Welcome Amanda!

There has been some discussion about soft paws on other threads. I have used them in the past on other cats to keep them from clawing themselves raw from stress. I had a tortie named Killer Sue that would scratch her neck in just raw furrows. the soft paws on her back claws kept her from making herself raw. Once she got past the stressful situation I was able to discontinue them. I think they are really good alternative to declawing. There is also a product called Sticky Paws that is like double sided sticky tape that you can put on a spot that they might be scratching at to discourage them. Since cats don't like the feeling of tape it works pretty well. I have used this successfully when they start picking on one particular spot on the sofa.

Hopefully you will figure out how to post some pics of your kitties as we all love to see pictures!

Denyce