Alice Gibbs is a Newsweek Senior Internet Trends & Culture Reporter based in the U.K. For the last two years she has specialized in viral trends and internet news, with a particular focus on animals, ...

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 ...

When Frank, a newly adopted house cat, went six months without a nail trim, his owner began to notice the consequences—snagged furniture, scratched arms, and a very frustrated feline. The price of a ...