Imagine the sound of a dog walking across a tile floor, the "click, click, click" of its claws tapping against the ground. Now, imagine a cat padding across the same floor — the difference is the cat ...

DEAR JOAN: I have always trimmed my cat’s nails or had them clipped at the vets, as have most of my other cat-loving friends. I have heard that the nails could curl under and hurt the paws. I have one ...