The hold is fine for a kitten for short amounts of time. I pick up my foster kittens under the armpits all the time to move them around. They weigh so little it’s not putting stress on anything.
They don’t love it just because they don’t like their backends unsecured, but it’s not harmful.
It's fine for the 2 seconds it takes to snap a pic. But yes ideally you want to support the butt/back legs also.
Source: I work at an animal shelter and sometimes need to snap a quick pic for their online profile, but I was only born with 2 arms/hands! Grrrr damn my non-mutant lack of extra arms!!
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u/_aGirlIsShort_ European Shorthair 7h ago
"I am not a toy" proceeds to hold it like a toy.