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I have been using another brand of claw caps for several years and recently switched to these because they're a bit less expensive. I have had no bad experience with the quality of the caps, they seem identical to the original brand (SoftPaws).
I would like to address a few comments from other reviews.
In general if your cat will allow you to trim its claws, you won't have difficulty in applying these. The first application may need to be done over a few days because they may get tired of you messing with their claws before all ten are applied.
If you go into an enclosed room (bathroom) to apply them it is much easier because the cat knows there is no escape, and therefore will fight you less. My extremely large cat is simply uncomfortable being held on my lap, so I make him lay on the bathroom counter to get his claws done. The smaller cat I just sit on my lap and trim/apply from there. Neither loves to have their claws done, but both tolerate it.
It makes a HUGE difference if you start applying them when your cat is young. My old cat never quit trying to chew them off, his claws were practically nubs because he just never got completely comfortable with them. So he tended to need new caps applied much more frequently than my younger cats who have worn them since they were kittens. Also, a cat who tends to scratch a lot will lose them more frequently than one who does so less often.
After you insert the claw into the cap with the glue, run your finger around the base of the cap to remove excess glue, which will prevent it sticking to their fur and making an uncomfortable lump of glue. It is also advisable to hold and pet your kitty for five minutes after the caps are applied to keep them from pulling the caps off before the glue dries.
if your caps are coming off sooner than you think is reasonable, try a smaller size. it doesn't really matter how far up the claw the cap extends, and you don't want any air to be between the cap and the claw, as that will reduce surface area for the glue to stick and they'll be more likely to come off.
If your cat does not eventually get the claws off themselves with normal clawing activity, you may need to cut them off. Definitely do this before the end of the cap touches their toe-pad. Just trim the end off as though you were trimming a raw claw, and then, using a claw trimmer or sharp scissors, cut the top edge of the cap along the top of their claw and remove the remaining cap. This will prevent you trimming the claw too closely.
If your cats claws are sharp after the claw comes off, it is a result of normal shedding of claw material. If they still look trimmed, then the claw came off or was chewed off prior to normal shedding and you may want to try using a smaller size, using more glue, or holding them longer once new caps are applied.
Personally I like the colored caps because it's easier to see that caps have been lost and need to be replaced.
In my experience after the first set of caps have been applied, a box of 40 will last you 8-12 weeks, depending on the cat.
I normally only apply caps to the front paws, I just trim the back claws. I have applied caps to the inside claws on the back when one of my cats had an irritation and was scratching herself raw. This prevented her breaking the skin on an already irritated spot.
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I was a bit skeptical at first, but the tips were super easy to apply, and the cats just couldn't care less. They tried to lick them off at the very beginning but quickly gave up. Now the little devils can't scratch anymore! BWAHAHAHAAAAA!Best Deals for Soft Claws for Cats - CLS (Cleat Lock System), Size Medium, Color
So I have had my cat for about 8 years. She trashed my older couch and chairs but as they were purchased used, it really didn't matter to me. However when I decided that I wanted new furniture I considered getting my cat declawed because I knew eventually she would ruin my the new furniture too. I actually made an appointment to have my kitty cat's fingers cut off but had a change of heart. I figured why not try a less extreme measure first and purchased the soft paws on a recommendation of a friend.First of let me tell you, to be able to use soft paws you need to know how to properly cut a cat's nails. It isn't hard, really. I figured out how to do it. Cosmo didn't like getting her nails cut when I first started to do it. But eventually she became used to me doing it. (Treats associated with nail cuts seemed to do the trick.) It took a while for Cosmo to allow me to cut all her nails at one time, but she now she doesn't mind it at all. I have been cutting her nails frequently for about 7 years.
My cat doesn't mind me putting on the soft paws. It isn't quite as easy as cutting her nails (it requires a little more coordination on my part and therefore a little more time and my cat's attention span is a little shorter than I would like but without too much bribing she gets them all done at one time.) Aside from putting them on, Cosmo doesn't seem to mind having them on. Actually she seems to be as comfortable with them as she was without them. The only thing I have noticed is that when she walks on hard wood floor she make a tapping sound. She doesn't mind, but I think it sounds like high heals and laugh at her a little bit.
