Do you agree with these ?
Anyone had bad experience with them ?
Does your cat mind wearing them ?
How does it affect their scratching?
2007-09-06 00:16:56 · 7 answers · asked by Plums 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
De-clawing isnt an option for me as I think its totally cruel & unnessacery
2007-09-06 00:43:03 · update #1
I used soft claws on our older cat, at first obviously she did mind wearing them, but after she forgot that we held her to put them on she never really bothered with them. I do have to say though they did not stay on as long as they said they would on my cat, I don't know if she pulled them off, bit them off, or what, but they did not stay on.
Now since all kitties are different, its best to just try them, I do think that my issue with our cat was that her claws grow very fast and i think they fell off cuz of that.
I DO NOT think they are cruel, I did not have any bad experiences, and my cat did not seem harmed by it, other than the original aspect but I think that was the same anger she gives us when we clip her claws.
Finally with the soft claws they cannot actually scratch through anything, they can still scratch when they need to on themselves but they do not hurt furniture etc.
I do recommend them.
And yes I would never declaw a cat, I always said I would adopt a declawed cat because I feel bad that they went through all they went through and someone still gave them up.
2007-09-06 01:58:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Anything beats declawing. I've also read about a procedure that just cuts the tendon attached to the claw without decapitating the cat, but I don't know how humane it is. I've never had to use the claw caps, but I'd choose that over any of the alternatives. My current big boy came declawed and he's a bit neurotic about it. He howls a lot and bites as a form of expression.
2007-09-06 00:49:20 · answer #2 · answered by nepherym 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I use softclaws on all three of my cats, two kittens and an adult. They do not mind it at all, they actually usually fall asleep when we apply them. It allows us all to live more happily together. The softclaws have saved our arms, cloths, floors, doors, walls, couches, rugs... etc. from so many unnecessary scratches. The only difference with the soft claws is that we got a thick rope scratching post for them to scratch at so it could catch their claws with the caps on.
Try them... and if you don't like them don't reapply... aren't your cats, arms, chairs, walls, rugs, floors... etc worth $20 for a pack of soft claws? PS- Thank you for not considering de-clawing... some people don't realize that it is essentially amputating all their toes :(
2014-01-05 08:08:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think softpaws are cruel. I haven't used them myself, but I've heard they are fine, although some cats don't really like them at first, but get used to them soon. Personnally, I trim my cats' claws a bit and have a big straw rug that they scratch, and I encourage them to scratch that, and grab them and put them on the straw rug every time they try to scratch sth. else, and I've never had a problem.
2007-09-06 01:35:51 · answer #4 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can trim nails easily then maintaining soft paws shouldn't be a problem. They are just glued on nail caps that have to be replaced every 6-8 weeks.
2007-09-06 01:09:12 · answer #5 · answered by Susan K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but I will keep checking back here to see what answers you get since I am considering it also. My 4 kittens are tearing everything up but I don't want to declaw them.
2007-09-06 00:26:05 · answer #6 · answered by ♥STREAKER♥©℗† 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i would never spend money for softpaws and I would declaw my cat over the softpaws.
2007-09-06 01:16:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