De-clawing or soft claws for my kitten?

I am not going to give you my opinion on whether or not to declaw, but I will share my experience with the soft paws that I had.

I ordered a set of extra small "soft paws" online to try on my kitten. I followed all the directions to apply the caps to my kitten's claws and it was a nightmare. She was yowling and upset. Super glue got all over her fur and paws as well as my fingers. Even after applying the caps to all her front claws, they starting falling off one by one within and hour and were all off in a matter of days. The skin around her claws was inflamed and irritated. As soon as the caps were applied all she could do was lick her paws and I could tell they made her incredibly uncomfortable. Watching her worry at her paws I felt sick to my stomach for putting her through that mess, and when the caps fell off I never ever put her through the trauma of applying the caps again.

This is not a pro or anti declawing statement -at this time my kitten still has all her parts. But if you choose not to declaw, I would honestly not recommend the caps. I would just keep your kitty's claws nicely trimmed. I hope this was helpful.

Whether it works or not, do not do it.

Claws are an integral part to a cat's growth and development.

De-clawing is cruel and unusual, and soft claws is no better.

Adopting a cat should be about saving it's life, not having a little fur ball to entertain you.

Basically what I'm saying is, you don't put safety guards on cats. You just don't.

If you can't handle having a cat with claws then you can't handle having a cat.

You need to seriously reconsider adopting this kitten if you plan on taking away it's ONLY defense.

I can't even express my anger at people who de-claw cats. It's just wrong.

I've used soft claws on mine, and they hate it at first, but get used to them. In my opinion, soft claws are the better alternative because when they de-claw a cat, it is the equivalent of cutting off your finger from the fingernail. They do get used to it after a while, like soft claws, but I find it a mean practice.

The best way to save your furniture and not to stress your cat out would be to make sure you trim the claws on a regular basis. My cats definitely take this a lot better than soft claws. Hope this helps.

-Michelle

I've never used soft claws, nor have a de-clawed a cat. I heard that sometimes when a cat is de-clawed, it gets behavioral problems, such as spraying, biting or mood changes. It's been proven that there are more cons to de-clawing a cat than there are pros. If I were you, I'd just trim the cats' nails and get them a scratching post.. they work wonders!

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