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Brand: Soft Claws
Category: Kitchen

Buy New: $11.99

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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

13 reviews
Sales Rank: 37396

Media: Misc.

MPN: 24-902N
UPC: 683359902036
EAN: 0683359902036
ASIN: B0006343VS

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Features:

•	A great alternative to declawing.

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•	Soft Paws / Soft Claws for Cats - Medium Natural

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Soft Claws are the simple alternative to declawing when scratching is a problem. Soft plastic nail caps glue over your cat's nails. They're easy to apply at home, comfortable for your cat, and won't interfere with the normal extension and retraction of his claws. When applied to front paws, they reduce the potential for damage due to your cat's natural clawing and sharpening behavior. Soft Claws can also be applied to hind paws on declawed cats. Instructions and Helpful Tips Trim your cat's nails.Note: If you do not regularly trim your cat's nails or if your cat is not accustomed to having its paws handled, it may be reluctant to let you do so at first. This is natural and may be overcome easily by taking five to ten minutes daily for several days to gently massage your cat's feet with your fingers. It's also helpful to have someone restrain your cat to free both your hands to work. Kittens under three months do not require nail trimming.For best results, make sure your cat's nails are clean and free from dust or grit before you begin. If necessary, clean with a cotton swab lightly moistened with alcohol.With a pair of pet nail clippers, trim only the narrow tip of the cat's nails. Caution: Trimming too short reduces the surface area required for proper adhesion and may cause slight bleeding. If nail bleeds, wait until bleeding stops before applying nail cap. Do not apply cap to a bleeding nail. Soft Claws will help protect a sensitive nail from further irritation. Apply adhe

Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

Many of the negative reviewers are forgetting a crucial step and the package doesn't describe it either. July 15, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

Many of the negative reviewers are forgetting a crucial step and the package doesn't describe it either.

Our daughter is an animal groomer at PetSmart and she

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clips the nail tips from the cats before applying any SoftClaw or other kind of claw tip
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This is crucial since the cats nail will grow more slowly with the claw cover and this makes the hassle and expense of the SoftClaw worthwhile.

If you are a do it yourselfer, then start with a quality pair of electrical dykes or wire clippers and sterilize them before applying the SoftClaws.

Using the same instructions on the package, grip the cats nails with your thumb on top and index finger on the bottom to extend their nails.

Clip the nail tips, very carefully and don't clip too deep and close or into any of the pink vein area since this is just as sensitive as the pink part of your fingernail.

If your clippers are dull then the cut will be poor and could create fractures in the nail. If those fractures are too close to the pink vein area then the cat will experience pain and possible infection since you've just exposed a sensitive portion of the nail and the cat will likely pick up bacteria when using a litter box.

Continue with the instructions of application, but good luck trying to "observe the cat / hold them still for five minutes" after accosting them with crazy glue and vinyl nail covers, just because you covered their claws you didn't cover their teeth !

Our softclaws stay on from 4-7 weeks, try to remove coarse items such as scratching posts or weaved floor mats since your cat will likely use them to try to remove the softclaw whenever they become loose or as part of a tenacious desire.

You can also just consider clipping the nails and forgetting the softpaws.

3 out of 5 stars

Okay for training November 5, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

PROS:1)The soft paws were easy to apply and kitty didnt even notice they were on. 2)She didnt try to remove them and they look very cute.3)No scratching the kids anymore!!

CONS: 1)As the nail grows out the soft paw allows for strings to get wrapped around nail and is very painful for kitty. I had to rescue kitty several times from rug strings, toy strings, blankets...ect.

I would say soft paws are good for training kitty not to scratch, but I have decided not to continue using them. I'm not always home to rescue her from the string monster. I think its more humane than declawing, but still can be painful for kitty if she gets her claw almost ripped out because its stuck on the blinds.

3 out of 5 stars

Eh, they're okay... November 1, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

I've never had the problems when the claw starts growing out that others have had, however, my cat hates them, and immediately sets out to chew them off. My concern is that the Krazy Glue used to apply them is toxic to her as she's chewing and licking - intent on removing them. But I must say I don't put them on her because she scratches my furniture, it's 4:12am and I put them on her so I can SLEEP!!! Every morning about 3 or 4am, she's at the front door, scratching and meowing me to DEATH!!! I am a law school student who gets no sleep as it is, and I am at my wits END with her. I must say, when I put these on... forget about her not damaging the door - she's so CONSUMED with trying to get them OFF that I can FINALLY lie down and SLEEP. *shaking head* If you do try them, I would suggest that one uses them from the time they're kittens, because some cats might not care, but others - like this one on my living room floor - will HATE THEM.

5 out of 5 stars

Long term user of Soft Paws July 5, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

My mom and I got a cat when I was 14 (am now 26) and it wasn't too long after bringing this kitty into our home that we started using Soft Claws. Our vet recommended them as an alternative to de-clawing. We needed to do something, because kitty was taking unauthorized rides on our golden retriever's back. Playful, but painful for the poor dog. Mom has been using the claw covers for at least 10 years. The first application is a pain, especially with her cat turning into a total demon for nail clippings. But after that, they only tend to lose one at a time, and replacement is a cinch. We used clear ones for a long time, but it was hard to tell when she lost one. But with the pink ones (and a matching collar of course), it's easy to spot a bare toe. The cat has never seemed bothered by them, we haven't had any issues with her getting her claws stuck in stuff, and the dog/furniture remained scratch free.

3 out of 5 stars

Not bad for temporary use May 23, 2007
11 out of 11 found this review helpful

I'm writing this review after two months of using Soft Paws; I'm discontinuing use. Inherently, there isn't anything I could find wrong with the product itself and it does exactly what the manufacturer says it does. I have two cats, a 1 year old and a 7 year old. Following the instructions, both tolerated having their nails clipped and having the Soft Paws applied. Neither seemed to even notice that the sheaths were on and neither made any attempt to chew them off. I'm stopping use for two reasons. The first is that it caused them difficulties during play. Both are well trained and do not scratch furniture, but are very active up and down their "cat trees" (as well as other objects in the house). With the Soft Paws, I noticed an increase in the occurrence of them falling off the cat tree because they couldn't grip as expected when climbing about. The second reason is because of the natural nail growth; the gap left as the nail grows did indeed (as other reviewers mention) catch on all sorts of things; requiring human assistance to free them. I think they would be a very helpful tool while you are training a cat to not scratch furniture, but not for permanent use.

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