Hello lamplady, and warm welcome.
Personally I find with Lionel it depends on the mood at the time.
I try to give him a nice hand massage, with warm oils (he hates the cold) and then judge if it is a good day to trim. (I did them this afternoon)
Lionel has always had to have his feet seen to, as he is a diabetic. When he was at home, and the chiropodist visited I found Lionel was never as upset with him..They used to have a joke together.
These days he is never so amenable, but I always check his feet and massage them, so I think the visiting chiropodist is coping O.K.