Soft Claws are the best!!!! Cat scratching furniture stopper!!!!

[ami_j]

um wouldnt a scratching post be more effective...i mean it must be uncomfortable for them to walk with their claws out all the time

[Esarosa]

Originally Posted by repti-mon

this is not a joke and the plastic claws shed naturally with the actual claw so yes you do need to change the nails which last every 4-6 weeks.

ONLY TO BE USED BY INDOOR CATS!

Soft Claws and Soft Paws now available in the UK - The Pet Care Accessory for cats and dogs' destructive scratching

They are also reccomended by vets so if you think its a bad idea that will hurt your cat your wrong...ask your vet.

To be fair our old vet tried to tell me to feed my med tortoises fruit, veg & ...wait for it...dog food. I changed straight away. Just because something is endorsed by a vet or recommended by a vet doesn't mean I have to automatically agree with it. Considering some of the shocking advice i've received over the years, I'll listen to their points then draw my own conclusions. Off reading around it's an alternative to declawing..something I strongly disagree with.

For me it's a tad extreme and there are other ways to combat the scratching issue. But each to their own.

[repti-mon]

fair point. The cats dont seem to be suffering any discomfort from them, as soon as they were put on they have just acted like normal, if they didnt' like them they'd be trying to bite them off all the time!

[repti-mon]

there claws arent out all the time either as far as i know, the nails are obviously larger than there original nails and so protrude more.

[littlespark]

its obviously down to individual opinions, but for me i thinks its too drastic and unecessary.
If you have a cat i think you have to expect a few scratches on the sofa maybe a dead bird etc, my cat used to scratch all the time as a kitten but she learnt through been told off and moved to her scratch post where to scratch instead, to be honest i think a bit of discipline is much better than false blue nails.
I would be scratched to pieces if i tried to stick them to her and i wouldn't blame her at all!
WHATS THE NEED???

[Brat]

Oh gosh, that looks awful! Poor kitty is prancing round with blue nails LMAO!
They do look like the nail are out further than they naturally are which must make walking more difficult? as you cant see cats claws when they walk round.
Thankfully my cats use their numerous scratching posts around the house and wont need false nails :/

[repti-mon]

well it is obviously down to personal opinions but if you have a problem like we did with our cats then why not try it !
Our cats dont mind them being put on, they certainly dont struggle or scratch us, there good cats towards us but have a problem with going behind the sofa's and scratching.
They seem to cause them no harm and dont even notice their there! We still play with them just the same way we always have done and they play back just the same! WHY NOT TRY IT IF YOU HAVENT?

[repti-mon]

you can get clear nails, maybe i'll get them next time and then see if they stick out but you prob think the blue do as they stand out more and are a larger cover over the nail.

[Nattsuko]

Oh my! they look awful! poor kitty cant retract his claws! and i don't care what you say, that cant be comfy.

If they had sufficient scratching posts and you trained them not to scratch as kittens then they wouldn't scratch furniture. (well not that much, but if your gonna have cats you have to expect the odd scratch)

And sorry, but just because one vet says there alright to use it doesn't mean they are, vets can be wrong!

If they have a serious scratching problem and it irritates you THAT much why not just clip the ends of their claws? still not very nice for them but better than wearing ridiculous false nails!

[loobylou]

I hate these things, think they are absolutely awful.
How can anything that disables the cat from displaying a natural behaviour be anything other than cruelty?

If you dont like the cats scratching your furniture then there is a very simple solution- dont have a cat! Problem solved!