Both of my cats are indoors only. The soft paws nail caps that my white cat Marius wears are meerly for protection of our declawed cat Scooter(my husband's cat) and for the furniture and carpet, since I refuse to get my cat declawed. It's definitely a better alternative to getting a cat declawed if that is what is being considered by somebody. Logan makes a good point about the cultural differences. I hadn't really thought about that! But, yes, everyone that I know that owns cats keeps them as indoor pets(unfortunately the people that I know seem to go and get their cats declawed without thinking about the consequences). It's a pretty common thing to do. My Marius was a stray and he transitioned from being an outdoor stray cat to being an indoors only cat quite well. It just takes time and patience to have them adjust.

"Soft Paws® are great for households with small children, as they guard against the child getting scratched. They are also extremely useful for people who are away from home all day(like me) and simply can't apply the watchfulness necessary to train a cat to use a scratching post. An important caveat here, however; they should be used only on indoor cats."


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"In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats." - English proverb