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29-year-old woman refuses to trim roommate’s cats’ nails for free after working as a pet groomer, internet backs her up: 'Groomers charge more!’

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  • A woman sits on a cozy bed with her cat while using a laptop, sharing a quiet and affectionate moment in a bright, comfortable room.
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  • (Clarification just in case: When I say trimming nails, think of it as cutting your own nails. I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT DECLAWING.)
  • I (29f) have 4 cats. Two kittens, one technically adult but barely out of kittenhood, and a 4 yr old. I can trim 3 younger cats' front nails. They wiggle around a bit but they're manageable. The oldest is the most skittish because she used to be feral so I leave her alone.
  • My roommate (30f) has 2 cats of her own and she's always complaining that hers play scratch her. She was complaining as I was trimming cats' nails so I just said "that sks" to focus on my cats.
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  • My roommate watches for a few minutes and ask if I can cut her cats' nails. I initially say she can watch me and learn. She says no because she's "afraid of getting scratched." So I said I'll do it for $10/cat per trim. Then my roommate gets mad saying "how hard can it be????"
  • I finally look up, let my cat go, and said "Says the one who's afraid of getting scratched. Groomers charge more for nail trims." (I know because I used to work as a pet bather.) Roommate is still seething and complaining about me wanting to be paid for it.
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  • A woman sits in bed reading a book while her cat rests comfortably on her lap in a cozy room.
  • Creepy_Ad_1315 So she's fine with you getting scratched, just as long as it's free? Yeah fall of that.
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  • dell828 YTA. She's your roommate.. you might need a favor from her someday.
  • beththereader YTA for the way you went about it. Her fear of being scratched is valid if she's never done it before. You easily could have been kinder in your response, explained the benefit behind her learning, reassured her in any way. Instead you went straight to "not unless you pay me" as soon as she expressed discomfort. Nobody is entitled to free labour, sure, but this reads as if you just don't like your roommate at all.
  • JustGeeseMemes YTA, it takes a minute to do and she's someone who lives with you. Charging at all seems weird to me but $10?? We routinely do them at work for free just while the cats in for whatever else and I'm a vet
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  • Warm-Artichoke 126 I'm so happy your not my Roomate, you sound so pleasant
  • Environmental_Cat798 ESH. You own a pet, you take on ALL responsibilities for their care. OP trims 3 cats' nails but not the fourth? You s k. Roommate wants help with her cats and both of you are so stubborn about it that the cats don't get their nails trimmed? You BOTH s k. FFS are you adults or children?
  • OP UnderstandingOwn6363 Not my cats, not my responsibility ①
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  • Repulsive_Breath_971 Nta. She knows it's not easy, otherwise she wouldn't ask you. I'd just avoid doing it altogether now and recommend her a pet groomer, if she's being unreasonable
  • slap-a-frap NTA - she's weaponizing incompetence by making her look like the victim and you TAH because you already know how to trim a cats nails. Guess what? At one point (like her) you didn't know how but learned because you are a responsible cat parent. She's not. End of story.
  • Snarkyraccoons NTA If she's so afraid of getting scratched, why did she think a cat would be a good pet?
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  • Mariska Heygirlhay NTA. You may as well be giving the cat a bath. Trimming their nails is hard! It's almost a two- person job.
  • Emotional-Zombie1947 NTA. Not your cats, not your problem. I struggle to cut my cat's nails because he knows if he hisses and squirms or gets a single claw in my I'll roll over. Anybody else tries and he just lays there and whines. If roommate is afraid of getting scratched and won't learn to do it, she has to pay. H I, I'd pay you $20 per cat for the simple reason that you don't have to transport them.

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