They do fall off, but overall I would say a pack lasts a couple of months. I would say that about every 3-4 weeks, Cosmos looses about half of her nails. But rest assured that if you put them on correctly they will not fall off as soon as you put them on. And you won't need too keep reapplying them everyday.
Cosmo is currently wearing Soft Paws in Pink, size Medium. Her next soft paws are black. Sometimes she just likes a little change.
Overall, declawing my cat was too inhumane and I couldn't do it. I wanted to keep my new furniture without snags. I tried living with the furniture covered with blanket and sticky tape but really that isn't a way to live. My cat is currently wearing soft paws and not destroying my furniture and seems as happy as she was before she staring wearing them. And I know I am much more happy too!
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The Soft Paws / Soft Claws for Cats get rave reviews all over the Internet. We have a Bengal kitten/cat, roughly 11 months old, which has his front claws removed but still has his rear claws. He likes to jump up onto your shoulders and sometimes overshoots and therefore tries to dig in with his rear nails. I'm sure you can imagine how painful this is for me and my family members. Our kitty also sometimes likes to kick his rear feet, like a bunny rabbit, while he is playing. Those rear nails are sharp as razor blades and slice right through human skin like butter.We called our local vet to see if declawing the rear paws was advisable. Keep in mind, this is an indoor-only cat who is never allowed outdoors. Also, my wife provides daycare service in our home, so we can't risk having having the children in her care scratched all up by our playful kitten. The vet told us that removing the rear claws may cause the cat to become a bitter; which is especially common with Bengals. The vet then recommended the Soft Claws product to us, so we eagerly ordered up a couple of packs from Amazon.
We are on the second week of using this product. First of all I have to say that this product is a wonderful idea but isn't quite as perfect as people have claimed. We purchased the clear covers, which I highly recommend as it would probably be very hard to visualize how much glue you were squeezing into a colored nail cover. Our kitten squirmed a bit but soon settled down and allowed us to install all of the covers on his rear nails. The problem is, several of the nail covers we received in our kits were slightly different in size and a few of them didn't even have the slits cut in them, so we had to throw several of the covers away. Within the first 24 hours our kitten had chewed/pulled off 5 of the 8 nail covers. We installed new covers right away but 3 more were missing within the next 24 hours. Two weeks later we have yet to keep all 8 of the nail covers on our kitten. The size of the covers are correct, and we have tried using more glue to get them to adhere better. They just don't seem to be able to withstand the chewing and tugging that our cat subjects them to. We have already gone through an entire kit and are well on our way through the second. We had to throw away 5 of the nail covers in the second kit as well, as they were defective and not usable.
Overall I cannot blame the manufacturer for the fact that our cat continues to chew off the covers; although a better adhesive might help. However, there is no excuse for the many defective covers that were included in the two kits we received. I certainly think this product is a GREAT idea; a terrific and humane alternative to declawing a kitten or cat. But with the poor quality control we have experienced with the kits we received, it is very hard for us to recommend these to others. I am glad that many other people have had pleasing results with this product. We are going to order two more kits soon, and hopefully we will receive better results this time around.
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On my ten pound cat, the mediums were way, WAY too big. She pulled them off, gnawed at them and generally hated life. I kept finding chunks of fingernails glued to the inside of the Soft Claws I'd find strewn all over the floors each morning. I bought a small set, even though she's clearly out of that range and I find them to work much better. She can't get them off and they've lasted a week and a half thus far, versus the one day I got out of the mediums.Remember the cat's claws retract, so the Soft Claws should not cover the entire nail when you have the nail fully extended. If you do, when the nails retract, the Soft Claw will cover the cat's soft cuticle and irritate it. I found this out the hard way when MeowMeow would go crazy when I tried to inspect the nails she'd gotten the Soft Claw off ofthe nail itself was ripped in almost 2, was ragged down to the quick and the cuticle was inflamed. With the smalls, since they only go about 2/3 of the way up her nail when extended, they seem to be perfect when she retracts them. Much happier kitty, much less guilt from me.
