Are Soft Paws helpful in the short term?

**catmandu** · 11-20-2005, 10:20 AM

I have thought of Soft Paws,but the odds on a Geezer my age being able to put them on My Cats is laughable,at best.
Maybe another PTER can advise you.

**kb2yjx** · 11-20-2005, 10:59 AM

hi!! Do you clip the cats claws on a regular basis?? I have 8 cats and every Thursday, it is claw clipping night. I have suggested the Soft Paws to people whose cats refuse to use the scratching posts and that probably saved the cats from being declawed or given up. Give your vet a quick call, I am sure they would not mind your question. Good Luck!! Sandra

**Randi** · 11-20-2005, 11:20 AM

I would have suggested clipping their nails, but I see you already do.

I have never used SoftPaws on Fister, although I WAS planning to - but then, to my amazement, he let me clip his nails. To begin with, I could only do two at a time, but now, if I'm lucky, I can do the whole paw!!

Good luck finding the right solution!

**tricollie4me** · 11-20-2005, 11:22 AM

I have typically trimmed the cats' nails monthly, but clearly this isn't often enough -- Bonnie's nails, in particular, get quite sharp. She's my best scratch-post user! I'll begin trimming them weekly and see if that makes her little paws more kid-friendly -- I really do believe that Levi's mealtime antics just get all the cats riled up and excited...put three hungry cats, one hungy dog and a toddler in a small space and it doesn't surprise me that a scratch ocurrs -- I just need to make sure everyone is safe and happy!

Thanks for the support

**Laura's Babies** · 11-20-2005, 12:05 PM

I would try it, they aren't that expensive. I would do it at least until your daughter is old enough to learn to get out of the way of the claws.

**Uabassoon** · 11-20-2005, 12:16 PM

We used them on Tuna when he was a kitten because he enjoyed climbing legs! The soft paws were great until he learned to calm down that that climbing people was not a good thing.