Are Soft Paws helpful in the short term?

[kb2yjx]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.