Has ayone used soft claws on their cat's nails?

Were you happy with them?(they are those soft rubber/plastic covers for a cat's nails/claws) We have a new cat that found us (came to our home skin and bones, starving) and we are going to keep him for a house cat. But our other cats have been declawed and I am worried he can hurt them with his claws. Also we have three small dogs(two toy poodles and a dachshund) and I am worried he can hurt them with his claws.

I really would rather not do de-clawing again. I was hoping the soft claws would be a solultion. Asked by lostmymarbles 60 months ago Similar questions: ayone soft claws cat's nails Pets > Cats.

Similar questions: ayone soft claws cat's nails.

They're great while they last... which in my case was about two weeks I have two Siamese cats and I refuse to declaw my animals. I understand why people do it and I've been tempted to do it, but after I've read up on the subject and seen how bad it is for a cat, I just refuse to do it. Anyway, Siamese cats are very fussy.

They're willful like all cats, but also very nervous creatures. So whenever it came time to trim their claws, being indoor cats that was about every two weeks, it was a real drama. By the time they were a year old I found that I could no longer do it by myself so I'd have to take them to the vet to get their claws trimmed.

And even the vet would have trouble doing it. Since I had to take them there anyway, I decided to try soft claws to see if that would make things easier. As you can imagine, applying the claws was very difficult.

The cats really fussed and resisted, but we were able to do it. If I remember right, it ended up costing about $80 for both cats, compared to $15 for just trimming their claws. When I got them home, it was great.

They didn't like their soft claws very much, I could tell, but they got used to them after a little while. And it was wonderful. They could no longer scratch up my couch, I could play with them without getting scratched, I didn't have to worry about them scratching each other up, etc.It was really nice.

But about two days later I noticed the first of the claws that had fallen off. And then pretty much every day after that one or two more of them would fall off. After about two weeks, the soft claws were all gone.

I had the choice of going through the whole ordeal again and dishing out another $80 or just going back to trimming their claws every two weeks. I chose the latter.So, bottom line, soft claws are a great idea, but they're not worth the cost. And now, many years later, I've just stopped trimming my cats claws altogether.

Their front claws are probably half an inch long. Fortunately, I've got a rug they like to use as a scratching post, so my furniture has been safe. But I get scratched up all the time, and they scratch each other pretty often, too.

With my cats I'm willing to accept that because nothing else is worth the effort. I hope this helps! Sources: My experience .

Yes My former boss had 3 cats and used soft claws. The worked great. The only problem is holding the cat long enough to glue them on.

But they stayed on pretty well and prevented clawing the baby and the furniture. Sources: experience .

They work well, but require vigilence First let me say thank you for looking at alternatives to getting your cat declawed. We had our first cat (since deceased) declawed back in the 80s. When we were moving into an apartment a couple years ago they had a no clawed cats policy, so we looked into getting our cat declawed.

We actually had a couple of vets hang up on us when we asked, so we did some research and found that it is really a painful and rather cruel procedure. We used soft paws on our cat for about a year when we lived in that apartment and it kept her from clawing up the carpet and the furniture. We used the colored ones, because they are easier to see when they fall off.

The cat didn't like getting them put on and the process is a little tiresome, but they do really work. You have to replace them about every 2 weeks, not all of them at once, but they do fall off. As for the other issue, if your cat gets along with your other animals it shouldn't try and hurt them.

We have two cats (9 and Now they play a lot and the kitten never uses her claws, unless she is REALLY wound up. Never the less, unless your cat is really agressive you shouldn't have a problem with him clawing up your other animals. I hope this helps..

They are ok.... but my girly didn't really care for them I have tried them on two different cats. One was an older male.... 6 months younger than me to be exact ( don't worry I'm only 20 :) ) and he did fine. But hes pretty laid back and doesn't mind much.My female cat on the other hand began biting her paws and pulling at the hair on her feet.

After working as a vet tech I would beg you not to declaw, and if this is your only option than by all means see if it works. But if there are any signs of problems please seek medical help immediately, even after removing these the cat may still have a hang up about their feet. Sources: experience as a vet tech .

Try them out The only way to know is to give it a shot... it's a great solution - infinitely more humane than declawing, and not prohibitively expensive. One of our cats was fine with them and they worked quite well... our other cat is a nail-biter so he destroyed them in a matter of days.

He doesn't like it but never hissed before.

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