Oscar's paw is doing much better, and she doesn't mess with it much,
but there's still a little spot that looks injured, and so every now
and then I want to take a look at it.  This means that Oscar, who only
likes to be touched on her terms, gets picked up and held belly-up
(another no-no) while DH examines and prods her paw (third no-no).

This morning, the three of us were lounging in bed when I decided we
needed to check Oscar's paw again.  She was purring alongside me.  I
sat up against the wall, picked her up, held her belly-up on my
belly, and ... Oscar just let me do it.  She even kept up the purring
as DH gently held and pushed her paw pads, then switched to the other
paw to compare.

After we were done, I gently put Oscar back where I found her.  I knew
she'd want to run away, so I kept a gentle pressure on her back while
I kept petting her.  She settled down and decided to purr alongside me
for a while before running off to do important kitty things.

What a good girl!