Quote Originally Posted by Orangutango
They're better than getting a cat declawed but if I had a cat I'd just cut it's nails so I'd have no need for nail caps.
Have you ever had a kitten before? They like to climb, it doesn't matter how often you trim their nails they will still climb. Climbing on curtains, tugging on bedsheets.. ehh whatever I'll get new ones. I swear they wait until the seconds your pants come off or your wearing shorts and they climb up your leg like a tree. This is something they have to be trained not to do. They also like to climb high places then wait until you walk past them then jump off and use you as a landing post. I've had enough claw marks up my legs, shoulders, face, neck.. Some people don't care, but I think it hurts!

What's strange is that the people who I know that have had indoor cats don't seem to have problems with the nail caps. They do not hurt, they can still scratch the way they normally do, the only difference is that their nails can't actually dig into something. I've used them on Tibby as well as Alexa's kittens and they never even noticed or seemed bothered by them. Now that they are older and don't use me as their scratching post they don't need them anymore.

I'm not saying that every cat needs to wear them, I'm just confused as to how people can be against something that doesn't in any way harm your pet. It's like me saying I'm against putting outfits on dogs because I don't think they need them.