thanks for the pic!

LordShadowfire · 46-50, M

@Nightwings We do our cats at home. It's a very small part that you remove. If you ever do cut too close to the quick, cornstarch will stop the bleeding, but only time will tell whether your cat forgives. 😆

I'm kidding, of course. Cats might hold grudges, but they are also very quick to forgive.